netdev - Re: [patch 7/7] d80211: do not pass an invalid key index to set

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Date:	Thu, 7 Dec 2006 09:01:25 -0800
From:	David Kimdon <david.kimdon@...icescape.com>
To:	Jiri Benc <jbenc@...e.cz>
Cc:	David Kimdon <david.kimdon@...icescape.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, "John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 7/7] d80211: do not pass an invalid key index to set_key()


> Use HW_KEY_IDX_INVALID, please.

oops, here you go (also fixed bad indentation):

------

d80211: do not pass an invalid key index to set_key()

If a hardware key has not been configured then there is no point
to calling DISABLE_KEY.

Signed-off-by: David Kimdon <david.kimdon@...icescape.com>

Index: wireless-dev/net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
===================================================================
--- wireless-dev.orig/net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
+++ wireless-dev/net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
@@ -612,7 +612,9 @@ static int ieee80211_set_encryption(stru
 
 	if (alg == ALG_NONE) {
 		keyconf = NULL;
-		if (try_hwaccel && key && local->ops->set_key &&
+		if (try_hwaccel && key &&
+		    key->hw_key_idx != HW_KEY_IDX_INVALID &&
+		    local->ops->set_key &&
 		    (keyconf = ieee80211_key_data2conf(local, key)) != NULL &&
 		    local->ops->set_key(local_to_hw(local), DISABLE_KEY,
 				       sta_addr, keyconf, sta ? sta->aid : 0)) {
-
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