Re: [PATCH] ath5k: set mac address in add_interface

["Stefanik Gábor" <netrolller.3d@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 5:17 PM, Bob Copeland <me@bobcopeland.com> wrot=
e:
> On Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:47:48 +0100, Stefanik G=E1bor wrote
>> This patch regressed support for aireplay-ng's "fragmentation attack=
" feature!
>
> Does reverting just the following hunk make it work again?
>
>> > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/attach.c
>> > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/attach.c
> [...]
>> > @@ -317,15 +317,9 @@ struct ath5k_hw *ath5k_hw_attach(struct ath5k=
_softc
> *sc, u8 mac_version)
>> >                goto err_free;
>> >        }
>> >
>> > -       /* Set MAC address */
>> > -       ret =3D ath5k_eeprom_read_mac(ah, mac);
>> > -       if (ret) {
>> > -               ATH5K_ERR(sc, "unable to read address from EEPROM:=
 0x%04x\n",
>> > -                       sc->pdev->device);
>> > -               goto err_free;
>> > -       }
>> > -
>> > +       /* MAC address is cleared until add_interface */
>> >        ath5k_hw_set_lladdr(ah, mac);
>> > +
>> >        /* Set BSSID to bcast address: ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff for now */
>> >        memset(ah->ah_bssid, 0xff, ETH_ALEN);
>> >        ath5k_hw_set_associd(ah, ah->ah_bssid, 0);
>
> --
> Bob Copeland %% www.bobcopeland.com
>
>
>

Yes, this fixes it.

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