5 files changed, 22 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
index a460fb0cc503..6a81101bab44 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cfg80211.c
@@ -873,6 +873,7 @@ mwifiex_cfg80211_assoc(struct mwifiex_private *priv, size_t ssid_len, u8 *ssid,
 	priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled = false;
 	priv->wep_key_curr_index = 0;
 	priv->sec_info.encryption_mode = 0;
+	priv->sec_info.is_authtype_auto = 0;
 	ret = mwifiex_set_encode(priv, NULL, 0, 0, 1);
 
 	if (mode == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) {
@@ -894,11 +895,12 @@ mwifiex_cfg80211_assoc(struct mwifiex_private *priv, size_t ssid_len, u8 *ssid,
 	}
 
 	/* Now handle infra mode. "sme" is valid for infra mode only */
-	if (sme->auth_type == NL80211_AUTHTYPE_AUTOMATIC
-			|| sme->auth_type == NL80211_AUTHTYPE_OPEN_SYSTEM)
+	if (sme->auth_type == NL80211_AUTHTYPE_AUTOMATIC) {
 		auth_type = NL80211_AUTHTYPE_OPEN_SYSTEM;
-	else if (sme->auth_type == NL80211_AUTHTYPE_SHARED_KEY)
-		auth_type = NL80211_AUTHTYPE_SHARED_KEY;
+		priv->sec_info.is_authtype_auto = 1;
+	} else {
+		auth_type = sme->auth_type;
+	}
 
 	if (sme->crypto.n_ciphers_pairwise) {
 		priv->sec_info.encryption_mode =
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
index 6623db69e157..c82eb7ff2fa2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/cmdevt.c
@@ -771,7 +771,7 @@ int mwifiex_process_cmdresp(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 
 	/* Check init command response */
 	if (adapter->hw_status == MWIFIEX_HW_STATUS_INITIALIZING) {
-		if (ret == -1) {
+		if (ret) {
 			dev_err(adapter->dev, "%s: cmd %#x failed during "
 				"initialization\n", __func__, cmdresp_no);
 			mwifiex_init_fw_complete(adapter);
@@ -781,10 +781,8 @@ int mwifiex_process_cmdresp(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter)
 	}
 
 	if (adapter->curr_cmd) {
-		if (adapter->curr_cmd->wait_q_enabled && (!ret))
-			adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = 0;
-		else if (adapter->curr_cmd->wait_q_enabled && (ret == -1))
-			adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = -1;
+		if (adapter->curr_cmd->wait_q_enabled)
+			adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = ret;
 
 		/* Clean up and put current command back to cmd_free_q */
 		mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c
index ee439fc2f4f3..5c95e4839004 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/join.c
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ int mwifiex_ret_802_11_associate(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
 		       le16_to_cpu(assoc_rsp->cap_info_bitmap),
 		       le16_to_cpu(assoc_rsp->a_id));
 
-		ret = -1;
+		ret = le16_to_cpu(assoc_rsp->status_code);
 		goto done;
 	}
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
index 4c8621706278..dddb5563398a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/main.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ struct mwifiex_802_11_security {
 	u8 wapi_key_on;
 	u8 wep_enabled;
 	u32 authentication_mode;
+	u8 is_authtype_auto;
 	u32 encryption_mode;
 };
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
index 866026ecca44..e10161f5894c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mwifiex/sta_ioctl.c
@@ -249,6 +249,17 @@ int mwifiex_bss_start(struct mwifiex_private *priv, struct cfg80211_bss *bss,
 		 * application retrieval */
 		priv->assoc_rsp_size = 0;
 		ret = mwifiex_associate(priv, bss_desc);
+
+		/* If auth type is auto and association fails using open mode,
+		 * try to connect using shared mode */
+		if (ret == WLAN_STATUS_NOT_SUPPORTED_AUTH_ALG &&
+		    priv->sec_info.is_authtype_auto &&
+		    priv->sec_info.wep_enabled) {
+			priv->sec_info.authentication_mode =
+						NL80211_AUTHTYPE_SHARED_KEY;
+			ret = mwifiex_associate(priv, bss_desc);
+		}
+
 		if (bss)
 			cfg80211_put_bss(bss);
 	} else {