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-rw-r--r--include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h3
-rw-r--r--net/mac80211/mesh.c3
-rw-r--r--net/wireless/nl80211.c2
3 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
index 68b294e83944..2dcf9bba317c 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/nl80211.h
@@ -3092,7 +3092,8 @@ enum nl80211_mesh_power_mode {
*
* @NL80211_MESHCONF_PLINK_TIMEOUT: If no tx activity is seen from a STA we've
* established peering with for longer than this time (in seconds), then
- * remove it from the STA's list of peers. Default is 30 minutes.
+ * remove it from the STA's list of peers. You may set this to 0 to disable
+ * the removal of the STA. Default is 30 minutes.
*
* @__NL80211_MESHCONF_ATTR_AFTER_LAST: internal use
*/
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 0c8b2a77d312..acf441ff9f4a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -574,7 +574,8 @@ static void ieee80211_mesh_housekeeping(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh = &sdata->u.mesh;
u32 changed;
- ieee80211_sta_expire(sdata, ifmsh->mshcfg.plink_timeout * HZ);
+ if (ifmsh->mshcfg.plink_timeout > 0)
+ ieee80211_sta_expire(sdata, ifmsh->mshcfg.plink_timeout * HZ);
mesh_path_expire(sdata);
changed = mesh_accept_plinks_update(sdata);
diff --git a/net/wireless/nl80211.c b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
index d78fd8b54515..9c6e23ede5b2 100644
--- a/net/wireless/nl80211.c
+++ b/net/wireless/nl80211.c
@@ -5265,7 +5265,7 @@ do { \
FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET(tb, cfg, dot11MeshAwakeWindowDuration,
0, 65535, mask,
NL80211_MESHCONF_AWAKE_WINDOW, nla_get_u16);
- FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET(tb, cfg, plink_timeout, 1, 0xffffffff,
+ FILL_IN_MESH_PARAM_IF_SET(tb, cfg, plink_timeout, 0, 0xffffffff,
mask, NL80211_MESHCONF_PLINK_TIMEOUT,
nla_get_u32);
if (mask_out)