libertas: separate mesh connectivity from that of the main interface
The transmit and receive traffic as soon as the mesh interface is
brought up.
Test case 1: Bring up only the mesh interface and ping. No need for
any iwconfig commands on the main interface.
$ ifconfig msh0 192.168.5.3
$ iwconfig msh0 channel X
$ ping 192.168.5.2
If ping succeeds, PASS
Test case 2: Associate with the main interface, and turn off AP. Mesh
interface should not lose connectivity.
$ iwconfig eth0 mode managed essid "my_ssid"
$ ifconfig msh0 192.168.5.3
$ ping 192.168.5.2
<turn off access point>
If ping continues uninterrupted, PASS
This feature requires firmware version 5.110.19.p0 or newer, available
here: http://dev.laptop.org/pub/firmware/libertas/
Signed-off-by: Ashish Shukla <ashishs@marvell.com>
Signed-off-by: Javier Cardona <javier@cozybit.com>
Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.c b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.c
index 57fe5f6..2231a65 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/wext.c
@@ -154,7 +154,8 @@
{
lbs_deb_enter(LBS_DEB_WEXT);
- if (adapter->connect_status != LBS_CONNECTED)
+ if ((adapter->connect_status != LBS_CONNECTED) &&
+ (adapter->mesh_connect_status != LBS_CONNECTED))
memcpy(rates, lbs_bg_rates, MAX_RATES);
else
memcpy(rates, adapter->curbssparams.rates, MAX_RATES);
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@
/* Use nickname to indicate that mesh is on */
- if (adapter->connect_status == LBS_CONNECTED) {
+ if (adapter->mesh_connect_status == LBS_CONNECTED) {
strncpy(extra, "Mesh", 12);
extra[12] = '\0';
dwrq->length = strlen(extra);
@@ -589,7 +590,8 @@
range->num_frequency = 0;
if (priv->adapter->enable11d &&
- adapter->connect_status == LBS_CONNECTED) {
+ (adapter->connect_status == LBS_CONNECTED ||
+ adapter->mesh_connect_status == LBS_CONNECTED)) {
u8 chan_no;
u8 band;
@@ -827,7 +829,8 @@
priv->wstats.status = adapter->mode;
/* If we're not associated, all quality values are meaningless */
- if (adapter->connect_status != LBS_CONNECTED)
+ if ((adapter->connect_status != LBS_CONNECTED) &&
+ (adapter->mesh_connect_status != LBS_CONNECTED))
goto out;
/* Quality by RSSI */