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| author | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com> | 2013-01-11 13:28:19 -0200 |
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| committer | Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@redhat.com> | 2013-01-11 13:28:19 -0200 |
| commit | 734d1ece37fbf3d2ddfc71bc6c69e0fe35f02542 (patch) | |
| tree | c4805dd7e746b1feb9e09e9849f3245d0b2c0c6b /drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c | |
| parent | 216c82c6aba63eeb49d7654b448e0d47bea255bb (diff) | |
| parent | 9931faca02c604c22335f5a935a501bb2ace6e20 (diff) | |
Merge tag 'v3.8-rc3' into v4l_for_linus
Linux 3.8-rc3
* tag 'v3.8-rc3': (11110 commits)
Linux 3.8-rc3
mm: reinstante dropped pmd_trans_splitting() check
cred: Remove tgcred pointer from struct cred
drm/ttm: fix fence locking in ttm_buffer_object_transfer
ARM: clps711x: Fix bad merge of clockevents setup
ARM: highbank: save and restore L2 cache and GIC on suspend
ARM: highbank: add a power request clear
ARM: highbank: fix secondary boot and hotplug
ARM: highbank: fix typos with hignbank in power request functions
ARM: dts: fix highbank cpu mpidr values
ARM: dts: add device_type prop to cpu nodes on Calxeda platforms
drm/prime: drop reference on imported dma-buf come from gem
xen/netfront: improve truesize tracking
ARM: mx5: Fix MX53 flexcan2 clock
ARM: OMAP2+: am33xx-hwmod: Fix wrongly terminated am33xx_usbss_mpu_irqs array
sctp: fix Kconfig bug in default cookie hmac selection
EDAC: Cleanup device deregistering path
EDAC: Fix EDAC Kconfig menu
EDAC: Fix kernel panic on module unloading
ALSA: hda - add mute LED for HP Pavilion 17 (Realtek codec)
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Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c | 21 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c index e3b1b6e8776..24d75ab94f0 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c @@ -343,7 +343,24 @@ int carl9170_set_operating_mode(struct ar9170 *ar) break; } } else { - mac_addr = NULL; + /* + * Enable monitor mode + * + * rx_ctrl |= AR9170_MAC_RX_CTRL_ACK_IN_SNIFFER; + * sniffer |= AR9170_MAC_SNIFFER_ENABLE_PROMISC; + * + * When the hardware is in SNIFFER_PROMISC mode, + * it generates spurious ACKs for every incoming + * frame. This confuses every peer in the + * vicinity and the network throughput will suffer + * badly. + * + * Hence, the hardware will be put into station + * mode and just the rx filters are disabled. + */ + cam_mode |= AR9170_MAC_CAM_STA; + rx_ctrl |= AR9170_MAC_RX_CTRL_PASS_TO_HOST; + mac_addr = common->macaddr; bssid = NULL; } rcu_read_unlock(); @@ -355,8 +372,6 @@ int carl9170_set_operating_mode(struct ar9170 *ar) enc_mode |= AR9170_MAC_ENCRYPTION_RX_SOFTWARE; if (ar->sniffer_enabled) { - rx_ctrl |= AR9170_MAC_RX_CTRL_ACK_IN_SNIFFER; - sniffer |= AR9170_MAC_SNIFFER_ENABLE_PROMISC; enc_mode |= AR9170_MAC_ENCRYPTION_RX_SOFTWARE; } |