From: Simon Wunderlich <simon.wunderlich@s2003.tu-chemnitz.de>
Date: Mon, 8 Jul 2013 14:55:57 +0000 (+0200)
Subject: mac80211: return if IBSS chandef can not be used
X-Git-Tag: v3.12-rc1~132^2~297^2^2~56^2~8
X-Git-Url: https://openfabrics.org/gitweb/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=4b42aab1e8fcac2e9b835a7d93bf30dc9a032faa;p=~emulex%2Finfiniband.git

mac80211: return if IBSS chandef can not be used

This was originally designed to fail when a 40+/40- mode can not be
used, but basic modes (such as 5/10/20 MHz) must be handled
with an error.

Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <siwu@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
---

diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index 8fa1c27bdfe..449702df24a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ static void __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	chandef = ifibss->chandef;
 	if (!cfg80211_reg_can_beacon(local->hw.wiphy, &chandef)) {
+		if (chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_5 ||
+		    chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_10 ||
+		    chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT ||
+		    chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20) {
+			sdata_info(sdata,
+				   "Failed to join IBSS, beacons forbidden\n");
+			return;
+		}
 		chandef.width = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20;
 		chandef.center_freq1 = chan->center_freq;
 	}