patch for the linux kernel 4.13-rc3 IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_MLME_CONN_TX

[tibaldiamos]

tibaldi@debian910:~/Desktop/linux-4.13-rc3/net/mac80211$ file mlme.c
mlme.c: C source, ASCII text
tibaldi@debian910:~/Desktop/linux-4.13-rc3/net/mac80211$

   my proposed patch for the 4.13-rc3 kernel is the following - Amos 
Tibaldi www.amostibaldi.it

static int ieee80211_auth(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
{
    struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
    struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
    struct ieee80211_mgd_auth_data *auth_data = ifmgd->auth_data;
    u32 tx_flags = 0;
    u16 trans = 1;
    u16 status = 0;

    sdata_assert_lock(sdata);

    if (WARN_ON_ONCE(!auth_data))
            return -EINVAL;

    auth_data->tries++;

    if(auth_data->tries > IEEE80211_AUTH_MAX_TRIES) {
        sdata_info(sdata, "authentication with %pM timed out\n",
                   auth_data->bss->bssid);
                   /*
                    * Most likely AP is not in the range so remove the
                    * bss struct for that AP.
                    */
                   cfg80211_unlink_bss(local->hw.wiphy, auth_data->bss);

                   return -ETIMEDOUT;
    }

    drv_mgd_prepare_tx(local, sdata);

    sdata_info(sdata, "send auth to %pM (try %d/%d)\n",
               auth_data->bss->bssid, auth_data->tries,
               IEEE80211_AUTH_MAX_TRIES);

    auth_data->expected_transaction = 2;

    if (auth_data->algorithm == WLAN_AUTH_SAE) {
        trans = auth_data->sae_trans;
        status = auth_data->sae_status;
        auth_data->expected_transaction = trans;
    }

    if (ieee80211_hw_check(&local->hw, REPORTS_TX_ACK_STATUS))
            tx_flags = IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS | 
(IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_MLME_CONN_TX &&
(!(IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS)));

    ieee80211_send_auth(sdata, trans, auth_data->algorithm, status,
                        auth_data->data, auth_data->data_len,
                        auth_data->bss->bssid,
                        auth_data->bss->bssid, NULL, 0, 0,
                        tx_flags);

    if (tx_flags == 0) {
            auth_data->timeout = jiffies + IEEE80211_AUTH_TIMEOUT;
            auth_data->timeout_started = true;
            run_again(sdata, auth_data->timeout);
    } else {
            auth_data->timeout =
                    round_jiffies_up(jiffies + 
IEEE80211_AUTH_TIMEOUT_LONG);
            auth_data->timeout_started = true;
            run_again(sdata, auth_data->timeout);
    }

    return 0;
}

static int ieee80211_do_assoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
{