[PATCH v2] mac80211: send association event on IBSS create

[Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>]

=EF=BB=BFOtherwise userspace has no idea the IBSS creation succeeded.

Signed-off-by: Dan Williams <dcbw@redhat.com>
-------------

John, please apply to 2.6.26 and later.

Stable: applicable to 2.6.24 and 2.6.25 as well.  File used to be calle=
d
net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c and diff should still apply with minor
fixup to the second hunk.

diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index c220bed..73c66e0 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -2348,6 +2348,7 @@ static int ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct net_dev=
ice *dev,
 	u8 *pos;
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
+	union iwreq_data wrqu;
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 	sband =3D local->hw.wiphy->bands[local->hw.conf.channel->band];
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@@ -2491,6 +2492,10 @@ static int ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct net_de=
vice *dev,
 	ifsta->state =3D IEEE80211_IBSS_JOINED;
 	mod_timer(&ifsta->timer, jiffies + IEEE80211_IBSS_MERGE_INTERVAL);
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+	memset(&wrqu, 0, sizeof(wrqu));
+	memcpy(wrqu.ap_addr.sa_data, bss->bssid, ETH_ALEN);
+	wireless_send_event(dev, SIOCGIWAP, &wrqu, NULL);
+
 	return res;
 }
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