[PATCH 3.16.y-ckt 106/126] mac80211: ensure we don't update tx power on a non-running sdata

[Luis Henriques]

3.16.7-ckt22 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@xxxxxxxxx>

commit 5ad11b50fda1306b5317124f97f0a7a4c022b022 upstream.

We can't update the Tx power on the device unless it is
running.

This fixes https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=101521.

Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
[ luis: backported to 3.16: adjusted context ]
Signed-off-by: Luis Henriques <luis.henriques@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 net/mac80211/iface.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/mac80211/iface.c b/net/mac80211/iface.c
index 0af1778345b8..da555f878db7 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/iface.c
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ bool __ieee80211_recalc_txpower(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 
 void ieee80211_recalc_txpower(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
-	if (__ieee80211_recalc_txpower(sdata))
+	if (__ieee80211_recalc_txpower(sdata) ||
+	    ieee80211_sdata_running(sdata))
 		ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_TXPOWER);
 }
 
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/