This was originally designed to fail when a 40+/40- mode can not be used, but basic modes (such as 5/10/20 MHz) must be handled with an error. Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <siwu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/mac80211/ibss.c | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c index 6adc5af..2e0256b 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c +++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c @@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ static void __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, chandef = ifibss->chandef; if (!cfg80211_reg_can_beacon(local->hw.wiphy, &chandef)) { + if (chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_5 || + chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_10 || + chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT || + chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20) { + sdata_info(sdata, + "Failed to join IBSS, beacons forbidden\n"); + return; + } chandef.width = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20; chandef.center_freq1 = chan->center_freq; } -- 1.7.10.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html