1 files changed, 17 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
index 00f0d4f71897..27edb2b5581a 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_wx.c
@@ -27,7 +27,8 @@
 #include "ieee80211softmac_priv.h"
 
 #include <net/iw_handler.h>
-
+/* for is_broadcast_ether_addr and is_zero_ether_addr */
+#include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 
 int
 ieee80211softmac_wx_trigger_scan(struct net_device *net_dev,
@@ -83,7 +84,6 @@ ieee80211softmac_wx_set_essid(struct net_device *net_dev,
                         sm->associnfo.static_essid = 1;
                 }
         }
-        sm->associnfo.scan_retry = IEEE80211SOFTMAC_ASSOC_SCAN_RETRY_LIMIT;
 
         /* set our requested ESSID length.
          * If applicable, we have already copied the data in */
@@ -310,8 +310,6 @@ ieee80211softmac_wx_set_wap(struct net_device *net_dev,
                             char *extra)
 {
         struct ieee80211softmac_device *mac = ieee80211_priv(net_dev);
-        static const unsigned char any[] = {0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff};
-        static const unsigned char off[] = {0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00, 0x00};
         unsigned long flags;
 
         /* sanity check */
@@ -320,10 +318,17 @@ ieee80211softmac_wx_set_wap(struct net_device *net_dev,
         }
 
         spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
-        if (!memcmp(any, data->ap_addr.sa_data, ETH_ALEN) ||
-            !memcmp(off, data->ap_addr.sa_data, ETH_ALEN)) {
-                schedule_work(&mac->associnfo.work);
-                goto out;
+        if (is_broadcast_ether_addr(data->ap_addr.sa_data)) {
+                /* the bssid we have is not to be fixed any longer,
+                 * and we should reassociate to the best AP. */
+                mac->associnfo.bssfixed = 0;
+                /* force reassociation */
+                mac->associnfo.bssvalid = 0;
+                if (mac->associated)
+                        schedule_work(&mac->associnfo.work);
+        } else if (is_zero_ether_addr(data->ap_addr.sa_data)) {
+                /* the bssid we have is no longer fixed */
+                mac->associnfo.bssfixed = 0;
         } else {
                 if (!memcmp(mac->associnfo.bssid, data->ap_addr.sa_data, ETH_ALEN)) {
                         if (mac->associnfo.associating || mac->associated) {
@@ -333,12 +338,14 @@ ieee80211softmac_wx_set_wap(struct net_device *net_dev,
                 } else {
                         /* copy new value in data->ap_addr.sa_data to bssid */
                         memcpy(mac->associnfo.bssid, data->ap_addr.sa_data, ETH_ALEN);
-                }       
+                }
+                /* tell the other code that this bssid should be used no matter what */
+                mac->associnfo.bssfixed = 1;
                 /* queue associate if new bssid or (old one again and not associated) */
                 schedule_work(&mac->associnfo.work);
         }
 
-out:
+ out:
         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
         return 0;
 }