linux-kernel - [ 27/48] ath9k: fix a tx rate duration calculation bug

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Date:	Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:20:33 +0100
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: [ 27/48] ath9k: fix a tx rate duration calculation bug

3.2-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>

commit 76591bea9714a58d8924154068c78d702eb2cb17 upstream.

The rate pointer variable for a rate series is used in a loop before it is
initialized. This went unnoticed because it was used earlier for the RTS/CTS
rate. This bug can lead to the wrong PHY type being passed to the
duration calculation function.

Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index d59dd01..efb7f00 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -1001,13 +1001,13 @@ static void ath_buf_set_rate(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
 		}
 
 		/* legacy rates */
+		rate = &sc->sbands[tx_info->band].bitrates[rates[i].idx];
 		if ((tx_info->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ) &&
 		    !(rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP_G))
 			phy = WLAN_RC_PHY_CCK;
 		else
 			phy = WLAN_RC_PHY_OFDM;
 
-		rate = &sc->sbands[tx_info->band].bitrates[rates[i].idx];
 		info->rates[i].Rate = rate->hw_value;
 		if (rate->hw_value_short) {
 			if (rates[i].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_SHORT_PREAMBLE)


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