openwrt/package/madwifi/patches/448-beacon_handling_fixes.patch

--- a/ath/if_ath.c
+++ b/ath/if_ath.c
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(ieee80211_debug, "Load-
  * and use the higher bits as the index of the VAP.
  */
 #define ATH_SET_VAP_BSSID_MASK(bssid_mask)				\
-	((bssid_mask)[0] &= ~(((ath_maxvaps-1) << 2) | 0x02))
+	((bssid_mask)[0] &= ~(((ATH_MAXVAPS_MAX-1) << 2) | 0x02))
 #define ATH_GET_VAP_ID(bssid)                   ((bssid)[0] >> 2)
 #define ATH_SET_VAP_BSSID(bssid, id)					\
 		do {							\
@@ -604,8 +604,8 @@ ath_attach(u_int16_t devid, struct net_d
 
 	/* Allocate space for dynamically determined maximum VAP count */
 	sc->sc_bslot = 
-		kmalloc(ath_maxvaps * sizeof(struct ieee80211vap*), GFP_KERNEL);
-	memset(sc->sc_bslot, 0, ath_maxvaps * sizeof(struct ieee80211vap*));
+		kmalloc(ATH_MAXVAPS_MAX * sizeof(struct ieee80211vap*), GFP_KERNEL);
+	memset(sc->sc_bslot, 0, ATH_MAXVAPS_MAX * sizeof(struct ieee80211vap*));
 
 	/*
 	 * Cache line size is used to size and align various
@@ -1349,11 +1349,8 @@ ath_vap_create(struct ieee80211com *ic, 
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (sc->sc_nvaps >= ath_maxvaps) {
-		EPRINTF(sc, "Too many virtual APs (%d already exist).\n", 
-				sc->sc_nvaps);
-		return NULL;
-	}
+	if ((sc->sc_nvaps >= ath_maxvaps) && (ath_maxvaps < ATH_MAXVAPS_MAX))
+		ath_maxvaps++;
 
 	dev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct ath_vap) + sc->sc_rc->arc_vap_space);
 	if (dev == NULL) {
@@ -1451,11 +1448,11 @@ ath_vap_create(struct ieee80211com *ic, 
 		/* Assign the VAP to a beacon xmit slot.  As
 		 * above, this cannot fail to find one. */
 		avp->av_bslot = 0;
-		for (slot = 0; slot < ath_maxvaps; slot++)
+		for (slot = 0; slot < ATH_MAXVAPS_MAX; slot++)
 			if (sc->sc_bslot[slot] == NULL) {
 				/* XXX: Hack, space out slots to better
 				 * deal with misses. */
-				if (slot + 1 < ath_maxvaps &&
+				if (slot + 1 < ATH_MAXVAPS_DEFAULT &&
 				    sc->sc_bslot[slot+1] == NULL) {
 					avp->av_bslot = slot + 1;
 					break;
@@ -1463,11 +1460,16 @@ ath_vap_create(struct ieee80211com *ic, 
 				avp->av_bslot = slot;
 				/* NB: keep looking for a double slot */
 			}
-		KASSERT(sc->sc_bslot[avp->av_bslot] == NULL,
-			("beacon slot %u not empty?", avp->av_bslot));
+
+		/* No beacon slot found? */
+		if (sc->sc_bslot[avp->av_bslot]) {
+			free_netdev(dev);
+			return NULL;
+		}
 		sc->sc_bslot[avp->av_bslot] = vap;
 		sc->sc_nbcnvaps++;
 
+#if 0
 		if ((opmode == IEEE80211_M_HOSTAP) && (sc->sc_hastsfadd)) {
 			/*
 			 * Multiple VAPs are to transmit beacons and we
@@ -1485,6 +1487,9 @@ ath_vap_create(struct ieee80211com *ic, 
 				sc->sc_stagbeacons = 1;
 			}
 		}
+#else
+		sc->sc_stagbeacons = sc->sc_hastsfadd;
+#endif
 		DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_BEACON, "sc->sc_stagbeacons %sabled\n", 
 				(sc->sc_stagbeacons ? "en" : "dis"));
 	}
@@ -4968,7 +4973,7 @@ ath_beacon_alloc_internal(struct ath_sof
 		 * has a timestamp in one beacon interval while the
 		 * others get a timestamp aligned to the next interval.
 		 */
-		tuadjust = (ni->ni_intval * (ath_maxvaps - avp->av_bslot)) / ath_maxvaps;
+		tuadjust = (ni->ni_intval * (ATH_MAXVAPS_DEFAULT - avp->av_bslot)) / ATH_MAXVAPS_DEFAULT;
 		tsfadjust = cpu_to_le64(tuadjust << 10);	/* TU->TSF */
 
 		DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_BEACON,
@@ -5358,21 +5363,40 @@ ath_beacon_send(struct ath_softc *sc, in
 	 */
 	if (sc->sc_stagbeacons) {		/* staggered beacons */
 		struct ieee80211com *ic = &sc->sc_ic;
+		u_int32_t *bflink = NULL;
 		u_int32_t tsftu;
 
 		tsftu = hw_tsf >> 10; /* NB: 64 -> 32: See note far above. */
-		slot = ((tsftu % ic->ic_lintval) * ath_maxvaps) / ic->ic_lintval;
-		vap = sc->sc_bslot[(slot + 1) % ath_maxvaps];
+		slot = ((tsftu % ic->ic_lintval) * ATH_MAXVAPS_DEFAULT) / ic->ic_lintval;
 		DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_BEACON_PROC,
 			"Slot %d [tsf %llu tsftu %llu intval %u] vap %p\n",
 			slot, (unsigned long long)hw_tsf, 
 			(unsigned long long)tsftu, ic->ic_lintval, vap);
 		bfaddr = 0;
-		if (vap != NULL) {
+		while (slot < ATH_MAXVAPS_MAX) {
+			vap = sc->sc_bslot[slot];
+			if (vap == NULL)
+				goto next;
+
 			bf = ath_beacon_generate(sc, vap, needmark);
-			if (bf != NULL)
+			if (bf == NULL)
+				break;
+
+			if (bflink != NULL)
+#ifdef AH_NEED_DESC_SWAP
+				*bflink = cpu_to_le32(bf->bf_daddr);
+#else
+				*bflink = bf->bf_daddr;
+#endif
+			else
 				bfaddr = bf->bf_daddr;
+
+			bflink = &bf->bf_desc->ds_link;
+next:
+			slot += ATH_MAXVAPS_DEFAULT;
 		}
+		if (bflink != NULL)
+			*bflink = 0;		/* link of last frame */
 	} else {				/* burst'd beacons */
 		u_int32_t *bflink = NULL;
 
@@ -5567,7 +5591,7 @@ ath_beacon_config(struct ath_softc *sc, 
 		/* NB: the beacon interval is kept internally in TUs */
 		intval = ic->ic_lintval & HAL_BEACON_PERIOD;
 		if (sc->sc_stagbeacons)
-			intval /= ath_maxvaps;	/* for staggered beacons */
+			intval /= ATH_MAXVAPS_DEFAULT;	/* for staggered beacons */
 		if ((sc->sc_nostabeacons) &&
 		    (vap->iv_opmode == IEEE80211_M_HOSTAP))
 			reset_tsf = 1;
@@ -5889,7 +5913,7 @@ ath_desc_alloc(struct ath_softc *sc)
 
 	/* XXX allocate beacon state together with VAP */
 	error = ath_descdma_setup(sc, &sc->sc_bdma, &sc->sc_bbuf,
-			"beacon", ath_maxvaps, 1);
+			"beacon", ATH_MAXVAPS_MAX, 1);
 	if (error != 0) {
 		ath_descdma_cleanup(sc, &sc->sc_txdma, &sc->sc_txbuf,
 			BUS_DMA_TODEVICE);