From: Jiri Benc Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 17:34:40 +0000 (+0200) Subject: [PATCH] ieee80211: don't flood log with errors X-Git-Url: https://git.karo-electronics.de/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=aec41a0d02342fc9e3b6bb278eae50fa29f04d1f;p=linux-beck.git [PATCH] ieee80211: don't flood log with errors The "ieee80211: Workaround malformed 802.11 frames from AP" patch (see http://kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6.git;a=commit;h=f09fc44d8c25f22c4d985bb93857338ed02feac6 ) fixes the problem with some buggy APs but also converts debug message into an error one. This floods the log with errors when you are near such AP (you get a message for every beacon). This patch reverts the error message back to the debug one. Signed-off-by: Jiri Benc Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- diff --git a/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c b/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c index 770704183a1b..2759312a4204 100644 --- a/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c +++ b/net/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c @@ -1078,12 +1078,12 @@ static int ieee80211_parse_info_param(struct ieee80211_info_element while (length >= sizeof(*info_element)) { if (sizeof(*info_element) + info_element->len > length) { - IEEE80211_ERROR("Info elem: parse failed: " - "info_element->len + 2 > left : " - "info_element->len+2=%zd left=%d, id=%d.\n", - info_element->len + - sizeof(*info_element), - length, info_element->id); + IEEE80211_DEBUG_MGMT("Info elem: parse failed: " + "info_element->len + 2 > left : " + "info_element->len+2=%zd left=%d, id=%d.\n", + info_element->len + + sizeof(*info_element), + length, info_element->id); /* We stop processing but don't return an error here * because some misbehaviour APs break this rule. ie. * Orinoco AP1000. */