From: Johannes Berg <[email protected]> In ieee80211_build_hdr(), the station is looked up to build the header correctly (QoS field) and to check for authorization. For mesh, authorization isn't checked here, and QoS capability is mandatory, so the station lookup can be avoided.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <[email protected]> --- net/mac80211/tx.c | 10 ++++++---- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c index 1d6344679bf1..5af35ef35322 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/tx.c +++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c @@ -2052,12 +2052,14 @@ static struct sk_buff *ieee80211_build_hdr(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, } /* - * There's no need to try to look up the destination - * if it is a multicast address (which can only happen - * in AP mode) + * There's no need to try to look up the destination station + * if it is a multicast address. In mesh, there's no need to + * look up the station at all as it always must be QoS capable + * and mesh mode checks authorization later. */ multicast = is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr.addr1); - if (!multicast && !have_station) { + if (!multicast && !have_station && + !ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif)) { sta = sta_info_get(sdata, hdr.addr1); if (sta) { authorized = test_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_AUTHORIZED); -- 2.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
