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> >         if (priv->iw_mode == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_MNTR) {
> >                 IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211("leave - monitor\n");
> >                 return -1;
> >         }
> > 
> > You see, this will cause mac80211 to resubmit the frame and most
> > likely will totally mess up queue handling and various other things.
> 
> The monitor mode the driver is using currently is purely a "sniffer". We
> will look into other promiscuous mode supported by the firmware to see
> if we can enable that.

Until then, however, you should return 0 and free the skb there to avoid
messing up the whole networking layer's queuing.

johannes

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