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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c14
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c
index fa4d1b8..2d9eee9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/dvm/mac80211.c
@@ -1354,6 +1354,20 @@ static int iwlagn_mac_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
vif_priv->ctx = ctx;
ctx->vif = vif;
+ /*
+ * In SNIFFER device type, the firmware reports the FCS to
+ * the host, rather than snipping it off. Unfortunately,
+ * mac80211 doesn't (yet) provide a per-packet flag for
+ * this, so that we have to set the hardware flag based
+ * on the interfaces added. As the monitor interface can
+ * only be present by itself, and will be removed before
+ * other interfaces are added, this is safe.
+ */
+ if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR)
+ priv->hw->flags |= IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS;
+ else
+ priv->hw->flags &= ~IEEE80211_HW_RX_INCLUDES_FCS;
+
err = iwl_setup_interface(priv, ctx);
if (!err || reset)
goto out;
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