mac80211: init rate-control for TDLS sta when supp-rates are known
Initialize rate control algorithms only when supported rates are known
for a TDLS peer sta. Direct Tx between peers is not allowed before the
link is enabled. In turn, this only occurs after a change_station()
call that sets supported rates.
Signed-off-by: Arik Nemtsov <arik@wizery.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 02a4323..eb54b6c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -869,7 +869,12 @@
sta_apply_parameters(local, sta, params);
- rate_control_rate_init(sta);
+ /*
+ * for TDLS, rate control should be initialized only when supported
+ * rates are known.
+ */
+ if (!test_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_TDLS_PEER))
+ rate_control_rate_init(sta);
layer2_update = sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN ||
sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP;
@@ -953,6 +958,9 @@
sta_apply_parameters(local, sta, params);
+ if (test_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_TDLS_PEER) && params->supported_rates)
+ rate_control_rate_init(sta);
+
rcu_read_unlock();
if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION &&