On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 11:48:19AM +0100, Frank Seidel wrote:
> From: Zhu Yi <yi.zhu@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> Fixes Oops in ipw2200:ipw_tx_skb when pinging through
> a WPA enterprise connection.
>
> Signed-off-by: Zhu Yi <yi.zhu@xxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Frank Seidel <fseidel@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ffrank Seidel <fseidel@xxxxxxx>
>
> ---
> drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c | 5 +++++
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ipw2200.c
> @@ -10190,6 +10190,11 @@ static int ipw_tx_skb(struct ipw_priv *p
> u16 remaining_bytes;
> int fc;
>
> + if (!(priv->status & STATUS_ASSOCIATED)) {
> + IPW_DEBUG_TX("Tx attempt while not associated.\n");
> + goto drop;
> + }
> +
> hdr_len = ieee80211_get_hdrlen(le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_ctl));
> switch (priv->ieee->iw_mode) {
> case IW_MODE_ADHOC:
>
Well, I'm sorry to be a PITA...but the changelog doesn't really
explain how the patch works or what it is doing. Also, this still
seems to me more like a band-aid than a real fix...?
John
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