@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@ static void __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
chandef = ifibss->chandef;
if (!cfg80211_reg_can_beacon(local->hw.wiphy, &chandef)) {
+ if (chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_5 ||
+ chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_10 ||
+ chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20_NOHT ||
+ chandef.width == NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20) {
+ sdata_info(sdata,
+ "Failed to join IBSS, beacons forbidden\n");
+ return;
+ }
chandef.width = NL80211_CHAN_WIDTH_20;
chandef.center_freq1 = chan->center_freq;
}
This was originally designed to fail when a 40+/40- mode can not be used, but basic modes (such as 5/10/20 MHz) must be handled with an error. Signed-off-by: Simon Wunderlich <siwu@hrz.tu-chemnitz.de> --- net/mac80211/ibss.c | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)