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Re: [PATCH v2] mac80211: reject/clear user rate mask if not usable

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On 2017-03-08 21:20, Johannes Berg wrote:
From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>

If the user rate mask results in no (basic) rates being usable,
clear it. Also, if we're already operating when it's set, reject
it instead.

Technically, selecting basic rates as the criterion is a bit too
restrictive, but calculating the usable rates over all stations
(e.g. in AP mode) is harder, and all stations must support the
basic rates. Similarly, in client mode, the basic rates will be
used anyway for control frames.

This fixes the "no supported rates (...) in rate_mask ..." warning
that occurs on TX when you've selected a rate mask that's not
compatible with the connection (e.g. an AP that enables only the
rates 36, 48, 54 and you've selected only 6, 9, 12.)

Reported-by: Kirtika Ruchandani <kirtika@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
---
 net/mac80211/cfg.c  | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 net/mac80211/mlme.c |  2 ++
 net/mac80211/rate.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 net/mac80211/rate.h |  2 ++
 4 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 9c7490cb2243..8bc3d3669348 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
  *
  * Copyright 2006-2010	Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  * Copyright 2013-2015  Intel Mobile Communications GmbH
- * Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Intel Deutschland GmbH
+ * Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Intel Deutschland GmbH
  *
  * This file is GPLv2 as found in COPYING.
  */
@@ -2042,6 +2042,7 @@ static int ieee80211_change_bss(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 					 params->basic_rates_len,
 					 &sdata->vif.bss_conf.basic_rates);
 		changed |= BSS_CHANGED_BASIC_RATES;
+		ieee80211_check_rate_mask(sdata);
 	}

 	if (params->ap_isolate >= 0) {
@@ -2685,6 +2686,21 @@ static int ieee80211_set_bitrate_mask(struct
wiphy *wiphy,
 			return ret;
 	}

+	/*
+	 * If active validate the setting and reject it if it doesn't leave
+	 * at least one basic rate usable, since we really have to be able
+	 * to send something, and if we're an AP we have to be able to do
+	 * so at a basic rate so that all clients can receive it.
+	 */
+	if (rcu_access_pointer(sdata->vif.chanctx_conf) &&
+	    sdata->vif.bss_conf.chandef.chan) {
+		u32 basic_rates = sdata->vif.bss_conf.basic_rates;
+		enum nl80211_band band = sdata->vif.bss_conf.chandef.chan->band;
+
+		if (!(mask->control[band].legacy & basic_rates))
+			return -EINVAL;
If user want to use “iw wlan0 set bitrates legacy-5 54” to set it to fixed in 54M and 54M is not basic rate in AP's becaon as example of below, then the iw command will fail.

Tag: Supported Rates 6(B), 9, 12(B), 18, 24(B), 36, 48, 54, [Mbit/sec]
    Tag Number: Supported Rates (1)
    Tag length: 8
    Supported Rates: 6(B) (0x8c)
    Supported Rates: 9 (0x12)
    Supported Rates: 12(B) (0x98)
    Supported Rates: 18 (0x24)
    Supported Rates: 24(B) (0xb0)
    Supported Rates: 36 (0x48)
    Supported Rates: 48 (0x60)
    Supported Rates: 54 (0x6c)

+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < NUM_NL80211_BANDS; i++) {
 		struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband = wiphy->bands[i];
 		int j;
...



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