2013-11-10 20:33:35

by Felipe Contreras

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Subject: [PATCH] mac80211: add assoc beacon timeout logic

We don't want to be waiting forever for a beacon that will never come,
just continue the association.

Signed-off-by: Felipe Contreras <[email protected]>
---
net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h | 1 +
net/mac80211/mlme.c | 18 ++++++++++++++----
2 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 611abfc..e1f858d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ struct ieee80211_mgd_assoc_data {
const u8 *supp_rates;

unsigned long timeout;
+ unsigned long beacon_timeout;
int tries;

u16 capability;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 529cef6..1c14484 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
#define IEEE80211_ASSOC_TIMEOUT (HZ / 5)
#define IEEE80211_ASSOC_TIMEOUT_LONG (HZ / 2)
#define IEEE80211_ASSOC_TIMEOUT_SHORT (HZ / 10)
+#define IEEE80211_ASSOC_BEACON_TIMEOUT 2 * HZ
#define IEEE80211_ASSOC_MAX_TRIES 3

static int max_nullfunc_tries = 2;
@@ -3537,10 +3538,18 @@ void ieee80211_sta_work(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)

if (assoc_data && assoc_data->timeout_started) {
if (time_after(jiffies, assoc_data->timeout)) {
- if ((assoc_data->need_beacon && !ifmgd->have_beacon) ||
- ieee80211_do_assoc(sdata)) {
- struct cfg80211_bss *bss = assoc_data->bss;
-
+ struct cfg80211_bss *bss = assoc_data->bss;
+
+ if (assoc_data->need_beacon && !ifmgd->have_beacon) {
+ if (time_after(jiffies, assoc_data->beacon_timeout)) {
+ sdata_info(sdata, "no beacon from %pM\n", bss->bssid);
+ assoc_data->need_beacon = false;
+ assoc_data->timeout = jiffies;
+ } else {
+ assoc_data->timeout = TU_TO_EXP_TIME(bss->beacon_interval);
+ }
+ run_again(sdata, assoc_data->timeout);
+ } else if (ieee80211_do_assoc(sdata)) {
ieee80211_destroy_assoc_data(sdata, false);
cfg80211_assoc_timeout(sdata->dev, bss);
}
@@ -4341,6 +4350,7 @@ int ieee80211_mgd_assoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
sdata_info(sdata, "waiting for beacon from %pM\n",
ifmgd->bssid);
assoc_data->timeout = TU_TO_EXP_TIME(req->bss->beacon_interval);
+ assoc_data->beacon_timeout = jiffies + IEEE80211_ASSOC_BEACON_TIMEOUT;
assoc_data->timeout_started = true;
assoc_data->need_beacon = true;
} else if (beacon_ies) {
--
1.8.4.2+fc1