Re: [PATCH] mac80211: do not alter injected seq numbers

[Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de>]

On Thursday 22 May 2008 21:03:01 Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Thu, 2008-05-22 at 20:52 +0200, Stefanik G=E1bor wrote:
> > On Thu, May 22, 2008 at 8:34 PM, Johannes Berg
> > <johannes@sipsolutions.net> wrote:
> > >> >> This does not work, since we use injection for other types of
> > >> >>  frames. For example management frames from hostapd. We don't=
 want
> > >> >>  (and can't) make hostapd keep track of sequence numbers.
> > >> >> You'll have to contact radiotap people and add a flag for thi=
s.
> > >> >>  This would also solve the hardware counter problem then.
> > >
> > >> The flag is IEEE80211_TX_INJECTED. Here is a new patch, for the
> > >> current wireless-testing:
> > >
> > > Reorder the two blocks and you have your answer. NO.
> > >
> > > johannes
> > >
> >=20
> > Hmm, shouldn't this version fix the hostap and other non-monitor-mo=
de cases?
>=20
> No, because hostapd uses monitor interfaces. Give up, it doesn't work
> without an extra radiotap flag.

Well, don't give up, but please contact the radiotap people for adding =
such
a flag to the header. That's really the only way to go.
There are more flags to be added, like we-are-not-interested-in-acks.

--=20
Greetings Michael.
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