This patch allows the possibility of having the mesh point and AP to be
operated
simultaneously in one single radio. Previously, mesh point fails to
generate the
mesh beacon if virtual AP is created for the same radio.

Signed-off-by: Chun-Yeow Yeoh <[email protected]>
---
Index: package/mac80211/patches/900-ath5k_allow_mesh_and_ap.patch
===================================================================
--- package/mac80211/patches/900-ath5k_allow_mesh_and_ap.patch  (revision 0)
+++ package/mac80211/patches/900-ath5k_allow_mesh_and_ap.patch  (revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
+@@ -1320,6 +1320,7 @@ struct ath5k_hw {
+       struct ieee80211_vif    *bslot[ATH_BCBUF];
+       u16                     num_ap_vifs;
+       u16                     num_adhoc_vifs;
++      u16                     num_mesh_vifs;
+       unsigned int            bhalq,          /* SW q for outgoing
beacons */
+                               bmisscount,     /* missed beacon transmits
*/
+                               bintval,        /* beacon interval in TU */
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+@@ -1867,7 +1867,8 @@ ath5k_beacon_send(struct ath5k_hw *ah)
+               ah->bmisscount = 0;
+       }
+
+-      if ((ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP && ah->num_ap_vifs +
ah->num_adhoc_vifs > 1) ||
++      if ((ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP && ah->num_ap_vifs
++              + ah->num_adhoc_vifs + ah->num_mesh_vifs > 1) ||
+                       ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) {
+               u64 tsf = ath5k_hw_get_tsf64(ah);
+               u32 tsftu = TSF_TO_TU(tsf);
+@@ -1952,7 +1953,8 @@ ath5k_beacon_update_timers(struct ath5k_
+       u64 hw_tsf;
+
+       intval = ah->bintval & AR5K_BEACON_PERIOD;
+-      if (ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP && ah->num_ap_vifs +
ah->num_adhoc_vifs > 1) {
++      if (ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP && ah->num_ap_vifs
++              + ah->num_mesh_vifs + ah->num_adhoc_vifs > 1) {
+               intval /= ATH_BCBUF;    /* staggered multi-bss beacons */
+               if (intval < 15)
+                       ATH5K_WARN(ah, "intval %u is too low, min 15\n",
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/mac80211-ops.c
+@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ ath5k_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw
+                       ah->num_ap_vifs++;
+               else if (avf->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
+                       ah->num_adhoc_vifs++;
++              else if (avf->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT)
++                      ah->num_mesh_vifs++;
+       }
+
+       /* Any MAC address is fine, all others are included through the
+@@ -170,6 +172,8 @@ ath5k_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_
+               ah->num_ap_vifs--;
+       else if (avf->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
+               ah->num_adhoc_vifs--;
++      else if (avf->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT)
++              ah->num_mesh_vifs--;
+
+       ath5k_update_bssid_mask_and_opmode(ah, NULL);
+       mutex_unlock(&ah->lock);
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