3 files changed, 35 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_assoc.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_assoc.c
index 4498023841dc..fb79ce7d6439 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_assoc.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_assoc.c
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ network_matches_request(struct ieee80211softmac_device *mac, struct ieee80211_ne
         if (!we_support_all_basic_rates(mac, net->rates_ex, net->rates_ex_len))
                 return 0;
 
+        /* assume that users know what they're doing ...
+         * (note we don't let them select a net we're incompatible with) */
+        if (mac->associnfo.bssfixed) {
+                return !memcmp(mac->associnfo.bssid, net->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+        }
+
         /* if 'ANY' network requested, take any that doesn't have privacy enabled */
         if (mac->associnfo.req_essid.len == 0 
             && !(net->capability & WLAN_CAPABILITY_PRIVACY))
@@ -176,7 +182,7 @@ ieee80211softmac_assoc_work(void *d)
                 ieee80211softmac_disassoc(mac, WLAN_REASON_DISASSOC_STA_HAS_LEFT);
 
         /* try to find the requested network in our list, if we found one already */
-        if (mac->associnfo.bssvalid)
+        if (mac->associnfo.bssvalid || mac->associnfo.bssfixed)
                 found = ieee80211softmac_get_network_by_bssid(mac, mac->associnfo.bssid);       
         
         /* Search the ieee80211 networks for this network if we didn't find it by bssid,
@@ -241,19 +247,25 @@ ieee80211softmac_assoc_work(void *d)
                         if (ieee80211softmac_start_scan(mac))
                                 dprintk(KERN_INFO PFX "Associate: failed to initiate scan. Is device up?\n");
                         return;
-                }
-                else {
+                } else {
                         spin_lock_irqsave(&mac->lock, flags);
                         mac->associnfo.associating = 0;
                         mac->associated = 0;
                         spin_unlock_irqrestore(&mac->lock, flags);
 
                         dprintk(KERN_INFO PFX "Unable to find matching network after scan!\n");
+                        /* reset the retry counter for the next user request since we
+                         * break out and don't reschedule ourselves after this point. */
+                        mac->associnfo.scan_retry = IEEE80211SOFTMAC_ASSOC_SCAN_RETRY_LIMIT;
                         ieee80211softmac_call_events(mac, IEEE80211SOFTMAC_EVENT_ASSOCIATE_NET_NOT_FOUND, NULL);
                         return;
                 }
         }
-        
+
+        /* reset the retry counter for the next user request since we
+         * now found a net and will try to associate to it, but not
+         * schedule this function again. */
+        mac->associnfo.scan_retry = IEEE80211SOFTMAC_ASSOC_SCAN_RETRY_LIMIT;
         mac->associnfo.bssvalid = 1;
         memcpy(mac->associnfo.bssid, found->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
         /* copy the ESSID for displaying it */
diff --git a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c
index 60f06a31f0d1..be83bdc1644a 100644
--- a/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c
+++ b/net/ieee80211/softmac/ieee80211softmac_module.c
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ struct net_device *alloc_ieee80211softmac(int sizeof_priv)
         softmac->ieee->handle_disassoc = ieee80211softmac_handle_disassoc;
         softmac->scaninfo = NULL;
 
+        softmac->associnfo.scan_retry = IEEE80211SOFTMAC_ASSOC_SCAN_RETRY_LIMIT;
+
         /* TODO: initialise all the other callbacks in the ieee struct
          *       (once they're written)
          */
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;
 }