linux-kernel - Re: Regression in 2.6.27-git from commit 43ac2ca3840f64

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Date:	Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:45:21 -0700
From:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
CC:	Jouni Malinen <jouni.malinen@...eros.com>,
	wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Regression in 2.6.27-git from commit 43ac2ca3840f64

John W. Linville wrote:
> From: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
> Subject: [PATCH] mac80211: do not aggregate IEs from scan results
> 
> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
> ---
>  net/mac80211/scan.c |    2 --
>  1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
> index 416bb41..51ed74d 100644
> --- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
> +++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
> @@ -728,8 +728,6 @@ static void ieee80211_scan_add_ies(struct iw_request_info *info,
>  
>  	while (end - pos > IW_GENERIC_IE_MAX) {
>  		next = pos + 2 + pos[1];
> -		while (next + 2 + next[1] - pos < IW_GENERIC_IE_MAX)
> -			next = next + 2 + next[1];
>  
>  		memset(&iwe, 0, sizeof(iwe));
>  		iwe.cmd = IWEVGENIE;

No, this patch does not fix the problem.

Larry
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