Below patch allows using iw_mode auto with softmac. bcm43xx forces managed
so this bug wasn't noticed earlier, but this was one of the problems why
zd1211 didn't work earlier.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--- wireless-2.6.orig/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_io.c
2006-04-11 10:09:53.000000000 +0200
+++ wireless-2.6/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_io.c 2006-04-11
10:21:47.882234231 +0200
@@ -180,9 +180,21 @@
ieee80211softmac_hdr_3addr(mac, &((*pkt)->header),
IEEE80211_STYPE_ASSOC_REQ, net->bssid, net->bssid);
/* Fill in capability Info */
- (*pkt)->capability = (mac->ieee->iw_mode == IW_MODE_MASTER) ||
(mac->ieee->iw_mode == IW_MODE_INFRA) ?
- cpu_to_le16(WLAN_CAPABILITY_ESS) :
- cpu_to_le16(WLAN_CAPABILITY_IBSS);
+ switch (mac->ieee->iw_mode) {
+ case IW_MODE_INFRA:
+ (*pkt)->capability = cpu_to_le16(WLAN_CAPABILITY_ESS);
+ break;
+ case IW_MODE_ADHOC:
+ (*pkt)->capability = cpu_to_le16(WLAN_CAPABILITY_IBSS);
+ break;
+ case IW_MODE_AUTO:
+ (*pkt)->capability = net->capabilities &
(WLAN_CAPABILITY_ESS|WLAN_CAPABILITY_IBSS);
+ break;
+ default:
+ /* bleh. we don't ever go to these modes */
+ printk(KERN_ERR PFX "invalid iw_mode!\n");
+ break;
+ }
/* Need to add this
(*pkt)->capability |= mac->ieee->short_slot ?
cpu_to_le16(WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_SLOT_TIME) : 0;
--
-
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