From: Johannes Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Having the full RX timestamp in beacons is necessary for IBSS
merge to work properly so extend the 16-bit timestamp to the
full 64 bits for beacon frames (as well as when monitor mode
is active.)

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

 drivers/net/wireless/b43/xmit.c       |   14 +++++++++-----
 drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/xmit.c |   14 +++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

--- everything.orig/drivers/net/wireless/b43/xmit.c     2008-02-18 
09:02:29.921823351 +0100
+++ everything/drivers/net/wireless/b43/xmit.c  2008-02-18 09:04:15.121823730 
+0100
@@ -589,12 +589,16 @@ void b43_rx(struct b43_wldev *dev, struc
        status.antenna = !!(phystat0 & B43_RX_PHYST0_ANT);
 
        /*
-        * If monitors are present get full 64-bit timestamp. This
-        * code assumes we get to process the packet within 16 bits
-        * of timestamp, i.e. about 65 milliseconds after the PHY
-        * received the first symbol.
+        * All frames on monitor interfaces and beacons always need a full
+        * 64-bit timestamp. Monitor interfaces need it for diagnostic
+        * purposes and beacons for IBSS merging.
+        * This code assumes we get to process the packet within 16 bits
+        * of timestamp, i.e. about 65 milliseconds after the PHY received
+        * the first symbol.
         */
-       if (dev->wl->radiotap_enabled) {
+       if (((fctl & (IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE | IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE))
+           == (IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT | IEEE80211_STYPE_BEACON)) ||
+           dev->wl->radiotap_enabled) {
                u16 low_mactime_now;
 
                b43_tsf_read(dev, &status.mactime);
--- everything.orig/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/xmit.c       2008-02-06 
17:38:25.416098905 +0100
+++ everything/drivers/net/wireless/b43legacy/xmit.c    2008-02-18 
09:04:40.471819824 +0100
@@ -546,12 +546,16 @@ void b43legacy_rx(struct b43legacy_wldev
        status.antenna = !!(phystat0 & B43legacy_RX_PHYST0_ANT);
 
        /*
-        * If monitors are present get full 64-bit timestamp. This
-        * code assumes we get to process the packet within 16 bits
-        * of timestamp, i.e. about 65 milliseconds after the PHY
-        * received the first symbol.
+        * All frames on monitor interfaces and beacons always need a full
+        * 64-bit timestamp. Monitor interfaces need it for diagnostic
+        * purposes and beacons for IBSS merging.
+        * This code assumes we get to process the packet within 16 bits
+        * of timestamp, i.e. about 65 milliseconds after the PHY received
+        * the first symbol.
         */
-       if (dev->wl->radiotap_enabled) {
+       if (((fctl & (IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE | IEEE80211_FCTL_STYPE))
+           == (IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT | IEEE80211_STYPE_BEACON)) ||
+           dev->wl->radiotap_enabled) {
                u16 low_mactime_now;
 
                b43legacy_tsf_read(dev, &status.mactime);




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-- 
Greetings Michael.
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