diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
index ce3141f07f3562341c763e74ff2bfa3d556b530f..ad186e134decb5da24d816887d1aadf3b6dd058d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
@@ -2957,13 +2957,6 @@ static int iwl4965_mac_config_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
return rc;
}
- if ((priv->iw_mode == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) &&
- (!conf->ssid_len)) {
- IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211
- ("Leaving in AP mode because HostAPD is not ready.\n");
- return 0;
- }
-
if (!iwl_is_alive(priv))
return -EAGAIN;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
index 0c2d778a9ff73aa43693a3cc2399311724adea1a..47881be9ba44bcd57650be8b78b6e0ac1a0d4f80 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c
@@ -6743,13 +6743,6 @@ static int iwl3945_mac_config_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
/* XXX: this MUST use conf->mac_addr */
- if ((priv->iw_mode == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) &&
- (!conf->ssid_len)) {
- IWL_DEBUG_MAC80211
- ("Leaving in AP mode because HostAPD is not ready.\n");
- return 0;
- }
-
if (!iwl3945_is_alive(priv))
return -EAGAIN;
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 0b983bed3829bda243c68a8e5ade585c92f806df..af2ec6f9beb910e93410800ef66a809141c39a08 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -616,14 +616,12 @@ struct ieee80211_if_init_conf {
* enum ieee80211_if_conf_change - interface config change flags
*
* @IEEE80211_IFCC_BSSID: The BSSID changed.
- * @IEEE80211_IFCC_SSID: The SSID changed.
* @IEEE80211_IFCC_BEACON: The beacon for this interface changed
* (currently AP and MESH only), use ieee80211_beacon_get().
*/
enum ieee80211_if_conf_change {
IEEE80211_IFCC_BSSID = BIT(0),
- IEEE80211_IFCC_SSID = BIT(1),
- IEEE80211_IFCC_BEACON = BIT(2),
+ IEEE80211_IFCC_BEACON = BIT(1),
};
/**
@@ -631,11 +629,6 @@ enum ieee80211_if_conf_change {
*
* @changed: parameters that have changed, see &enum ieee80211_if_conf_change.
* @bssid: BSSID of the network we are associated to/creating.
- * @ssid: used (together with @ssid_len) by drivers for hardware that
- * generate beacons independently. The pointer is valid only during the
- * config_interface() call, so copy the value somewhere if you need
- * it.
- * @ssid_len: length of the @ssid field.
*
* This structure is passed to the config_interface() callback of
* &struct ieee80211_hw.
@@ -643,8 +636,6 @@ enum ieee80211_if_conf_change {
struct ieee80211_if_conf {
u32 changed;
u8 *bssid;
- u8 *ssid;
- size_t ssid_len;
};
/**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 2c91108e3901d1c89e751e018f7894cf93b93bdd..155a20410017661e60436712019f0b114a5abf83 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -212,9 +212,6 @@ struct ieee80211_if_ap {
struct list_head vlans;
- u8 ssid[IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN];
- size_t ssid_len;
-
/* yes, this looks ugly, but guarantees that we can later use
* bitmap_empty :)
* NB: don't touch this bitmap, use sta_info_{set,clear}_tim_bit */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c
index fa0cc7a1e6b4b7146356cc49fab39733dac463f8..d631dc96c3231a0de2f9ed9ad36329edc330e687 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/main.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/main.c
@@ -171,19 +171,13 @@ int ieee80211_if_config(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, u32 changed)
conf.changed = changed;
if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION ||
- sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) {
+ sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC)
conf.bssid = sdata->u.sta.bssid;
- conf.ssid = sdata->u.sta.ssid;
- conf.ssid_len = sdata->u.sta.ssid_len;
- } else if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
+ else if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
conf.bssid = sdata->dev->dev_addr;
- conf.ssid = sdata->u.ap.ssid;
- conf.ssid_len = sdata->u.ap.ssid_len;
- } else if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif)) {
+ else if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif)) {
u8 zero[ETH_ALEN] = { 0 };
conf.bssid = zero;
- conf.ssid = zero;
- conf.ssid_len = 0;
} else {
WARN_ON(1);
return -EINVAL;
@@ -192,9 +186,6 @@ int ieee80211_if_config(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, u32 changed)
if (WARN_ON(!conf.bssid && (changed & IEEE80211_IFCC_BSSID)))
return -EINVAL;
- if (WARN_ON(!conf.ssid && (changed & IEEE80211_IFCC_SSID)))
- return -EINVAL;
-
return local->ops->config_interface(local_to_hw(local),
&sdata->vif, &conf);
}
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 9e6c75abc92200bdad6b216bb18d54f8e39d7b39..708eb4502ed7307959cde48a0816b660b11aac7b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -2416,7 +2416,6 @@ void ieee80211_sta_req_auth(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
int ieee80211_sta_set_ssid(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, char *ssid, size_t len)
{
struct ieee80211_if_sta *ifsta;
- int res;
if (len > IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -2428,19 +2427,6 @@ int ieee80211_sta_set_ssid(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, char *ssid, size
memcpy(ifsta->ssid, ssid, len);
ifsta->ssid_len = len;
ifsta->flags &= ~IEEE80211_STA_PREV_BSSID_SET;
-
- res = 0;
- /*
- * Hack! MLME code needs to be cleaned up to have different
- * entry points for configuration and internal selection change
- */
- if (netif_running(sdata->dev))
- res = ieee80211_if_config(sdata, IEEE80211_IFCC_SSID);
- if (res) {
- printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: Failed to config new SSID to "
- "the low-level driver\n", sdata->dev->name);
- return res;
- }
}
if (len)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/wext.c b/net/mac80211/wext.c
index 231cab57351f11b9b4674b6a401955902d66f973..63f36e9d1af8714f82ea8f6d9ba503ad5c9179d4 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wext.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wext.c
@@ -407,13 +407,6 @@ static int ieee80211_ioctl_siwessid(struct net_device *dev,
return 0;
}
- if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
- memcpy(sdata->u.ap.ssid, ssid, len);
- memset(sdata->u.ap.ssid + len, 0,
- IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN - len);
- sdata->u.ap.ssid_len = len;
- return ieee80211_if_config(sdata, IEEE80211_IFCC_SSID);
- }
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
}
@@ -437,15 +430,6 @@ static int ieee80211_ioctl_giwessid(struct net_device *dev,
return res;
}
- if (sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
- len = sdata->u.ap.ssid_len;
- if (len > IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE)
- len = IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE;
- memcpy(ssid, sdata->u.ap.ssid, len);
- data->length = len;
- data->flags = 1;
- return 0;
- }
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
}