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Re: [PATCH 2.6.38-rc6-wl 1/1] orinoco: Drop scan results with unknown channels

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On Fri, Feb 25, 2011 at 02:08:49AM -0800, Joe Gunn wrote:
> If the frequency can not be mapped to a channel structure log it and drop it.

FWIW, the Signed-off-by goes here.  No need to repost, I'll fix it...

> ---
> The driver was getting an error return from the frequency map. The invalid freq
> uency was not in the frequency table, so the channel structure returned null. T
> his test fro that case and does not allow the packet to continue up the stack.
> ---
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco
> /scan.c
> index 86cb54c..e99ca1c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/scan.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/scan.c
> @@ -111,6 +111,11 @@ static void orinoco_add_hostscan_result(struct orinoco_pri
> vate *priv,
>  
>  	freq = ieee80211_dsss_chan_to_freq(le16_to_cpu(bss->a.channel));
>  	channel = ieee80211_get_channel(wiphy, freq);
> +	if (!channel) {
> +		printk(KERN_DEBUG "Invalid channel designation %04X(%04X)",
> +			bss->a.channel, freq);
> +		return;	/* Then ignore it for now */
> +	}
>  	timestamp = 0;
>  	capability = le16_to_cpu(bss->a.capabilities);
>  	beacon_interval = le16_to_cpu(bss->a.beacon_interv);
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joseph J. Gunn <armadefuego@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> 
> 
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