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r: 130152
b: refs/heads/master
c: 0c7dc45
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

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@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: a92a3ce72483d7f0902dff8a3be8cdcee215a37c
+refs/heads/master: 0c7dc45d21de6ae212b5ccb7cdff5beff795ccf0

trunk/net/wireless/reg.c

@@ -421,6 +421,31 @@ static u32 freq_max_bandwidth(const struct ieee80211_freq_range *freq_range,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * freq_in_rule_band - tells us if a frequency is in a frequency band
+ * @freq_range: frequency rule we want to query
+ * @freq_khz: frequency we are inquiring about
+ *
+ * This lets us know if a specific frequency rule is or is not relevant to
+ * a specific frequency's band. Bands are device specific and artificial
+ * definitions (the "2.4 GHz band" and the "5 GHz band"), however it is
+ * safe for now to assume that a frequency rule should not be part of a
+ * frequency's band if the start freq or end freq are off by more than 2 GHz.
+ * This resolution can be lowered and should be considered as we add
+ * regulatory rule support for other "bands".
+ **/
+static bool freq_in_rule_band(const struct ieee80211_freq_range *freq_range,
+	u32 freq_khz)
+{
+#define ONE_GHZ_IN_KHZ	1000000
+	if (abs(freq_khz - freq_range->start_freq_khz) <= (2 * ONE_GHZ_IN_KHZ))
+		return true;
+	if (abs(freq_khz - freq_range->end_freq_khz) <= (2 * ONE_GHZ_IN_KHZ))
+		return true;
+	return false;
+#undef ONE_GHZ_IN_KHZ
+}
+
 /* Converts a country IE to a regulatory domain. A regulatory domain
  * structure has a lot of information which the IE doesn't yet have,
  * so for the other values we use upper max values as we will intersect
@@ -748,12 +773,23 @@ static u32 map_regdom_flags(u32 rd_flags)
  * 	this value to the maximum allowed bandwidth.
  * @reg_rule: the regulatory rule which we have for this frequency
  *
- * Use this function to get the regulatory rule for a specific frequency.
+ * Use this function to get the regulatory rule for a specific frequency on
+ * a given wireless device. If the device has a specific regulatory domain
+ * it wants to follow we respect that unless a country IE has been received
+ * and processed already.
+ *
+ * Returns 0 if it was able to find a valid regulatory rule which does
+ * apply to the given center_freq otherwise it returns non-zero. It will
+ * also return -ERANGE if we determine the given center_freq does not even have
+ * a regulatory rule for a frequency range in the center_freq's band. See
+ * freq_in_rule_band() for our current definition of a band -- this is purely
+ * subjective and right now its 802.11 specific.
  */
 static int freq_reg_info(u32 center_freq, u32 *bandwidth,
 			 const struct ieee80211_reg_rule **reg_rule)
 {
 	int i;
+	bool band_rule_found = false;
 	u32 max_bandwidth = 0;
 
 	if (!cfg80211_regdomain)
@@ -767,14 +803,25 @@ static int freq_reg_info(u32 center_freq, u32 *bandwidth,
 		rr = &cfg80211_regdomain->reg_rules[i];
 		fr = &rr->freq_range;
 		pr = &rr->power_rule;
+
+		/* We only need to know if one frequency rule was
+		 * was in center_freq's band, that's enough, so lets
+		 * not overwrite it once found */
+		if (!band_rule_found)
+			band_rule_found = freq_in_rule_band(fr, center_freq);
+
 		max_bandwidth = freq_max_bandwidth(fr, center_freq);
+
 		if (max_bandwidth && *bandwidth <= max_bandwidth) {
 			*reg_rule = rr;
 			*bandwidth = max_bandwidth;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
 
+	if (!band_rule_found)
+		return -ERANGE;
+
 	return !max_bandwidth;
 }
 
@@ -799,8 +846,37 @@ static void handle_channel(struct wiphy *wiphy, enum ieee80211_band band,
 		&max_bandwidth, &reg_rule);
 
 	if (r) {
-		flags |= IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED;
-		chan->flags = flags;
+		/* This means no regulatory rule was found in the country IE
+		 * with a frequency range on the center_freq's band, since
+		 * IEEE-802.11 allows for a country IE to have a subset of the
+		 * regulatory information provided in a country we ignore
+		 * disabling the channel unless at least one reg rule was
+		 * found on the center_freq's band. For details see this
+		 * clarification:
+		 *
+		 * http://tinyurl.com/11d-clarification
+		 */
+		if (r == -ERANGE &&
+		    last_request->initiator == REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE) {
+#ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_REG_DEBUG
+			printk(KERN_DEBUG "cfg80211: Leaving channel %d MHz "
+				"intact on %s - no rule found in band on "
+				"Country IE\n",
+				chan->center_freq, wiphy_name(wiphy));
+#endif
+		} else {
+		/* In this case we know the country IE has at least one reg rule
+		 * for the band so we respect its band definitions */
+#ifdef CONFIG_CFG80211_REG_DEBUG
+			if (last_request->initiator == REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE)
+				printk(KERN_DEBUG "cfg80211: Disabling "
+					"channel %d MHz on %s due to "
+					"Country IE\n",
+					chan->center_freq, wiphy_name(wiphy));
+#endif
+			flags |= IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED;
+			chan->flags = flags;
+		}
 		return;
 	}