[PATCH] mac80211_hwsim: initialize ieee80211_tx_info at hw_scan_work

[PATCH] mac80211_hwsim: initialize ieee80211_tx_info at hw_scan_work

[JaeMan Park]

In mac80211_hwsim, the probe_req frame is created and sent while
scanning. It is sent with ieee80211_tx_info which is not initialized.
Uninitialized ieee80211_tx_info can cause problems when using
mac80211_hwsim with wmediumd. wmediumd checks the tx_rates field of
ieee80211_tx_info and doesn't relay probe_req frame to other clients
even if it is a broadcasting message.

Call ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() to initialize ieee80211_tx_info for
the probe_req that is created by hw_scan_work in mac80211_hwsim.

Signed-off-by: JaeMan Park <jaeman@google.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
index 0307a6677907..95f1e4899231 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
@@ -2336,6 +2336,13 @@ static void hw_scan_work(struct work_struct *work)
 			if (req->ie_len)
 				skb_put_data(probe, req->ie, req->ie_len);
 
+			if (!ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb(hwsim->hw,
+						      hwsim->hw_scan_vif,
+						      probe,
+						      hwsim->tmp_chan->band,
+						      NULL))
+				continue;
+
 			local_bh_disable();
 			mac80211_hwsim_tx_frame(hwsim->hw, probe,
 						hwsim->tmp_chan);
-- 
2.34.1.703.g22d0c6ccf7-goog

Re: [PATCH] mac80211_hwsim: initialize ieee80211_tx_info at hw_scan_work

[JaeMan Park]

Hello,

Gentle ping on this patch.

On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 3:03 PM JaeMan Park <jaeman@google.com> wrote:
>
> In mac80211_hwsim, the probe_req frame is created and sent while
> scanning. It is sent with ieee80211_tx_info which is not initialized.
> Uninitialized ieee80211_tx_info can cause problems when using
> mac80211_hwsim with wmediumd. wmediumd checks the tx_rates field of
> ieee80211_tx_info and doesn't relay probe_req frame to other clients
> even if it is a broadcasting message.
>
> Call ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() to initialize ieee80211_tx_info for
> the probe_req that is created by hw_scan_work in mac80211_hwsim.
>
> Signed-off-by: JaeMan Park <jaeman@google.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c | 7 +++++++
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
> index 0307a6677907..95f1e4899231 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/mac80211_hwsim.c
> @@ -2336,6 +2336,13 @@ static void hw_scan_work(struct work_struct *work)
>                         if (req->ie_len)
>                                 skb_put_data(probe, req->ie, req->ie_len);
>
> +                       if (!ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb(hwsim->hw,
> +                                                     hwsim->hw_scan_vif,
> +                                                     probe,
> +                                                     hwsim->tmp_chan->band,
> +                                                     NULL))
> +                               continue;
> +
>                         local_bh_disable();
>                         mac80211_hwsim_tx_frame(hwsim->hw, probe,
>                                                 hwsim->tmp_chan);
> --
> 2.34.1.703.g22d0c6ccf7-goog
>

Thanks,
JaeMan