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authorJavier Cardona <javier@cozybit.com>2010-12-16 17:37:49 -0800
committerJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>2010-12-20 14:46:57 -0500
commitc80d545da3f7c0e534ccd4a780f322f80a92cff1 (patch)
treeedd5c51676b4677fc1a0b2fc692ffe97df863f25 /net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
parentmac80211: Rename mesh_params to mesh_config to prepare for mesh_setup (diff)
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mac80211: Let userspace enable and configure vendor specific path selection.
Userspace will now be allowed to toggle between the default path selection algorithm (HWMP, implemented in the kernel), and a vendor specific alternative. Also in the same patch, allow userspace to add information elements to mesh beacons. This is accordance with the Extensible Path Selection Framework specified in version 7.0 of the 802.11s draft. Signed-off-by: Javier Cardona <javier@cozybit.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Diffstat (limited to 'net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c')
-rw-r--r--net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c3
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
index 1c91f0f3c307..44b53931ba5e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ static int mesh_plink_frame_tx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
enum plink_frame_type action, u8 *da, __le16 llid, __le16 plid,
__le16 reason) {
struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
- struct sk_buff *skb = dev_alloc_skb(local->hw.extra_tx_headroom + 400);
+ struct sk_buff *skb = dev_alloc_skb(local->hw.extra_tx_headroom + 400 +
+ sdata->u.mesh.vendor_ie_len);
struct ieee80211_mgmt *mgmt;
bool include_plid = false;
static const u8 meshpeeringproto[] = { 0x00, 0x0F, 0xAC, 0x2A };