mac80211: Allow scanning on existing channel-type.

Previous code set the channel type to NO_HT, but it
appears that NO_HT packets can be sent on any channel
type, so we do not need to change the channel type
as long as the channel is correct.

Signed-off-by: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index c155c0b6942..86562ce9922 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -112,7 +112,13 @@ bool ieee80211_cfg_on_oper_channel(struct ieee80211_local *local)
         /* This logic needs to match logic in ieee80211_hw_config */
         if (local->scan_channel) {
                 chan = local->scan_channel;
-                channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
+                /* If scanning on oper channel, use whatever channel-type
+                 * is currently in use.
+                 */
+                if (chan == local->oper_channel)
+                        channel_type = local->_oper_channel_type;
+                else
+                        channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
         } else if (local->tmp_channel) {
                 chan = scan_chan = local->tmp_channel;
                 channel_type = local->tmp_channel_type;
@@ -151,7 +157,13 @@ int ieee80211_hw_config(struct ieee80211_local *local, u32 changed)
         offchannel_flag = local->hw.conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL;
         if (scan_chan) {
                 chan = scan_chan;
-                channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
+                /* If scanning on oper channel, use whatever channel-type
+                 * is currently in use.
+                 */
+                if (chan == local->oper_channel)
+                        channel_type = local->_oper_channel_type;
+                else
+                        channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
         } else if (local->tmp_channel) {
                 chan = scan_chan = local->tmp_channel;
                 channel_type = local->tmp_channel_type;