mac80211: Allow scanning on existing channel-type.

Previous code set the channel type to NO_HT, but it
appears that NO_HT packets can be sent on any channel
type, so we do not need to change the channel type
as long as the channel is correct.

Signed-off-by: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index c155c0b6942688ef65ff65629c17a8655f8e21ad..86562ce99221f8c3b91eca9c3e28d731c3fe577c 100644 (file)
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -112,7 +112,13 @@ bool ieee80211_cfg_on_oper_channel(struct ieee80211_local *local)
        /* This logic needs to match logic in ieee80211_hw_config */
        if (local->scan_channel) {
                chan = local->scan_channel;
-               channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
+               /* If scanning on oper channel, use whatever channel-type
+                * is currently in use.
+                */
+               if (chan == local->oper_channel)
+                       channel_type = local->_oper_channel_type;
+               else
+                       channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
        } else if (local->tmp_channel) {
                chan = scan_chan = local->tmp_channel;
                channel_type = local->tmp_channel_type;
@@ -151,7 +157,13 @@ int ieee80211_hw_config(struct ieee80211_local *local, u32 changed)
        offchannel_flag = local->hw.conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL;
        if (scan_chan) {
                chan = scan_chan;
-               channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
+               /* If scanning on oper channel, use whatever channel-type
+                * is currently in use.
+                */
+               if (chan == local->oper_channel)
+                       channel_type = local->_oper_channel_type;
+               else
+                       channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
        } else if (local->tmp_channel) {
                chan = scan_chan = local->tmp_channel;
                channel_type = local->tmp_channel_type;

diff --git a/net/mac80211/scan.c b/net/mac80211/scan.c
index 0ea6adae3e062fa090bdc975df11a2aa215ce3ea..0e70d7a160b42aa8eaa8e3df8fbe4af53b7d6422 100644 (file)
--- a/net/mac80211/scan.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/scan.c
@@ -517,8 +517,7 @@ static void ieee80211_scan_state_decision(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 
        if (ieee80211_cfg_on_oper_channel(local)) {
                /* We're currently on operating channel. */
-               if ((next_chan == local->oper_channel) &&
-                   (local->_oper_channel_type == NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT))
+               if (next_chan == local->oper_channel)
                        /* We don't need to move off of operating channel. */
                        local->next_scan_state = SCAN_SET_CHANNEL;
                else
@@ -620,8 +619,7 @@ static void ieee80211_scan_state_set_channel(struct ieee80211_local *local,
        local->scan_channel = chan;
 
        /* Only call hw-config if we really need to change channels. */
-       if ((chan != local->hw.conf.channel) ||
-           (local->hw.conf.channel_type != NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT))
+       if (chan != local->hw.conf.channel)
                if (ieee80211_hw_config(local, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_CHANNEL))
                        skip = 1;