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diff --git a/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/130-Revert-nl80211-Remove-duplicated-check-in-nl80211_se.patch b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/130-Revert-nl80211-Remove-duplicated-check-in-nl80211_se.patch new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dda1fa5 --- /dev/null +++ b/package/network/services/hostapd/patches/130-Revert-nl80211-Remove-duplicated-check-in-nl80211_se.patch @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +From 23dc11dfbd8e78a2450120e9afc83c1d32a8e683 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 +From: =?UTF-8?q?Rafa=C5=82=20Mi=C5=82ecki?= <rafal@milecki.pl> +Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2016 19:02:34 +0200 +Subject: [PATCH] Revert "nl80211: Remove duplicated check in + nl80211_setup_ap()" +MIME-Version: 1.0 +Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 +Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit + +This reverts commit 647862eb60c324015ea31293cc052558b5185ca4. + +The second check of device_ap_sme looks like duplicated, but it isn't +actually. The trick is nl80211_create_monitor_interface may change that +variable value and the second evaluation may give a different result. + +This definitely isn't a very clear code, but that change caused a +regression for drivers that: +1) Don't report NL80211_ATTR_DEVICE_AP_SME +2) Don't support monitor mode +3) Don't support subscribing for PROBE_REQ and/or ACTION frames +like brcmfmac. With such drivers hostapd doesn't start anymore. + +Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <rafal@milecki.pl> +--- + src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c | 3 ++- + 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) + +--- a/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c ++++ b/src/drivers/driver_nl80211.c +@@ -4434,7 +4434,8 @@ static int nl80211_setup_ap(struct i802_ + "nl80211: Failed to subscribe for mgmt frames from SME driver - trying to run without it"); + + if (!drv->device_ap_sme && drv->use_monitor && +- nl80211_create_monitor_interface(drv)) ++ nl80211_create_monitor_interface(drv) && ++ !drv->device_ap_sme) + return -1; + + if (drv->device_ap_sme && |