[PATCH 4/8] AP: When sending action frames, use MLD address if needed

Andrei Otcheretianski andrei.otcheretianski at intel.com
Wed Dec 13 06:04:08 PST 2023


From: Ilan Peer <ilan.peer at intel.com>

When the AP sends an action frame to an MLO station, use the
AP mld address instead of the local AP address.

Signed-off-by: Ilan Peer <ilan.peer at intel.com>
---
 src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c | 15 +++++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
index fd0f97748e..2a546daff7 100644
--- a/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
+++ b/src/ap/ap_drv_ops.c
@@ -886,17 +886,18 @@ int hostapd_drv_send_action(struct hostapd_data *hapd, unsigned int freq,
 			    unsigned int wait, const u8 *dst, const u8 *data,
 			    size_t len)
 {
+	const u8 *own_addr = hapd->own_addr;
 	const u8 *bssid;
 	const u8 wildcard_bssid[ETH_ALEN] = {
 		0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff
 	};
+	struct sta_info *sta;
 
 	if (!hapd->driver || !hapd->driver->send_action || !hapd->drv_priv)
 		return 0;
 	bssid = hapd->own_addr;
 	if (!is_multicast_ether_addr(dst) &&
 	    len > 0 && data[0] == WLAN_ACTION_PUBLIC) {
-		struct sta_info *sta;
 
 		/*
 		 * Public Action frames to a STA that is not a member of the BSS
@@ -914,9 +915,19 @@ int hostapd_drv_send_action(struct hostapd_data *hapd, unsigned int freq,
 		 * so have to use the wildcard BSSID value.
 		 */
 		bssid = wildcard_bssid;
+#ifdef CONFIG_IEEE80211BE
+	} else if (hapd->conf->mld_ap) {
+		sta = ap_get_sta(hapd, dst);
+
+		if (sta && sta->mld_info.mld_sta) {
+			own_addr = hapd->mld_addr;
+			bssid = own_addr;
+		}
+#endif /* CONFIG_IEEE80211BE */
 	}
+
 	return hapd->driver->send_action(hapd->drv_priv, freq, wait, dst,
-					 hapd->own_addr, bssid, data, len, 0);
+					 own_addr, bssid, data, len, 0);
 }
 
 
-- 
2.38.1




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