From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 17:06:26 +0000 (+0100)
Subject: mac80211: use nullfunc frames for 4-addr sta detection
X-Git-Tag: v2.6.34-rc1~233^2~556^2~95
X-Git-Url: http://git.openpandora.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d524215f6cad245249df8def19125ae6fd0bcc9b;p=pandora-kernel.git

mac80211: use nullfunc frames for 4-addr sta detection

To detect incoming 4-addr stations, hostapd needs to receive a 4-addr
data frame from the remote station, so that it can create the AP VLAN
for it. With this patch, the mlme code emits a 4-addr nullfunc frame
immediately after assoc. On the AP side it also drops 4-addr nullfunc
frames to the cooked monitor mode interface, if the interface hasn't
been fully set up to receive 4-addr data frames yet.

Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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