Re: [PATCH v1 1/2] ath9k: fix ath_get_rate_txpower() to respect the rate list end tag

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Tue Apr 12 2022 - 09:21:43 EST


Peter Seiderer <ps.report@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Stop reading (and copying) from ieee80211_tx_rate to ath_tx_info.rates
> after list end tag (count == 0, idx < 0), prevents copying of garbage
> to card registers.
>
> Note: no need to write to the remaining ath_tx_info.rates entries
> as the complete ath_tx_info struct is already initialized to zero from
> both call sites.
>
> Signed-off-by: Peter Seiderer <ps.report@xxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@xxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

24584d4f0afc ath9k: fix ath_get_rate_txpower() to respect the rate list end tag

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