Passing beacons received from other BSS to s/w in non-scanning
state is unnecessary in STA mode. This patch filters them out in
h/w.
Signed-off-by: Vasanthakumar Thiagarajan <vasanth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/mac.h | 3 ++-
drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/recv.c | 11 ++++++-----
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/mac.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/mac.h
index 74b660a..862a63f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/mac.h
@@ -566,8 +566,9 @@ enum ath9k_rx_filter {
ATH9K_RX_FILTER_BEACON = 0x00000010,
ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PROM = 0x00000020,
ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PROBEREQ = 0x00000080,
- ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PSPOLL = 0x00004000,
ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PHYERR = 0x00000100,
+ ATH9K_RX_FILTER_MYBEACON = 0x00000200,
+ ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PSPOLL = 0x00004000,
ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PHYRADAR = 0x00002000,
};
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/recv.c
index 28ad1d5..23b6f54 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -375,14 +375,15 @@ u32 ath_calcrxfilter(struct ath_softc *sc)
if (sc->rx.rxfilter & FIF_CONTROL)
rfilt |= ATH9K_RX_FILTER_CONTROL;
- if (sc->sc_ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION ||
- sc->sc_ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
+ if ((sc->sc_ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) &&
+ !(sc->rx.rxfilter & FIF_BCN_PRBRESP_PROMISC))
+ rfilt |= ATH9K_RX_FILTER_MYBEACON;
+ else
rfilt |= ATH9K_RX_FILTER_BEACON;
- /* If in HOSTAP mode, want to enable reception of PSPOLL frames
- & beacon frames */
+ /* If in HOSTAP mode, want to enable reception of PSPOLL frames */
if (sc->sc_ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
- rfilt |= (ATH9K_RX_FILTER_BEACON | ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PSPOLL);
+ rfilt |= ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PSPOLL;
return rfilt;
--
1.5.5.1
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