2 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 54a2a1db98a3..87743e47a05f 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -2492,6 +2492,13 @@ int ieee80211_sta_set_extra_ie(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 {
         struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
 
+        if (len == 0 && ifmgd->extra_ie_len == 0)
+                return -EALREADY;
+
+        if (len == ifmgd->extra_ie_len && ifmgd->extra_ie &&
+            memcmp(ifmgd->extra_ie, ie, len) == 0)
+                return -EALREADY;
+
         kfree(ifmgd->extra_ie);
         if (len == 0) {
                 ifmgd->extra_ie = NULL;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wext.c b/net/mac80211/wext.c
index c14394744a9c..a01154e127f0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wext.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wext.c
@@ -37,12 +37,13 @@ static int ieee80211_ioctl_siwgenie(struct net_device *dev,
 
         if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) {
                 int ret = ieee80211_sta_set_extra_ie(sdata, extra, data->length);
-                if (ret)
+                if (ret && ret != -EALREADY)
                         return ret;
                 sdata->u.mgd.flags &= ~IEEE80211_STA_AUTO_BSSID_SEL;
                 sdata->u.mgd.flags &= ~IEEE80211_STA_EXT_SME;
                 sdata->u.mgd.flags &= ~IEEE80211_STA_CONTROL_PORT;
-                ieee80211_sta_req_auth(sdata);
+                if (ret != -EALREADY)
+                        ieee80211_sta_req_auth(sdata);
                 return 0;
         }