ath9k: configure the beacon only if the STA is associated
beacons configuration SHOULD be done only if the STA is associated.
Signed-off-by: Senthil Balasubramanian <senthilkumar@atheros.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
index 422454f..d088ebf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
@@ -577,6 +577,13 @@
u64 tsf;
int num_beacons, offset, dtim_dec_count, cfp_dec_count;
+ /* No need to configure beacon if we are not associated */
+ if (!common->curaid) {
+ ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_BEACON,
+ "STA is not yet associated..skipping beacon config\n");
+ return;
+ }
+
memset(&bs, 0, sizeof(bs));
intval = conf->beacon_interval & ATH9K_BEACON_PERIOD;
@@ -739,7 +746,6 @@
enum nl80211_iftype iftype;
/* Setup the beacon configuration parameters */
-
if (vif) {
struct ieee80211_bss_conf *bss_conf = &vif->bss_conf;