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[PATCH] Fixed BSSID step 4: Don't merge if BSSID is set manually

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If you set a fixed BSSID manually, you never want that the driver change it back, or your ad-hoc mesh network will break into peaces. So don't do it.

Signed-off-by: Alina Friedrichsen <x-alina@xxxxxxx>

diff -urN compat-wireless-2009-01-05.orig/net/mac80211/mlme.c compat-wireless-2009-01-05.work/net/mac80211/mlme.c
--- compat-wireless-2009-01-05.orig/net/mac80211/mlme.c	2009-01-06 02:07:38.000000000 +0100
+++ compat-wireless-2009-01-05/net/mac80211/mlme.c	2009-01-06 02:08:38.000000000 +0100
@@ -1660,6 +1660,7 @@
 
 	/* check if we need to merge IBSS */
 	if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC && beacon &&
+	    (!(sdata->u.sta.flags & IEEE80211_STA_BSSID_SET)) &&
 	    bss->capability & WLAN_CAPABILITY_IBSS &&
 	    bss->freq == local->oper_channel->center_freq &&
 	    elems->ssid_len == sdata->u.sta.ssid_len &&

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diff -urN compat-wireless-2009-01-05.orig/net/mac80211/mlme.c compat-wireless-2009-01-05.work/net/mac80211/mlme.c
--- compat-wireless-2009-01-05.orig/net/mac80211/mlme.c	2009-01-06 02:07:38.000000000 +0100
+++ compat-wireless-2009-01-05/net/mac80211/mlme.c	2009-01-06 02:08:38.000000000 +0100
@@ -1660,6 +1660,7 @@
 
 	/* check if we need to merge IBSS */
 	if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC && beacon &&
+	    (!(sdata->u.sta.flags & IEEE80211_STA_BSSID_SET)) &&
 	    bss->capability & WLAN_CAPABILITY_IBSS &&
 	    bss->freq == local->oper_channel->center_freq &&
 	    elems->ssid_len == sdata->u.sta.ssid_len &&

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