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Re: [PATCH] cfg80211: use DS or HT operation IEs to determine BSS channel

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On Fri, 2012-11-23 at 14:45 +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:
> From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Currently, mac80211 checks the DS params IE if present and
> uses it for the (primary) BSS channel, instead of the one
> that the frame was received on. This is particularly useful
> in the 2.4 GHz band since a frame is often received on one
> of the adjacent channels due to overlap.
> 
> Move this code to cfg80211 so other drivers also do this.
> 
> Additionally, on 5 GHz, in particular with some (possibly)
> upcoming changes in 802.11ai and duplicate transmissions
> when wider channels are used, something similar happens.
> So if present, also use the (primary) channel information
> contained in the HT operation IE.

Applied.

johannes

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