mac80211: Allow scanning on existing channel-type.

Previous code set the channel type to NO_HT, but it
appears that NO_HT packets can be sent on any channel
type, so we do not need to change the channel type
as long as the channel is correct.

Signed-off-by: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

net/mac80211/main.c

@@ -112,7 +112,13 @@ bool ieee80211_cfg_on_oper_channel(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	/* This logic needs to match logic in ieee80211_hw_config */
 	if (local->scan_channel) {
 		chan = local->scan_channel;
-		channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
+		/* If scanning on oper channel, use whatever channel-type
+		 * is currently in use.
+		 */
+		if (chan == local->oper_channel)
+			channel_type = local->_oper_channel_type;
+		else
+			channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
 	} else if (local->tmp_channel) {
 		chan = scan_chan = local->tmp_channel;
 		channel_type = local->tmp_channel_type;
@@ -151,7 +157,13 @@ int ieee80211_hw_config(struct ieee80211_local *local, u32 changed)
 	offchannel_flag = local->hw.conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_OFFCHANNEL;
 	if (scan_chan) {
 		chan = scan_chan;
-		channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
+		/* If scanning on oper channel, use whatever channel-type
+		 * is currently in use.
+		 */
+		if (chan == local->oper_channel)
+			channel_type = local->_oper_channel_type;
+		else
+			channel_type = NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT;
 	} else if (local->tmp_channel) {
 		chan = scan_chan = local->tmp_channel;
 		channel_type = local->tmp_channel_type;

net/mac80211/scan.c

@@ -517,8 +517,7 @@ static void ieee80211_scan_state_decision(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 
 	if (ieee80211_cfg_on_oper_channel(local)) {
 		/* We're currently on operating channel. */
-		if ((next_chan == local->oper_channel) &&
-		    (local->_oper_channel_type == NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT))
+		if (next_chan == local->oper_channel)
 			/* We don't need to move off of operating channel. */
 			local->next_scan_state = SCAN_SET_CHANNEL;
 		else
@@ -620,8 +619,7 @@ static void ieee80211_scan_state_set_channel(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	local->scan_channel = chan;
 
 	/* Only call hw-config if we really need to change channels. */
-	if ((chan != local->hw.conf.channel) ||
-	    (local->hw.conf.channel_type != NL80211_CHAN_NO_HT))
+	if (chan != local->hw.conf.channel)
 		if (ieee80211_hw_config(local, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_CHANNEL))
 			skip = 1;