mac80211 sets the carrier on an IBSS interface even when no network is
joined. Ignore garbage frames transmitted on a disconnected IBSS
interface without printing warnings.
Signed-off-by: Shahar Lev <shahar@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/tx.c | 10 +++++++++-
1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/tx.c
index 1b3d8e3..a3b474b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/wl12xx/tx.c
@@ -431,7 +431,15 @@ static int wl1271_prepare_tx_frame(struct wl1271 *wl, struct sk_buff *skb,
}
hlid = wl1271_tx_get_hlid(wl, vif, skb);
if (hlid == WL12XX_INVALID_LINK_ID) {
- wl1271_error("invalid hlid. dropping skb 0x%p", skb);
+ if (wlvif->bss_type == BSS_TYPE_IBSS &&
+ !test_bit(WL1271_FLAG_IBSS_JOINED, &wl->flags)) {
+ /* It's ok to drop packets when not joined to IBSS */
+ wl1271_debug(DEBUG_TX, "dropping skb while IBSS not "
+ " joined");
+ } else {
+ wl1271_error("invalid hlid. dropping skb 0x%p", skb);
+ }
+
return -EINVAL;
}
--
1.7.4.1
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