openwrt-xburst/package/mac80211/patches/550-ath9k_mmic_verify.patch

--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c
@@ -814,16 +814,19 @@ static bool ath9k_rx_accept(struct ath_c
 			    struct ath_rx_status *rx_stats,
 			    bool *decrypt_error)
 {
-#define is_mc_or_valid_tkip_keyix ((is_mc ||			\
-		(rx_stats->rs_keyix != ATH9K_RXKEYIX_INVALID && \
-		test_bit(rx_stats->rs_keyix, common->tkip_keymap))))
-
+	bool is_mc, is_valid_tkip, strip_mic, mic_error = false;
 	struct ath_hw *ah = common->ah;
 	__le16 fc;
 	u8 rx_status_len = ah->caps.rx_status_len;
 
 	fc = hdr->frame_control;
 
+	is_mc = !!is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1);
+	is_valid_tkip = rx_stats->rs_keyix != ATH9K_RXKEYIX_INVALID &&
+		test_bit(rx_stats->rs_keyix, common->tkip_keymap);
+	strip_mic = is_valid_tkip && !(rx_stats->rs_status &
+		(ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT | ATH9K_RXERR_CRC | ATH9K_RXERR_MIC));
+
 	if (!rx_stats->rs_datalen)
 		return false;
         /*
@@ -850,25 +853,9 @@ static bool ath9k_rx_accept(struct ath_c
 		if (rx_stats->rs_status & ATH9K_RXERR_PHY)
 			return false;
 
-		if (rx_stats->rs_status & ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT) {
+		if (rx_stats->rs_status & ATH9K_RXERR_DECRYPT)
 			*decrypt_error = true;
-		} else if (rx_stats->rs_status & ATH9K_RXERR_MIC) {
-			bool is_mc;
-			/*
-			 * The MIC error bit is only valid if the frame
-			 * is not a control frame or fragment, and it was
-			 * decrypted using a valid TKIP key.
-			 */
-			is_mc = !!is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1);
 
-			if (!ieee80211_is_ctl(fc) &&
-			    !ieee80211_has_morefrags(fc) &&
-			    !(le16_to_cpu(hdr->seq_ctrl) & IEEE80211_SCTL_FRAG) &&
-			    is_mc_or_valid_tkip_keyix)
-				rxs->flag |= RX_FLAG_MMIC_ERROR;
-			else
-				rx_stats->rs_status &= ~ATH9K_RXERR_MIC;
-		}
 		/*
 		 * Reject error frames with the exception of
 		 * decryption and MIC failures. For monitor mode,
@@ -886,6 +873,18 @@ static bool ath9k_rx_accept(struct ath_c
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	/*
+	 * For unicast frames the MIC error bit can have false positives,
+	 * so all MIC error reports need to be validated in software.
+	 * False negatives are not common, so skip software verification
+	 * if the hardware considers the MIC valid.
+	 */
+	if (strip_mic)
+		rxs->flag |= RX_FLAG_MMIC_STRIPPED;
+	else if (is_mc && mic_error)
+		rxs->flag |= RX_FLAG_MMIC_ERROR;
+
 	return true;
 }
 
@@ -1940,6 +1939,9 @@ int ath_rx_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc,
 			sc->rx.rxotherant = 0;
 		}
 
+		if (rxs->flag & RX_FLAG_MMIC_STRIPPED)
+			skb_trim(skb, skb->len - 8);
+
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&sc->sc_pm_lock, flags);
 
 		if ((sc->ps_flags & (PS_WAIT_FOR_BEACON |