[PATCH] mac80211: don't allow scanning in monitor mode

zd1211rw gets confused when the user asks for a scan when the device is in monitor mode. This patch tightens up the SIWSCAN handler to deny the scan under these conditions. Signed-off-by: Daniel Drake <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Jiri Benc <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <[email protected]>
kyagi · Aug 6, 2007 · f27b62d · f27b62d
1 parent ba9b07d
commit f27b62d
Showing 1 changed file with 13 additions and 6 deletions.
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
@@ -697,17 +697,24 @@ static int ieee80211_ioctl_siwscan(struct net_device *dev,
 	if (!netif_running(dev))
 		return -ENETDOWN;
 
-	if (local->scan_flags & IEEE80211_SCAN_MATCH_SSID) {
-		if (sdata->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA ||
-		    sdata->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_IBSS) {
+	switch (sdata->type) {
+	case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_STA:
+	case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_IBSS:
+		if (local->scan_flags & IEEE80211_SCAN_MATCH_SSID) {
 			ssid = sdata->u.sta.ssid;
 			ssid_len = sdata->u.sta.ssid_len;
-		} else if (sdata->type == IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP) {
+		}
+		break;
+	case IEEE80211_IF_TYPE_AP:
+		if (local->scan_flags & IEEE80211_SCAN_MATCH_SSID) {
 			ssid = sdata->u.ap.ssid;
 			ssid_len = sdata->u.ap.ssid_len;
-		} else
-			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
 	}
+
 	return ieee80211_sta_req_scan(dev, ssid, ssid_len);
 }