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[PATCH 2/6] iwl3945: synchronize timestamp with uCode

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Reinette Chatre wrote:
> From: Abhijeet Kolekar <abhijeet.kolekar@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> In IBSS, TSF maintains local clock counters at each station. Network
> Synchronization follows a completely distributed scheme where beacon frames
> are generated. Each station maintain its own TSF timestamp, extracted from
> beacon timestamps they recieved. Following patch synchronize this beacon timestamp
> with uCode.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Abhijeet Kolekar <abhijeet.kolekar@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c |    3 +++
>  1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
> index 6dcc577..443c00e 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
> @@ -4305,6 +4305,7 @@ static int iwl3945_mac_beacon_update(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *sk
>  {
>  	struct iwl_priv *priv = hw->priv;
>  	unsigned long flags;
> +	__le64 timestamp;
>  
>  	IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211(priv, "enter\n");
>  
> @@ -4326,6 +4327,8 @@ static int iwl3945_mac_beacon_update(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *sk
>  	priv->ibss_beacon = skb;
>  
>  	priv->assoc_id = 0;
> +	timestamp = ((struct ieee80211_mgmt *)skb->data)->u.beacon.timestamp;
> +	priv->timestamp = le64_to_cpu(timestamp);
>  

This won't work, since the timestamp in the beacon isn't being updated in mac80211.
See the 'IBSS Issues' thread. I attached a quick patch there.

Sujith
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