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authorArend van Spriel2013-01-02 15:22:36 +0100
committerJohn W. Linville2013-01-07 21:16:55 +0100
commitb180b10056e204fa1f65f0494215d73eb8253c87 (patch)
treeb0f6983671e281be9605947388f85edc2380e8d2 /drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
parentbrcmsmac: use perimeter lock in add_interface() callback (diff)
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brcmsmac: allow user-space setting of interface address
The interface address of the wireless device is determined by the permanent address stored in the device. This patch allows it to be overridden from user-space. Reported-by: Maximilian Engelhardt <maxi@daemonizer.de> Reviewed-by: Pieter-Paul Giesberts <pieterpg@broadcom.com> Reviewed-by: Piotr Haber <phaber@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: Arend van Spriel <arend@broadcom.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c')
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c7
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
index 5f0f444f85a3..c26992a60e6c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.c
@@ -2473,6 +2473,7 @@ static void brcms_b_tx_fifo_resume(struct brcms_hardware *wlc_hw,
static void brcms_b_mute(struct brcms_hardware *wlc_hw, bool mute_tx)
{
static const u8 null_ether_addr[ETH_ALEN] = {0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0};
+ u8 *ethaddr = wlc_hw->wlc->pub->cur_etheraddr;
if (mute_tx) {
/* suspend tx fifos */
@@ -2482,8 +2483,7 @@ static void brcms_b_mute(struct brcms_hardware *wlc_hw, bool mute_tx)
brcms_b_tx_fifo_suspend(wlc_hw, TX_AC_VI_FIFO);
/* zero the address match register so we do not send ACKs */
- brcms_b_set_addrmatch(wlc_hw, RCM_MAC_OFFSET,
- null_ether_addr);
+ brcms_b_set_addrmatch(wlc_hw, RCM_MAC_OFFSET, null_ether_addr);
} else {
/* resume tx fifos */
brcms_b_tx_fifo_resume(wlc_hw, TX_DATA_FIFO);
@@ -2492,8 +2492,7 @@ static void brcms_b_mute(struct brcms_hardware *wlc_hw, bool mute_tx)
brcms_b_tx_fifo_resume(wlc_hw, TX_AC_VI_FIFO);
/* Restore address */
- brcms_b_set_addrmatch(wlc_hw, RCM_MAC_OFFSET,
- wlc_hw->etheraddr);
+ brcms_b_set_addrmatch(wlc_hw, RCM_MAC_OFFSET, ethaddr);
}
wlc_phy_mute_upd(wlc_hw->band->pi, mute_tx, 0);