linux-kernel - [029/101] b43: Fix beacon problem in ad-hoc mode

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Date:	Wed, 02 Nov 2011 15:26:13 -0700
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Manual Munz <freifunk@...akoma.de>,
	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: [029/101] b43: Fix beacon problem in ad-hoc mode

2.6.33-longterm review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let us know.

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From: Manual Munz <freifunk@...akoma.de>

commit 8c23516fbb209ccf8f8c36268311c721faff29ee upstream.

In ad-hoc mode, driver b43 does not issue beacons.

Signed-off-by: Manual Munz <freifunk@...akoma.de>
Tested-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>

---
 drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c |    3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -1526,7 +1526,8 @@ static void handle_irq_beacon(struct b43
 	u32 cmd, beacon0_valid, beacon1_valid;
 
 	if (!b43_is_mode(wl, NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) &&
-	    !b43_is_mode(wl, NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT))
+	    !b43_is_mode(wl, NL80211_IFTYPE_MESH_POINT) &&
+	    !b43_is_mode(wl, NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC))
 		return;
 
 	/* This is the bottom half of the asynchronous beacon update. */


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