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SubjectRe: [softmac-dev] [PATCH] ieee80211_rx_any: filter out packets, call ieee80211_rx or ieee80211_rx_mgt
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On Sun, 2006-01-22 at 14:04 +0200, Denis Vlasenko wrote:
> + hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr_4addr *)skb->data;:
> + fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_ctl);:
> +:
> + switch (fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) {:
> + case IEEE80211_FTYPE_MGMT:
> + ieee80211_rx_mgt(ieee, hdr, stats);:
> + return 0;:

Shouldn't you BSS-filter management packets too?

> + is_packet_for_us = 0;:
> + switch (ieee->iw_mode) {:
> + case IW_MODE_ADHOC:
> + /* promisc: get all */
> + if (ieee->dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC):
> + is_packet_for_us = 1;

And I still think BSS-filtering is correct even in the promisc case. Any
other opinions why either way is right or not? [I think we should filter
because upper layers won't know the packet wasn't for us if it was
broadcast in another BSSID]

johannes
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