netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/3] d80211-bcm43xx: Add control structure for beacontemplates

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Date:	Sat, 3 Feb 2007 17:47:59 +0100
From:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>
To:	Ivo van Doorn <ivdoorn@...il.com>
Cc:	Jiri Benc <jbenc@...e.cz>,
	"John Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	Michael Wu <flamingice@...rmilk.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] d80211-bcm43xx: Add control structure for beacontemplates

On Saturday 03 February 2007 17:25, Ivo van Doorn wrote:
> Drivers that require beacon templates will also have the
> control structure at their disposal and should always free it.
> 
> bcm43xx doesn't use the control structure, but should still free it.
> 
> Signed-off-by Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@...il.com>
> 
> ---
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/d80211/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/d80211/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
> index 9f4d51d..24be8f5 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/d80211/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/d80211/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c
> @@ -2732,8 +2732,10 @@ static int bcm43xx_config_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>  		if (bcm43xx_is_mode(wl, IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP)) {
>  			assert(conf->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP);
>  			bcm43xx_set_ssid(dev, conf->ssid, conf->ssid_len);
> -			if (conf->beacon)
> +			if (conf->beacon) {
>  				bcm43xx_refresh_templates(dev, conf->beacon);
> +				kfree(conf->beacon_control);
> +			}
>  		}
>  	}

ACK to this patch, for now.
I will take care to actually properly set the beacon tx control
parameters in hardware (the possible ones) with a later patch.

-- 
Greetings Michael.
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