commit: 916448e77f6bcaaa7f13c3de0c3851783ae2bfd0
From: Senthil Balasubramanian <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 20:15:39 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] ath9k: Fix STA disconnect issue due to received MIC failed 
bcast frames

AR_RxKeyIdxValid will not be set for bcast/mcast frames and so relying
this status for MIC failed frames is buggy.

Due to this, MIC failure events for broadcast frames are not sent to
supplicant resulted in AP disconnecting the STA.

Able to pass Wifi Test case 5.2.18 with this fix.

Cc: Stable <[email protected]> (2.6.36+)
Signed-off-by: Senthil Balasubramanian <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c  |    3 +--
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c |    4 +++-
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c 
b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
index 8c13479..c996963 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
@@ -703,8 +703,7 @@ int ath9k_hw_rxprocdesc(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath_desc 
*ds,
                        rs->rs_phyerr = phyerr;
                } else if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_DecryptCRCErr)
                        rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
-               else if ((ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_MichaelErr) &&
-                        rs->rs_keyix != ATH9K_RXKEYIX_INVALID)
+               else if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_MichaelErr)
                        rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_MIC;
                else if (ads.ds_rxstatus8 & AR_KeyMiss)
                        rs->rs_status |= ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c 
b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
index 1a62e35..14d479f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -1049,9 +1049,11 @@ static void ath9k_rx_skb_postprocess(struct ath_common 
*common,
        int hdrlen, padpos, padsize;
        u8 keyix;
        __le16 fc;
+       bool is_mc;
 
        /* see if any padding is done by the hw and remove it */
        hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
+       is_mc = !!is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1);
        hdrlen = ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(skb);
        fc = hdr->frame_control;
        padpos = ath9k_cmn_padpos(hdr->frame_control);
@@ -1072,7 +1074,7 @@ static void ath9k_rx_skb_postprocess(struct ath_common 
*common,
 
        keyix = rx_stats->rs_keyix;
 
-       if (!(keyix == ATH9K_RXKEYIX_INVALID) && !decrypt_error &&
+       if ((is_mc || !(keyix == ATH9K_RXKEYIX_INVALID)) && !decrypt_error &&
            ieee80211_has_protected(fc)) {
                rxs->flag |= RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED;
        } else if (ieee80211_has_protected(fc)

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