mac80211: Drop DS Channel PARAM in directed probe

Do not send DS Channel parameter for directed probe requests
in order to maximize the chance that we get a response.  Some
badly-behaved APs don't respond when this parameter is included.
Signed-off-by: Paul Stewart <pstew@chromium.org>
Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h

@@ -1350,10 +1350,12 @@ int ieee80211_build_preq_ies(struct ieee80211_local *local, u8 *buffer,
 struct sk_buff *ieee80211_build_probe_req(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 					  u8 *dst,
 					  const u8 *ssid, size_t ssid_len,
-					  const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len);
+					  const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len,
+					  bool directed);
 void ieee80211_send_probe_req(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, u8 *dst,
 			      const u8 *ssid, size_t ssid_len,
-			      const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len);
+			      const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len,
+			      bool directed);
 
 void ieee80211_sta_def_wmm_params(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 				  const size_t supp_rates_len,

net/mac80211/mlme.c

@@ -1204,7 +1204,8 @@ static void ieee80211_mgd_probe_ap_send(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 		ieee80211_send_nullfunc(sdata->local, sdata, 0);
 	} else {
 		ssid = ieee80211_bss_get_ie(ifmgd->associated, WLAN_EID_SSID);
-		ieee80211_send_probe_req(sdata, dst, ssid + 2, ssid[1], NULL, 0);
+		ieee80211_send_probe_req(sdata, dst, ssid + 2, ssid[1], NULL, 0,
+					 true);
 	}
 
 	ifmgd->probe_send_count++;
@@ -1289,7 +1290,7 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_ap_probereq_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	ssid = ieee80211_bss_get_ie(ifmgd->associated, WLAN_EID_SSID);
 	skb = ieee80211_build_probe_req(sdata, ifmgd->associated->bssid,
-					ssid + 2, ssid[1], NULL, 0);
+					ssid + 2, ssid[1], NULL, 0, true);
 
 	return skb;
 }

net/mac80211/scan.c

@@ -659,7 +659,8 @@ static void ieee80211_scan_state_send_probe(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 			sdata, NULL,
 			local->scan_req->ssids[i].ssid,
 			local->scan_req->ssids[i].ssid_len,
-			local->scan_req->ie, local->scan_req->ie_len);
+			local->scan_req->ie, local->scan_req->ie_len,
+			false);
 
 	/*
 	 * After sending probe requests, wait for probe responses

net/mac80211/util.c

@@ -1018,7 +1018,8 @@ int ieee80211_build_preq_ies(struct ieee80211_local *local, u8 *buffer,
 struct sk_buff *ieee80211_build_probe_req(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 					  u8 *dst,
 					  const u8 *ssid, size_t ssid_len,
-					  const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len)
+					  const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len,
+					  bool directed)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
@@ -1035,8 +1036,16 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_build_probe_req(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	chan = ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(
-		local->hw.conf.channel->center_freq);
+	/*
+	 * Do not send DS Channel parameter for directed probe requests
+	 * in order to maximize the chance that we get a response.  Some
+	 * badly-behaved APs don't respond when this parameter is included.
+	 */
+	if (directed)
+		chan = 0;
+	else
+		chan = ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(
+			local->hw.conf.channel->center_freq);
 
 	buf_len = ieee80211_build_preq_ies(local, buf, ie, ie_len,
 					   local->hw.conf.channel->band,
@@ -1062,11 +1071,13 @@ struct sk_buff *ieee80211_build_probe_req(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 void ieee80211_send_probe_req(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, u8 *dst,
 			      const u8 *ssid, size_t ssid_len,
-			      const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len)
+			      const u8 *ie, size_t ie_len,
+			      bool directed)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 
-	skb = ieee80211_build_probe_req(sdata, dst, ssid, ssid_len, ie, ie_len);
+	skb = ieee80211_build_probe_req(sdata, dst, ssid, ssid_len, ie, ie_len,
+					directed);
 	if (skb)
 		ieee80211_tx_skb(sdata, skb);
 }

net/mac80211/work.c

@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ ieee80211_direct_probe(struct ieee80211_work *wk)
 	 * will not answer to direct packet in unassociated state.
 	 */
 	ieee80211_send_probe_req(sdata, NULL, wk->probe_auth.ssid,
-				 wk->probe_auth.ssid_len, NULL, 0);
+				 wk->probe_auth.ssid_len, NULL, 0, true);
 
 	wk->timeout = jiffies + IEEE80211_AUTH_TIMEOUT;
 	run_again(local, wk->timeout);