diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c index c7bbe5f0aae8..351eeaf16abe 100644 --- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c +++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c @@ -6231,7 +6231,7 @@ do { \ nl80211_check_s32); /* * Check HT operation mode based on - * IEEE 802.11 2012 8.4.2.59 HT Operation element. + * IEEE 802.11-2016 9.4.2.57 HT Operation element. */ if (tb[NL80211_MESHCONF_HT_OPMODE]) { ht_opmode = nla_get_u16(tb[NL80211_MESHCONF_HT_OPMODE]); @@ -6241,22 +6241,9 @@ do { \ IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_NON_HT_STA_PRSNT)) return -EINVAL; - if ((ht_opmode & IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_NON_GF_STA_PRSNT) && - (ht_opmode & IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_NON_HT_STA_PRSNT)) - return -EINVAL; + /* NON_HT_STA bit is reserved, but some programs set it */ + ht_opmode &= ~IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_NON_HT_STA_PRSNT; - switch (ht_opmode & IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_PROTECTION) { - case IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_PROTECTION_NONE: - case IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_PROTECTION_20MHZ: - if (ht_opmode & IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_NON_HT_STA_PRSNT) - return -EINVAL; - break; - case IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_PROTECTION_NONMEMBER: - case IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_PROTECTION_NONHT_MIXED: - if (!(ht_opmode & IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_NON_HT_STA_PRSNT)) - return -EINVAL; - break; - } cfg->ht_opmode = ht_opmode; mask |= (1 << (NL80211_MESHCONF_HT_OPMODE - 1)); }