2010-04-23 07:10:48

by Vivek Natarajan

Subject: [PATCH] ath9k: Avoid corrupt frames being forwarded to mac80211.

If bit 29 is set, MAC H/W can attempt to decrypt the received aggregate
with WEP or TKIP, eventhough the received frame may be a CRC failed
corrupted frame.

Reported-by: Johan Hovold <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Vivek Natarajan <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Ranga Rao Ravuri <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar5008_initvals.h | 2 +-
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_initvals.h | 8 ++++----
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar5008_initvals.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar5008_initvals.h
index cd953f6..025c31a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar5008_initvals.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar5008_initvals.h
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ static const u32 ar5416Common[][2] = {
{ 0x00008258, 0x00000000 },
{ 0x0000825c, 0x400000ff },
{ 0x00008260, 0x00080922 },
- { 0x00008264, 0xa8000010 },
+ { 0x00008264, 0x88000010 },
{ 0x00008270, 0x00000000 },
{ 0x00008274, 0x40000000 },
{ 0x00008278, 0x003e4180 },
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_initvals.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_initvals.h
index f06313d..dae7f33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_initvals.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9002_initvals.h
@@ -793,7 +793,7 @@ static const u32 ar9280Common_9280_2[][2] = {
{ 0x00008258, 0x00000000 },
{ 0x0000825c, 0x400000ff },
{ 0x00008260, 0x00080922 },
- { 0x00008264, 0xa8a00010 },
+ { 0x00008264, 0x88a00010 },
{ 0x00008270, 0x00000000 },
{ 0x00008274, 0x40000000 },
{ 0x00008278, 0x003e4180 },
@@ -1963,7 +1963,7 @@ static const u32 ar9285Common_9285[][2] = {
{ 0x00008258, 0x00000000 },
{ 0x0000825c, 0x400000ff },
{ 0x00008260, 0x00080922 },
- { 0x00008264, 0xa8a00010 },
+ { 0x00008264, 0x88a00010 },
{ 0x00008270, 0x00000000 },
{ 0x00008274, 0x40000000 },
{ 0x00008278, 0x003e4180 },
@@ -3185,7 +3185,7 @@ static const u32 ar9287Common_9287_1_0[][2] = {
{ 0x00008258, 0x00000000 },
{ 0x0000825c, 0x400000ff },
{ 0x00008260, 0x00080922 },
- { 0x00008264, 0xa8a00010 },
+ { 0x00008264, 0x88a00010 },
{ 0x00008270, 0x00000000 },
{ 0x00008274, 0x40000000 },
{ 0x00008278, 0x003e4180 },
@@ -4973,7 +4973,7 @@ static const u32 ar9271Common_9271[][2] = {
{ 0x00008258, 0x00000000 },
{ 0x0000825c, 0x400000ff },
{ 0x00008260, 0x00080922 },
- { 0x00008264, 0xa8a00010 },
+ { 0x00008264, 0x88a00010 },
{ 0x00008270, 0x00000000 },
{ 0x00008274, 0x40000000 },
{ 0x00008278, 0x003e4180 },
--
1.7.0.5

2010-04-23 07:22:21

by Luis R. Rodriguez

Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath9k: Avoid corrupt frames being forwarded to mac80211.

On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 12:10 AM, Vivek Natarajan
<[email protected]> wrote:
> If bit 29 is set, MAC H/W can attempt to decrypt the received aggregate
> with WEP or TKIP, eventhough the received frame may be a CRC failed
> corrupted frame.
>
> Reported-by: Johan Hovold <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Vivek Natarajan <[email protected]>
> Signed-off-by: Ranga Rao Ravuri <[email protected]>

Is this a stable fix? If so please indicate. If not, please indicate why not :)

Luis