From 0ef6e49b75d0d64d5deab890c72d19fe86488f73 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:01:52 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] [MAC80211]: remove IEEE80211_HW_HOST_GEN_BEACON flag
The flag is never checked because drivers can simply call
ieee80211_beacon_get() regardless of setting this flag.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Acked-by: Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
---
include/net/mac80211.h | 15 +++++++--------
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 233444b46d9af..e635ca41a0df1 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -463,14 +463,13 @@ struct ieee80211_hw {
/* TODO: frame_type 802.11/802.3, sw_encryption requirements */
- /* Some wireless LAN chipsets generate beacons in the hardware/firmware
- * and others rely on host generated beacons. This option is used to
- * configure the upper layer IEEE 802.11 module to generate beacons.
- * The low-level driver can use ieee80211_beacon_get() to fetch the
- * next beacon frame. */
-#define IEEE80211_HW_HOST_GEN_BEACON (1<<0)
-
- /* The device needs to be supplied with a beacon template only. */
+/* hole at 0 */
+
+ /*
+ * The device only needs to be supplied with a beacon template.
+ * If you need the host to generate each beacon then don't use
+ * this flag and use ieee80211_beacon_get().
+ */
#define IEEE80211_HW_HOST_GEN_BEACON_TEMPLATE (1<<1)
/* Some devices handle decryption internally and do not
--
2.30.2