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authorFelix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>2018-01-17 12:32:22 +0100
committerFelix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>2018-01-17 12:32:48 +0100
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ath9k: discard undersized packets
Sometimes the hardware will push small packets that trigger a WARN_ON in mac80211. Discard them early to avoid this issue. Reported-by: Stijn Tintel <stijn@linux-ipv6.be> Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
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+From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
+Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2018 11:11:17 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] ath9k: discard undersized packets
+
+Sometimes the hardware will push small packets that trigger a WARN_ON
+in mac80211. Discard them early to avoid this issue.
+
+Reported-by: Stijn Tintel <stijn@linux-ipv6.be>
+Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
+---
+
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+@@ -826,9 +826,9 @@ static int ath9k_rx_skb_preprocess(struc
+ sc->rx.discard_next = false;
+
+ /*
+- * Discard zero-length packets.
++ * Discard zero-length packets and packets smaller than an ACK
+ */
+- if (!rx_stats->rs_datalen) {
++ if (rx_stats->rs_datalen < 10) {
+ RX_STAT_INC(rx_len_err);
+ goto corrupt;
+ }