please ignore this one, sorry ;(

bruno

On Monday 01 March 2010 20:59:03 Bruno Randolf wrote:
> injected frames have to use AR5K_PKT_TYPE_NORMAL, otherwise the hardware
> thinks it can mess with the contents of the frame - e.g. update the TSF of
> an injected beacon. injected frames should be sent as they are provided.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bruno Randolf <b...@einfach.org>
> ---
> 
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c |   11 ++++++++++-
>  1 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
> b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c index 2468c64..904d7f0 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
> @@ -1285,6 +1285,7 @@ ath5k_txbuf_setup(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct
> ath5k_buf *bf, u16 cts_rate = 0;
>       u16 duration = 0;
>       u8 rc_flags;
> +     enum ath5k_pkt_type pkt_type;
> 
>       flags = AR5K_TXDESC_INTREQ | AR5K_TXDESC_CLRDMASK;
> 
> @@ -1322,9 +1323,17 @@ ath5k_txbuf_setup(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct
> ath5k_buf *bf, duration = le16_to_cpu(ieee80211_ctstoself_duration(sc->hw,
>                       sc->vif, pktlen, info));
>       }
> +
> +     /* we don't want the hardware to mess with injected frames in monitor
> +      * mode (e.g. update TSF in beacons) */
> +     if (sc->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
> +             pkt_type = AR5K_PKT_TYPE_NORMAL;
> +     else
> +             pkt_type = get_hw_packet_type(skb);
> +
>       ret = ah->ah_setup_tx_desc(ah, ds, pktlen,
>               ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(skb),
> -             get_hw_packet_type(skb),
> +             pkt_type,
>               (sc->power_level * 2),
>               hw_rate,
>               info->control.rates[0].count, keyidx, ah->ah_tx_ant, flags,
> 
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