The current static world regulatory domain is too restrictive,
we can use some 5 GHz channels world wide so long as they do not
touch frequencies which require DFS. The compromise is we must
also enforce passive scanning and disallow usage of a mode of
operation that beacons: (AP | IBSS | Mesh)
Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/wireless/reg.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/wireless/reg.c b/net/wireless/reg.c
index 8f64575..8e86505 100644
--- a/net/wireless/reg.c
+++ b/net/wireless/reg.c
@@ -73,11 +73,22 @@ static spinlock_t reg_requests_lock;
/* We keep a static world regulatory domain in case of the absence of CRDA */
static const struct ieee80211_regdomain world_regdom = {
- .n_reg_rules = 1,
+ .n_reg_rules = 3,
.alpha2 = "00",
.reg_rules = {
/* IEEE 802.11b/g, channels 1..11 */
REG_RULE(2412-10, 2462+10, 40, 6, 20, 0),
+ /* IEEE 802.11a, channel 36..48 */
+ REG_RULE(5180-10, 5240+10, 40, 6, 23,
+ NL80211_RRF_PASSIVE_SCAN |
+ NL80211_RRF_NO_IBSS),
+
+ /* NB: 5260 MHz - 5700 MHz requies DFS */
+
+ /* IEEE 802.11a, channel 149..165 */
+ REG_RULE(5745-10, 5825+10, 40, 6, 23,
+ NL80211_RRF_PASSIVE_SCAN |
+ NL80211_RRF_NO_IBSS),
}
};
--
1.6.0.3
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