Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6

1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
index 8ebf5c33955d..f14deb0c8514 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1211rw/zd_mac.c
@@ -987,12 +987,13 @@ static void zd_op_configure_filter(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
         changed_flags &= SUPPORTED_FIF_FLAGS;
         *new_flags &= SUPPORTED_FIF_FLAGS;
 
-        /* changed_flags is always populated but this driver
-         * doesn't support all FIF flags so its possible we don't
-         * need to do anything */
-        if (!changed_flags)
-                return;
-
+        /*
+         * If multicast parameter (as returned by zd_op_prepare_multicast)
+         * has changed, no bit in changed_flags is set. To handle this
+         * situation, we do not return if changed_flags is 0. If we do so,
+         * we will have some issue with IPv6 which uses multicast for link
+         * layer address resolution.
+         */
         if (*new_flags & (FIF_PROMISC_IN_BSS | FIF_ALLMULTI))
                 zd_mc_add_all(&hash);