Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6:
  [NETNS][IPV6] tcp - assign the netns for timewait sockets
  [IPV4]: Fix byte value boundary check in do_ip_getsockopt().
  BNX2X: Correct bringing chip out of reset
  [NETFILTER]: nf_nat: autoload IPv4 connection tracking
  [NETFILTER]: xt_hashlimit: fix mask calculation
  [XFRM]: xfrm_user: fix selector family initialization
  rt61pci: rt61pci_beacon_update do not free skb twice
  ssb-mipscore: Fix interrupt vectors
  ssb-pcicore: Fix IRQ TPS flag handling
  mac80211: use short_preamble mode from capability if ERP IE not present
  [NET]: Undo code bloat in hot paths due to print_mac().
  [TCP]: Don't allow FRTO to take place while MTU is being probed
  [TCP]: tcp_simple_retransmit can cause S+L
  [TCP]: Fix NewReno's fast rexmit/recovery problems with GSOed skb
  [TCP]: Restore 2.6.24 mark_head_lost behavior for newreno/fack
  nl80211: fix STA AID bug
  b43legacy: fix bcm4303 crash
  iwlwifi: fix n-band association problem
  ipw2200: set MAC address on radiotap interface
  libertas: fix mode initialization problem

1 files changed, 35 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
index e0c72d04584..c1706855460 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
@@ -312,14 +312,12 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_wmm_params(struct net_device *dev,
 	}
 }
 
-
-static u32 ieee80211_handle_erp_ie(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
-				   u8 erp_value)
+static u32 ieee80211_handle_protect_preamb(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+					   bool use_protection,
+					   bool use_short_preamble)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_bss_conf *bss_conf = &sdata->bss_conf;
 	struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta = &sdata->u.sta;
-	bool use_protection = (erp_value & WLAN_ERP_USE_PROTECTION) != 0;
-	bool use_short_preamble = (erp_value & WLAN_ERP_BARKER_PREAMBLE) == 0;
 	DECLARE_MAC_BUF(mac);
 	u32 changed = 0;
 
@@ -350,6 +348,32 @@ static u32 ieee80211_handle_erp_ie(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	return changed;
 }
 
+static u32 ieee80211_handle_erp_ie(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+				   u8 erp_value)
+{
+	bool use_protection = (erp_value & WLAN_ERP_USE_PROTECTION) != 0;
+	bool use_short_preamble = (erp_value & WLAN_ERP_BARKER_PREAMBLE) == 0;
+
+	return ieee80211_handle_protect_preamb(sdata,
+			use_protection, use_short_preamble);
+}
+
+static u32 ieee80211_handle_bss_capability(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+					   struct ieee80211_sta_bss *bss)
+{
+	u32 changed = 0;
+
+	if (bss->has_erp_value)
+		changed |= ieee80211_handle_erp_ie(sdata, bss->erp_value);
+	else {
+		u16 capab = bss->capability;
+		changed |= ieee80211_handle_protect_preamb(sdata, false,
+				(capab & WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_PREAMBLE) != 0);
+	}
+
+	return changed;
+}
+
 int ieee80211_ht_cap_ie_to_ht_info(struct ieee80211_ht_cap *ht_cap_ie,
 				   struct ieee80211_ht_info *ht_info)
 {
@@ -468,9 +492,7 @@ static void ieee80211_set_associated(struct net_device *dev,
 					   local->hw.conf.channel,
 					   ifsta->ssid, ifsta->ssid_len);
 		if (bss) {
-			if (bss->has_erp_value)
-				changed |= ieee80211_handle_erp_ie(
-						sdata, bss->erp_value);
+			changed |= ieee80211_handle_bss_capability(sdata, bss);
 			ieee80211_rx_bss_put(dev, bss);
 		}
 
@@ -2116,6 +2138,11 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	if (elems.erp_info && elems.erp_info_len >= 1)
 		changed |= ieee80211_handle_erp_ie(sdata, elems.erp_info[0]);
+	else {
+		u16 capab = le16_to_cpu(mgmt->u.beacon.capab_info);
+		changed |= ieee80211_handle_protect_preamb(sdata, false,
+				(capab & WLAN_CAPABILITY_SHORT_PREAMBLE) != 0);
+	}
 
 	if (elems.ht_cap_elem && elems.ht_info_elem &&
 	    elems.wmm_param && local->ops->conf_ht &&