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-rw-r--r--net/wireless/scan.c18
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/net/wireless/scan.c b/net/wireless/scan.c
index 9233910..834e0d1 100644
--- a/net/wireless/scan.c
+++ b/net/wireless/scan.c
@@ -450,10 +450,16 @@ static int cmp_hidden_bss(struct cfg80211_bss *a, struct cfg80211_bss *b)
b->information_elements,
b->len_information_elements);
- /* Key comparator must use same algorithm in any rb-tree
+ /*
+ * Key comparator must use same algorithm in any rb-tree
* search function (order is important), otherwise ordering
* of items in the tree is broken and search gives incorrect
- * results. This code uses same order as cmp_ies() does. */
+ * results. This code uses same order as cmp_ies() does.
+ *
+ * Note that due to the differring behaviour with hidden SSIDs
+ * this function only works when "b" is the tree element and
+ * "a" is the key we're looking for.
+ */
/* sort missing IE before (left of) present IE */
if (!ie1)
@@ -469,10 +475,14 @@ static int cmp_hidden_bss(struct cfg80211_bss *a, struct cfg80211_bss *b)
if (ie1[1] != ie2[1])
return ie2[1] - ie1[1];
- /* zeroed SSID ie is another indication of a hidden bss */
+ /*
+ * zeroed SSID ie is another indication of a hidden bss;
+ * if it isn't zeroed just return the regular sort value
+ * to find the next candidate
+ */
for (i = 0; i < ie2[1]; i++)
if (ie2[i + 2])
- return -1;
+ return memcmp(ie1 + 2, ie2 + 2, ie1[1]);
return 0;
}
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