linux-kernel - [ 046/124] mac80211: prevent spurious HT/VHT downgrade message

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Date:	Tue,  2 Apr 2013 15:10:28 -0700
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	stable@...r.kernel.org, Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>,
	Andrew Lutomirski <luto@....edu>
Subject: [ 046/124] mac80211: prevent spurious HT/VHT downgrade message

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

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

From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>

commit 586e01ededf9b713a1512dd658806791a7ca1a50 upstream.

Even when connecting to an AP that doesn't support VHT,
and even when the local device doesn't support it either,
the downgrade message gets printed. Suppress the message
if HT and/or VHT is disabled.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
Cc: Andrew Lutomirski <luto@....edu>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 net/mac80211/mlme.c |    4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -3401,6 +3401,10 @@ ieee80211_determine_chantype(struct ieee
 	ret = 0;
 
 out:
+	/* don't print the message below for VHT mismatch if VHT is disabled */
+	if (ret & IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_VHT)
+		vht_chandef = *chandef;
+
 	while (!cfg80211_chandef_usable(sdata->local->hw.wiphy, chandef,
 					IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)) {
 		if (WARN_ON(chandef->width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT)) {


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