patch "staging: vt6656: use ieee80211_tx_info to select packet type." added to staging-linus

This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled

staging: vt6656: use ieee80211_tx_info to select packet type.

to my staging git tree which can be found at
git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/staging.git
in the staging-linus branch.

The patch will show up in the next release of the linux-next tree (usually sometime within the next 24 hours during the week.)

The patch will hopefully also be merged in Linus's tree for the next -rc kernel release.

If you have any questions about this process, please let me know.

From: Malcolm Priestley <[email protected]>
Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2015 20:49:10 +0100
Subject: staging: vt6656: use ieee80211_tx_info to select packet type.

Information for packet type is in ieee80211_tx_info

band IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ for PK_TYPE_11A.

IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT via tx_rate flags selects PK_TYPE_11GB

This ensures that the packet is always the right type.

---
 drivers/staging/vt6656/rxtx.c | 14 +++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

index f6c2cf8590c4..5c589962a1e8 100644
@@ -805,10 +805,18 @@ int vnt_tx_packet(struct vnt_private *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		vnt_schedule_command(priv, WLAN_CMD_SETPOWER);
 	}
 
-	if (current_rate > RATE_11M)
-		pkt_type = priv->packet_type;
-	else
+	if (current_rate > RATE_11M) {
+		if (info->band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ) {
+			pkt_type = PK_TYPE_11A;
+		} else {
+			if (tx_rate->flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT)
+				pkt_type = PK_TYPE_11GB;
+			else
+				pkt_type = PK_TYPE_11GA;
+		}
+	} else {
 		pkt_type = PK_TYPE_11B;
+	}
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->lock, flags);
 

2.4.0