mac80211: TDLS: add proper HT-oper IE
When 11n peers performs a TDLS connection on a legacy BSS, the HT
operation IE must be specified according to IEEE802.11-2012 section
9.23.3.2. Otherwise HT-protection is compromised and the medium becomes
noisy for both the TDLS and the BSS links.
Signed-off-by: Arik Nemtsov <arikx.nemtsov@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index 2001555..3b5874e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@
* keep them at 0
*/
pos = ieee80211_ie_build_ht_oper(pos, &sband->ht_cap,
- chandef, 0);
+ chandef, 0, false);
/* add VHT capability and information IEs */
if (chandef->width != NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20 &&
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 68680ad..5c76ba7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -1962,7 +1962,7 @@
u16 cap);
u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_ht_oper(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
const struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef,
- u16 prot_mode);
+ u16 prot_mode, bool rifs_mode);
u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_vht_cap(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap *vht_cap,
u32 cap);
u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_vht_oper(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap *vht_cap,
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 626e8de..fa28500 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -466,7 +466,8 @@
pos = skb_put(skb, 2 + sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_operation));
ieee80211_ie_build_ht_oper(pos, ht_cap, &sdata->vif.bss_conf.chandef,
- sdata->vif.bss_conf.ht_operation_mode);
+ sdata->vif.bss_conf.ht_operation_mode,
+ false);
return 0;
}
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tdls.c b/net/mac80211/tdls.c
index ecc5e2a..c9eeb3f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tdls.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tdls.c
@@ -591,12 +591,19 @@
offset = noffset;
}
- /* if HT support is only added in TDLS, we need an HT-operation IE */
+ /*
+ * if HT support is only added in TDLS, we need an HT-operation IE.
+ * add the IE as required by IEEE802.11-2012 9.23.3.2.
+ */
if (!ap_sta->sta.ht_cap.ht_supported && sta->sta.ht_cap.ht_supported) {
+ u16 prot = IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_PROTECTION_NONHT_MIXED |
+ IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_NON_GF_STA_PRSNT |
+ IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_NON_HT_STA_PRSNT;
+
pos = skb_put(skb, 2 + sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_operation));
- /* send an empty HT operation IE */
ieee80211_ie_build_ht_oper(pos, &sta->sta.ht_cap,
- &sdata->vif.bss_conf.chandef, 0);
+ &sdata->vif.bss_conf.chandef, prot,
+ true);
}
ieee80211_tdls_add_link_ie(sdata, skb, peer, initiator);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c
index d38daf0..8802aa4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -2292,7 +2292,7 @@
u8 *ieee80211_ie_build_ht_oper(u8 *pos, struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap *ht_cap,
const struct cfg80211_chan_def *chandef,
- u16 prot_mode)
+ u16 prot_mode, bool rifs_mode)
{
struct ieee80211_ht_operation *ht_oper;
/* Build HT Information */
@@ -2320,6 +2320,9 @@
chandef->width != NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20)
ht_oper->ht_param |= IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_CHAN_WIDTH_ANY;
+ if (rifs_mode)
+ ht_oper->ht_param |= IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_RIFS_MODE;
+
ht_oper->operation_mode = cpu_to_le16(prot_mode);
ht_oper->stbc_param = 0x0000;