kernel/linux.git/drivers/net/wireless, branch v3.4.55

ath9k: Do not assign noise for NULL caldata

2013-07-28T23:25:47+00:00

commit d3bcb7b24bbf09fde8405770e676fe0c11c79662 upstream. ah->noise is maintained globally and not per-channel. This is updated in the reset() routine after the NF history has been filled for the *current channel*, just before switching to the new channel. There is no need to do it inside getnf(), since ah->noise must contain a value for the new channel. Signed-off-by: Sujith Manoharan Signed-off-by: John W. Linville Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

rt2x00: read 5GHz TX power values from the correct offset

2013-07-28T23:25:45+00:00

commit 0a6f3a8ebaf13407523c2c7d575b4ca2debd23ba upstream. The current code uses the same index value both for the channel information array and for the TX power table. The index starts from 14, however the index of the TX power table must start from zero. Fix it, in order to get the correct TX power value for a given channel. The changes in rt61pci.c and rt73usb.c are compile tested only. Signed-off-by: Gabor Juhos Acked-by: Stanislaw Gruszka Acked-by: Gertjan van Wingerde Signed-off-by: John W. Linville Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Fix duplicate if test

2013-07-22T01:19:00+00:00

commit 10d0b9030a3f86e1e26c710c7580524d7787d688 upstream. A typo causes routine rtl92cu_phy_rf6052_set_cck_txpower() to test the same condition twice. The problem was found using cppcheck-1.49, and the proper fix was verified against the pre-mac80211 version of the code. This patch was originally included as commit 1288aa4, but was accidentally reverted in a later patch. Reported-by: David Binderman [original report] Reported-by: Andrea Morello [report of accidental reversion] Signed-off-by: Larry Finger Signed-off-by: John W. Linville Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

rtlwifi: rtl8192cu: Add new USB ID for TP-Link TL-WN8200ND

2013-07-22T01:19:00+00:00

commit c4d827c5ccc3a49227dbf9d4b248a2e86f388023 upstream. This is a new device for this driver. Reported-by: Tobias Kluge Signed-off-by: Larry Finger Cc: Tobias Kluge Signed-off-by: John W. Linville Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

ath9k: Use minstrel rate control by default

2013-06-20T18:58:44+00:00

commit 5efac94999ff218e0101f67a059e44abb4b0b523 upstream. The ath9k rate control algorithm has various architectural issues that make it a poor fit in scenarios like congested environments etc. An example: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=927191 Change the default to minstrel which is more robust in such cases. The ath9k RC code is left in the driver for now, maybe it can be removed altogether later on. Signed-off-by: Sujith Manoharan Cc: Jouni Malinen Cc: Linus Torvalds Signed-off-by: John W. Linville Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

ath9k: Disable PowerSave by default

2013-06-20T18:58:44+00:00

commit 531671cb17af07281e6f28c1425f754346e65c41 upstream. Almost all the DMA issues which have plagued ath9k (in station mode) for years are related to PS. Disabling PS usually "fixes" the user's connection stablility. Reports of DMA problems are still trickling in and are sitting in the kernel bugzilla. Until the PS code in ath9k is given a thorough review, disbale it by default. The slight increase in chip power consumption is a small price to pay for improved link stability. Signed-off-by: Sujith Manoharan Signed-off-by: John W. Linville Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

b43: stop format string leaking into error msgs

2013-06-20T18:58:43+00:00

commit e0e29b683d6784ef59bbc914eac85a04b650e63c upstream. The module parameter "fwpostfix" is userspace controllable, unfiltered, and is used to define the firmware filename. b43_do_request_fw() populates ctx->errors[] on error, containing the firmware filename. b43err() parses its arguments as a format string. For systems with b43 hardware, this could lead to a uid-0 to ring-0 escalation. CVE-2013-2852 Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Signed-off-by: John W. Linville Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

B43: Handle DMA RX descriptor underrun

2013-05-19T17:54:41+00:00

commit 73b82bf0bfbf58e6ff328d3726934370585f6e78 upstream. Add handling of rx descriptor underflow. This fixes a fault that could happen on slow machines, where data is received faster than the CPU can handle. In such a case the device will use up all rx descriptors and refuse to send any more data before confirming that it is ok. This patch enables necessary interrupt to discover such a situation and will handle them by dropping everything in the ring buffer. Reviewed-by: Michael Buesch Signed-off-by: Thommy Jakobsson Signed-off-by: John W. Linville Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

mwifiex: fix setting of multicast filter

2013-05-19T17:54:41+00:00

commit ccd384b10420ac81ba3fb9b0a7d18272c7173552 upstream. A small bug in this code was causing the ALLMULTI filter to be set when in fact we were just wanting to program a selective multicast list to the hardware. Fix that bug and remove a redundant if condition in the code that follows. This fixes wakeup behaviour when multicast WOL is enabled. Previously, all multicast packets would wake up the system. Now, only those that the host intended to receive trigger wakeups. Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake Acked-by: Bing Zhao Signed-off-by: John W. Linville Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman

mwifiex: clear is_suspended flag when interrupt is received early

2013-05-19T17:54:41+00:00

commit 48795424acff7215d5eac0b52793a2c1eb3a6283 upstream. When the XO-4 with 8787 wireless is woken up due to wake-on-WLAN mwifiex is often flooded with "not allowed while suspended" messages and the interface is unusable. [ 202.171609] int: sdio_ireg = 0x1 [ 202.180700] info: mwifiex_process_hs_config: auto cancelling host sleep since there is interrupt from the firmware [ 202.201880] event: wakeup device... [ 202.211452] event: hs_deactivated [ 202.514638] info: --- Rx: Data packet --- [ 202.514753] data: 4294957544 BSS(0-0): Data <= kernel [ 202.514825] PREP_CMD: device in suspended state [ 202.514839] data: dequeuing the packet ec7248c0 ec4869c0 [ 202.514886] mwifiex_write_data_sync: not allowed while suspended [ 202.514886] host_to_card, write iomem (1) failed: -1 [ 202.514917] mwifiex_write_data_sync: not allowed while suspended [ 202.514936] host_to_card, write iomem (2) failed: -1 [ 202.514949] mwifiex_write_data_sync: not allowed while suspended [ 202.514965] host_to_card, write iomem (3) failed: -1 [ 202.514976] mwifiex_write_data_async failed: 0xFFFFFFFF This can be readily reproduced when putting the XO-4 in a loop where it goes to sleep due to inactivity, but then wakes up due to an incoming ping. The error is hit within an hour or two. This issue happens when an interrupt comes in early while host sleep is still activated. Driver handles this case by auto cancelling host sleep. However is_suspended flag is still set which prevents any cmd or data from being sent to firmware. Fix it by clearing is_suspended flag in this path. Reported-by: Daniel Drake Tested-by: Daniel Drake Signed-off-by: Bing Zhao Signed-off-by: John W. Linville Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman