commit 76f273640134f3eb8257179cd5b3bc6ba5fe4a96 upstream.
If AP do not provide us supported rates before assiociation, send
all rates we are supporting instead of empty information element.
v1 -> v2: Add comment.
Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/mac80211/work.c | 28 +++++++++++++++++++---------
1 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/work.c b/net/mac80211/work.c
index 15e1ba9..949c2d1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/work.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/work.c
@@ -213,15 +213,25 @@ static void ieee80211_send_assoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
sband = local->hw.wiphy->bands[wk->chan->band];
- /*
- * Get all rates supported by the device and the AP as
- * some APs don't like getting a superset of their rates
- * in the association request (e.g. D-Link DAP 1353 in
- * b-only mode)...
- */
- rates_len = ieee80211_compatible_rates(wk->assoc.supp_rates,
- wk->assoc.supp_rates_len,
- sband, &rates);
+ if (wk->assoc.supp_rates_len) {
+ /*
+ * Get all rates supported by the device and the AP as
+ * some APs don't like getting a superset of their rates
+ * in the association request (e.g. D-Link DAP 1353 in
+ * b-only mode)...
+ */
+ rates_len = ieee80211_compatible_rates(wk->assoc.supp_rates,
+ wk->assoc.supp_rates_len,
+ sband, &rates);
+ } else {
+ /*
+ * In case AP not provide any supported rates information
+ * before association, we send information element(s) with
+ * all rates that we support.
+ */
+ rates = ~0;
+ rates_len = sband->n_bitrates;
+ }
skb = alloc_skb(local->hw.extra_tx_headroom +
sizeof(*mgmt) + /* bit too much but doesn't matter */
--
1.6.2.5
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