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>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index e12f39a..efa6d36 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -1111,6 +1111,18 @@
if (ieee80211_is_nullfunc(hdr->frame_control) ||
ieee80211_is_qos_nullfunc(hdr->frame_control)) {
I802_DEBUG_INC(rx->local->rx_handlers_drop_nullfunc);
+
+ /*
+ * If we receive a 4-addr nullfunc frame from a STA
+ * that was not moved to a 4-addr STA vlan yet, drop
+ * the frame to the monitor interface, to make sure
+ * that hostapd sees it
+ */
+ if (ieee80211_has_a4(hdr->frame_control) &&
+ (rx->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP ||
+ (rx->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN &&
+ !rx->sdata->u.vlan.sta)))
+ return RX_DROP_MONITOR;
/*
* Update counter and free packet here to avoid
* counting this as a dropped packed.