2022-07-14 09:28:17

by Lian Chen

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Subject: [PATCH] wifi: mac80211: make 4addr null frames using min_rate for WDS

WDS needs 4addr packets to trigger AP for wlan0.sta creation.
However, the 4addr null frame is sent at a high rate
so that AP can't receive it.
This PATCHES switches to use min_rate.

Signed-off-by: Lian Chen <[email protected]>
---
net/mac80211/mlme.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index c833245..09f54be 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -1133,6 +1133,7 @@ void ieee80211_send_4addr_nullfunc(struct ieee80211_local *local,
memcpy(nullfunc->addr4, sdata->vif.addr, ETH_ALEN);

IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT;
+ IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_MINRATE;
ieee80211_tx_skb(sdata, skb);
}

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2.18.0