linux-kernel - [v2.6.34-stable 044/165] b43: Fix beacon problem in ad-hoc mode

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Date:	Wed, 15 Aug 2012 15:46:28 -0400
From:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
To:	<stable@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Manual Munz <freifunk@...akoma.de>,
	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Subject: [v2.6.34-stable 044/165] b43: Fix beacon problem in ad-hoc mode

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

                   -------------------
    This is a commit scheduled for the next v2.6.34 longterm release.
    http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/paulg/longterm-queue-2.6.34.git
    If you see a problem with using this for longterm, please comment.
                   -------------------

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: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index 9a374ef..1f230b8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -1538,7 +1538,8 @@ static void handle_irq_beacon(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 	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. */
-- 
1.7.12.rc2

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