1 files changed, 22 insertions, 7 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c
index e3b1b6e8776..a2f005703c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/mac.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ int carl9170_set_dyn_sifs_ack(struct ar9170 *ar)
 	if (conf_is_ht40(&ar->hw->conf))
 		val = 0x010a;
 	else {
-		if (ar->hw->conf.channel->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ)
+		if (ar->hw->conf.chandef.chan->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ)
 			val = 0x105;
 		else
 			val = 0x104;
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ int carl9170_set_rts_cts_rate(struct ar9170 *ar)
 		rts_rate = 0x1da;
 		cts_rate = 0x10a;
 	} else {
-		if (ar->hw->conf.channel->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ) {
+		if (ar->hw->conf.chandef.chan->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ) {
 			/* 11 mbit CCK */
 			rts_rate = 033;
 			cts_rate = 003;
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ int carl9170_set_slot_time(struct ar9170 *ar)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if ((ar->hw->conf.channel->band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ) ||
+	if ((ar->hw->conf.chandef.chan->band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ) ||
 	    vif->bss_conf.use_short_slot)
 		slottime = 9;
 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ int carl9170_set_mac_rates(struct ar9170 *ar)
 	basic |= (vif->bss_conf.basic_rates & 0xff0) << 4;
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	if (ar->hw->conf.channel->band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)
+	if (ar->hw->conf.chandef.chan->band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)
 		mandatory = 0xff00; /* OFDM 6/9/12/18/24/36/48/54 */
 	else
 		mandatory = 0xff0f; /* OFDM (6/9../54) + CCK (1/2/5.5/11) */
@@ -343,7 +343,24 @@ int carl9170_set_operating_mode(struct ar9170 *ar)
 			break;
 		}
 	} else {
-		mac_addr = NULL;
+		/*
+		 * Enable monitor mode
+		 *
+		 * rx_ctrl |= AR9170_MAC_RX_CTRL_ACK_IN_SNIFFER;
+		 * sniffer |= AR9170_MAC_SNIFFER_ENABLE_PROMISC;
+		 *
+		 * When the hardware is in SNIFFER_PROMISC mode,
+		 * it generates spurious ACKs for every incoming
+		 * frame. This confuses every peer in the
+		 * vicinity and the network throughput will suffer
+		 * badly.
+		 *
+		 * Hence, the hardware will be put into station
+		 * mode and just the rx filters are disabled.
+		 */
+		cam_mode |= AR9170_MAC_CAM_STA;
+		rx_ctrl |= AR9170_MAC_RX_CTRL_PASS_TO_HOST;
+		mac_addr = common->macaddr;
 		bssid = NULL;
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
@@ -355,8 +372,6 @@ int carl9170_set_operating_mode(struct ar9170 *ar)
 		enc_mode |= AR9170_MAC_ENCRYPTION_RX_SOFTWARE;
 
 	if (ar->sniffer_enabled) {
-		rx_ctrl |= AR9170_MAC_RX_CTRL_ACK_IN_SNIFFER;
-		sniffer |= AR9170_MAC_SNIFFER_ENABLE_PROMISC;
 		enc_mode |= AR9170_MAC_ENCRYPTION_RX_SOFTWARE;
 	}