This flag is unused and not useful either since the driver just calls
ieee80211_beacon_get() if it needs a beacon.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
--- wireless-dev.orig/include/net/mac80211.h 2007-08-15 01:29:23.280200043 +0200
+++ wireless-dev/include/net/mac80211.h 2007-08-15 01:30:32.090200043 +0200
@@ -443,14 +443,13 @@ struct ieee80211_hw {
/* TODO: frame_type 802.11/802.3, sw_encryption requirements */
- /* Some wireless LAN chipsets generate beacons in the hardware/firmware
- * and others rely on host generated beacons. This option is used to
- * configure the upper layer IEEE 802.11 module to generate beacons.
- * The low-level driver can use ieee80211_beacon_get() to fetch the
- * next beacon frame. */
-#define IEEE80211_HW_HOST_GEN_BEACON (1<<0)
+/* hole at 0 */
- /* The device needs to be supplied with a beacon template only. */
+ /*
+ * The device only needs to be supplied with a beacon template.
+ * If you need the host to generate each beacon then don't use
+ * this flag and use ieee80211_beacon_get().
+ */
#define IEEE80211_HW_HOST_GEN_BEACON_TEMPLATE (1<<1)
/* Some devices handle decryption internally and do not
--- wireless-dev.orig/drivers/net/wireless/rt2400pci.c 2007-08-15 01:31:03.400200043 +0200
+++ wireless-dev/drivers/net/wireless/rt2400pci.c 2007-08-15 01:32:17.070200043 +0200
@@ -1444,7 +1444,6 @@ static void rt2400pci_probe_hw_mode(stru
* Initialize all hw fields.
*/
rt2x00dev->hw->flags =
- IEEE80211_HW_HOST_GEN_BEACON |
IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING |
IEEE80211_HW_WEP_INCLUDE_IV |
IEEE80211_HW_DATA_NULLFUNC_ACK |
--- wireless-dev.orig/drivers/net/wireless/rt2500pci.c 2007-08-15 01:31:03.500200043 +0200
+++ wireless-dev/drivers/net/wireless/rt2500pci.c 2007-08-15 01:32:20.650200043 +0200
@@ -1689,7 +1689,6 @@ static void rt2500pci_probe_hw_mode(stru
* Initialize all hw fields.
*/
rt2x00dev->hw->flags =
- IEEE80211_HW_HOST_GEN_BEACON |
IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING |
IEEE80211_HW_WEP_INCLUDE_IV |
IEEE80211_HW_DATA_NULLFUNC_ACK |
--- wireless-dev.orig/drivers/net/wireless/rt61pci.c 2007-08-15 01:31:03.300200043 +0200
+++ wireless-dev/drivers/net/wireless/rt61pci.c 2007-08-15 01:32:14.390200043 +0200
@@ -2213,7 +2213,6 @@ static void rt61pci_probe_hw_mode(struct
* Initialize all hw fields.
*/
rt2x00dev->hw->flags =
- IEEE80211_HW_HOST_GEN_BEACON |
IEEE80211_HW_HOST_BROADCAST_PS_BUFFERING |
IEEE80211_HW_WEP_INCLUDE_IV |
IEEE80211_HW_DATA_NULLFUNC_ACK |
-
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