2 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187.h b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187.h
index 3afb49f8866a..8961901b5c04 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187.h
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ struct rtl8187_priv {
         struct usb_device *udev;
         u32 rx_conf;
         u16 txpwr_base;
+        u16 seqno;
         u8 asic_rev;
         u8 is_rtl8187b;
         enum {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187_dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187_dev.c
index d3067b1216ca..7ff03aca2518 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187_dev.c
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ static int rtl8187_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
         struct rtl8187_priv *priv = dev->priv;
         struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+        struct ieee80211_hdr *ieee80211hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
         unsigned int ep;
         void *buf;
         struct urb *urb;
@@ -234,6 +235,20 @@ static int rtl8187_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
                         ep = epmap[skb_get_queue_mapping(skb)];
         }
 
+        /* FIXME: The sequence that follows is needed for this driver to
+         * work with mac80211 since "mac80211: fix TX sequence numbers".
+         * As with the temporary code in rt2x00, changes will be needed
+         * to get proper sequence numbers on beacons. In addition, this
+         * patch places the sequence number in the hardware state, which
+         * limits us to a single virtual state.
+         */
+        if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_ASSIGN_SEQ) {
+                if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_FIRST_FRAGMENT)
+                        priv->seqno += 0x10;
+                ieee80211hdr->seq_ctrl &= cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_SCTL_FRAG);
+                ieee80211hdr->seq_ctrl |= cpu_to_le16(priv->seqno);
+        }
+
         info->driver_data[0] = dev;
         info->driver_data[1] = urb;