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| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c | 21 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c index e3b1b6e87760..24d75ab94f0d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c @@ -343,7 +343,24 @@ int carl9170_set_operating_mode(struct ar9170 *ar) break; } } else { - mac_addr = NULL; + /* + * Enable monitor mode + * + * rx_ctrl |= AR9170_MAC_RX_CTRL_ACK_IN_SNIFFER; + * sniffer |= AR9170_MAC_SNIFFER_ENABLE_PROMISC; + * + * When the hardware is in SNIFFER_PROMISC mode, + * it generates spurious ACKs for every incoming + * frame. This confuses every peer in the + * vicinity and the network throughput will suffer + * badly. + * + * Hence, the hardware will be put into station + * mode and just the rx filters are disabled. + */ + cam_mode |= AR9170_MAC_CAM_STA; + rx_ctrl |= AR9170_MAC_RX_CTRL_PASS_TO_HOST; + mac_addr = common->macaddr; bssid = NULL; } rcu_read_unlock(); @@ -355,8 +372,6 @@ int carl9170_set_operating_mode(struct ar9170 *ar) enc_mode |= AR9170_MAC_ENCRYPTION_RX_SOFTWARE; if (ar->sniffer_enabled) { - rx_ctrl |= AR9170_MAC_RX_CTRL_ACK_IN_SNIFFER; - sniffer |= AR9170_MAC_SNIFFER_ENABLE_PROMISC; enc_mode |= AR9170_MAC_ENCRYPTION_RX_SOFTWARE; } |