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[kvmfornfv.git] / kernel / drivers / net / wireless / mwifiex / scan.c
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+/*
+ * Marvell Wireless LAN device driver: scan ioctl and command handling
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) 2011-2014, Marvell International Ltd.
+ *
+ * This software file (the "File") is distributed by Marvell International
+ * Ltd. under the terms of the GNU General Public License Version 2, June 1991
+ * (the "License").  You may use, redistribute and/or modify this File in
+ * accordance with the terms and conditions of the License, a copy of which
+ * is available by writing to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA or on the
+ * worldwide web at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/old-licenses/gpl-2.0.txt.
+ *
+ * THE FILE IS DISTRIBUTED AS-IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, AND THE
+ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
+ * ARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED.  The License provides additional details about
+ * this warranty disclaimer.
+ */
+
+#include "decl.h"
+#include "ioctl.h"
+#include "util.h"
+#include "fw.h"
+#include "main.h"
+#include "11n.h"
+#include "cfg80211.h"
+
+/* The maximum number of channels the firmware can scan per command */
+#define MWIFIEX_MAX_CHANNELS_PER_SPECIFIC_SCAN   14
+
+#define MWIFIEX_DEF_CHANNELS_PER_SCAN_CMD      4
+
+/* Memory needed to store a max sized Channel List TLV for a firmware scan */
+#define CHAN_TLV_MAX_SIZE  (sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header)         \
+                               + (MWIFIEX_MAX_CHANNELS_PER_SPECIFIC_SCAN     \
+                               *sizeof(struct mwifiex_chan_scan_param_set)))
+
+/* Memory needed to store supported rate */
+#define RATE_TLV_MAX_SIZE   (sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_rates_param_set) \
+                               + HOSTCMD_SUPPORTED_RATES)
+
+/* Memory needed to store a max number/size WildCard SSID TLV for a firmware
+       scan */
+#define WILDCARD_SSID_TLV_MAX_SIZE  \
+       (MWIFIEX_MAX_SSID_LIST_LENGTH *                                 \
+               (sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_wildcard_ssid_params)   \
+                       + IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN))
+
+/* Maximum memory needed for a mwifiex_scan_cmd_config with all TLVs at max */
+#define MAX_SCAN_CFG_ALLOC (sizeof(struct mwifiex_scan_cmd_config)        \
+                               + sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_num_probes)   \
+                               + sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_htcap)       \
+                               + CHAN_TLV_MAX_SIZE                 \
+                               + RATE_TLV_MAX_SIZE                 \
+                               + WILDCARD_SSID_TLV_MAX_SIZE)
+
+
+union mwifiex_scan_cmd_config_tlv {
+       /* Scan configuration (variable length) */
+       struct mwifiex_scan_cmd_config config;
+       /* Max allocated block */
+       u8 config_alloc_buf[MAX_SCAN_CFG_ALLOC];
+};
+
+enum cipher_suite {
+       CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP,
+       CIPHER_SUITE_CCMP,
+       CIPHER_SUITE_MAX
+};
+static u8 mwifiex_wpa_oui[CIPHER_SUITE_MAX][4] = {
+       { 0x00, 0x50, 0xf2, 0x02 },     /* TKIP */
+       { 0x00, 0x50, 0xf2, 0x04 },     /* AES  */
+};
+static u8 mwifiex_rsn_oui[CIPHER_SUITE_MAX][4] = {
+       { 0x00, 0x0f, 0xac, 0x02 },     /* TKIP */
+       { 0x00, 0x0f, 0xac, 0x04 },     /* AES  */
+};
+
+/*
+ * This function parses a given IE for a given OUI.
+ *
+ * This is used to parse a WPA/RSN IE to find if it has
+ * a given oui in PTK.
+ */
+static u8
+mwifiex_search_oui_in_ie(struct ie_body *iebody, u8 *oui)
+{
+       u8 count;
+
+       count = iebody->ptk_cnt[0];
+
+       /* There could be multiple OUIs for PTK hence
+          1) Take the length.
+          2) Check all the OUIs for AES.
+          3) If one of them is AES then pass success. */
+       while (count) {
+               if (!memcmp(iebody->ptk_body, oui, sizeof(iebody->ptk_body)))
+                       return MWIFIEX_OUI_PRESENT;
+
+               --count;
+               if (count)
+                       iebody = (struct ie_body *) ((u8 *) iebody +
+                                               sizeof(iebody->ptk_body));
+       }
+
+       pr_debug("info: %s: OUI is not found in PTK\n", __func__);
+       return MWIFIEX_OUI_NOT_PRESENT;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function checks if a given OUI is present in a RSN IE.
+ *
+ * The function first checks if a RSN IE is present or not in the
+ * BSS descriptor. It tries to locate the OUI only if such an IE is
+ * present.
+ */
+static u8
+mwifiex_is_rsn_oui_present(struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc, u32 cipher)
+{
+       u8 *oui;
+       struct ie_body *iebody;
+       u8 ret = MWIFIEX_OUI_NOT_PRESENT;
+
+       if (((bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie) && ((*(bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie)).
+                                       ieee_hdr.element_id == WLAN_EID_RSN))) {
+               iebody = (struct ie_body *)
+                        (((u8 *) bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie->data) +
+                         RSN_GTK_OUI_OFFSET);
+               oui = &mwifiex_rsn_oui[cipher][0];
+               ret = mwifiex_search_oui_in_ie(iebody, oui);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
+       }
+       return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function checks if a given OUI is present in a WPA IE.
+ *
+ * The function first checks if a WPA IE is present or not in the
+ * BSS descriptor. It tries to locate the OUI only if such an IE is
+ * present.
+ */
+static u8
+mwifiex_is_wpa_oui_present(struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc, u32 cipher)
+{
+       u8 *oui;
+       struct ie_body *iebody;
+       u8 ret = MWIFIEX_OUI_NOT_PRESENT;
+
+       if (((bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie) &&
+            ((*(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie)).vend_hdr.element_id ==
+             WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC))) {
+               iebody = (struct ie_body *) bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie->data;
+               oui = &mwifiex_wpa_oui[cipher][0];
+               ret = mwifiex_search_oui_in_ie(iebody, oui);
+               if (ret)
+                       return ret;
+       }
+       return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function compares two SSIDs and checks if they match.
+ */
+s32
+mwifiex_ssid_cmp(struct cfg80211_ssid *ssid1, struct cfg80211_ssid *ssid2)
+{
+       if (!ssid1 || !ssid2 || (ssid1->ssid_len != ssid2->ssid_len))
+               return -1;
+       return memcmp(ssid1->ssid, ssid2->ssid, ssid1->ssid_len);
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function checks if wapi is enabled in driver and scanned network is
+ * compatible with it.
+ */
+static bool
+mwifiex_is_bss_wapi(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                   struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc)
+{
+       if (priv->sec_info.wapi_enabled &&
+           (bss_desc->bcn_wapi_ie &&
+            ((*(bss_desc->bcn_wapi_ie)).ieee_hdr.element_id ==
+                       WLAN_EID_BSS_AC_ACCESS_DELAY))) {
+               return true;
+       }
+       return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function checks if driver is configured with no security mode and
+ * scanned network is compatible with it.
+ */
+static bool
+mwifiex_is_bss_no_sec(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                     struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc)
+{
+       if (!priv->sec_info.wep_enabled && !priv->sec_info.wpa_enabled &&
+           !priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled && ((!bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie) ||
+               ((*(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie)).vend_hdr.element_id !=
+                WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC)) &&
+           ((!bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie) ||
+               ((*(bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie)).ieee_hdr.element_id !=
+                WLAN_EID_RSN)) &&
+           !priv->sec_info.encryption_mode && !bss_desc->privacy) {
+               return true;
+       }
+       return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function checks if static WEP is enabled in driver and scanned network
+ * is compatible with it.
+ */
+static bool
+mwifiex_is_bss_static_wep(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                         struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc)
+{
+       if (priv->sec_info.wep_enabled && !priv->sec_info.wpa_enabled &&
+           !priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled && bss_desc->privacy) {
+               return true;
+       }
+       return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function checks if wpa is enabled in driver and scanned network is
+ * compatible with it.
+ */
+static bool
+mwifiex_is_bss_wpa(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                  struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc)
+{
+       if (!priv->sec_info.wep_enabled && priv->sec_info.wpa_enabled &&
+           !priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled && ((bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie) &&
+           ((*(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie)).
+            vend_hdr.element_id == WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC))
+          /*
+           * Privacy bit may NOT be set in some APs like
+           * LinkSys WRT54G && bss_desc->privacy
+           */
+        ) {
+               dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev, "info: %s: WPA:"
+                       " wpa_ie=%#x wpa2_ie=%#x WEP=%s WPA=%s WPA2=%s "
+                       "EncMode=%#x privacy=%#x\n", __func__,
+                       (bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie) ?
+                       (*(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie)).
+                       vend_hdr.element_id : 0,
+                       (bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie) ?
+                       (*(bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie)).
+                       ieee_hdr.element_id : 0,
+                       (priv->sec_info.wep_enabled) ? "e" : "d",
+                       (priv->sec_info.wpa_enabled) ? "e" : "d",
+                       (priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled) ? "e" : "d",
+                       priv->sec_info.encryption_mode,
+                       bss_desc->privacy);
+               return true;
+       }
+       return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function checks if wpa2 is enabled in driver and scanned network is
+ * compatible with it.
+ */
+static bool
+mwifiex_is_bss_wpa2(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                   struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc)
+{
+       if (!priv->sec_info.wep_enabled &&
+           !priv->sec_info.wpa_enabled &&
+           priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled &&
+           ((bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie) &&
+            ((*(bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie)).ieee_hdr.element_id == WLAN_EID_RSN))) {
+               /*
+                * Privacy bit may NOT be set in some APs like
+                * LinkSys WRT54G && bss_desc->privacy
+                */
+               dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev, "info: %s: WPA2: "
+                       " wpa_ie=%#x wpa2_ie=%#x WEP=%s WPA=%s WPA2=%s "
+                       "EncMode=%#x privacy=%#x\n", __func__,
+                       (bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie) ?
+                       (*(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie)).
+                       vend_hdr.element_id : 0,
+                       (bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie) ?
+                       (*(bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie)).
+                       ieee_hdr.element_id : 0,
+                       (priv->sec_info.wep_enabled) ? "e" : "d",
+                       (priv->sec_info.wpa_enabled) ? "e" : "d",
+                       (priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled) ? "e" : "d",
+                       priv->sec_info.encryption_mode,
+                       bss_desc->privacy);
+               return true;
+       }
+       return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function checks if adhoc AES is enabled in driver and scanned network is
+ * compatible with it.
+ */
+static bool
+mwifiex_is_bss_adhoc_aes(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                        struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc)
+{
+       if (!priv->sec_info.wep_enabled && !priv->sec_info.wpa_enabled &&
+           !priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled &&
+           ((!bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie) ||
+            ((*(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie)).
+             vend_hdr.element_id != WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC)) &&
+           ((!bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie) ||
+            ((*(bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie)).ieee_hdr.element_id != WLAN_EID_RSN)) &&
+           !priv->sec_info.encryption_mode && bss_desc->privacy) {
+               return true;
+       }
+       return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function checks if dynamic WEP is enabled in driver and scanned network
+ * is compatible with it.
+ */
+static bool
+mwifiex_is_bss_dynamic_wep(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                          struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc)
+{
+       if (!priv->sec_info.wep_enabled && !priv->sec_info.wpa_enabled &&
+           !priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled &&
+           ((!bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie) ||
+            ((*(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie)).
+             vend_hdr.element_id != WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC)) &&
+           ((!bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie) ||
+            ((*(bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie)).ieee_hdr.element_id != WLAN_EID_RSN)) &&
+           priv->sec_info.encryption_mode && bss_desc->privacy) {
+               dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev, "info: %s: dynamic "
+                       "WEP: wpa_ie=%#x wpa2_ie=%#x "
+                       "EncMode=%#x privacy=%#x\n",
+                       __func__,
+                       (bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie) ?
+                       (*(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie)).
+                       vend_hdr.element_id : 0,
+                       (bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie) ?
+                       (*(bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie)).
+                       ieee_hdr.element_id : 0,
+                       priv->sec_info.encryption_mode,
+                       bss_desc->privacy);
+               return true;
+       }
+       return false;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function checks if a scanned network is compatible with the driver
+ * settings.
+ *
+ *   WEP     WPA    WPA2   ad-hoc encrypt                  Network
+ * enabled enabled enabled  AES    mode   Privacy WPA WPA2 Compatible
+ *    0       0       0      0     NONE      0     0   0   yes No security
+ *    0       1       0      0      x        1x    1   x   yes WPA (disable
+ *                                                         HT if no AES)
+ *    0       0       1      0      x        1x    x   1   yes WPA2 (disable
+ *                                                         HT if no AES)
+ *    0       0       0      1     NONE      1     0   0   yes Ad-hoc AES
+ *    1       0       0      0     NONE      1     0   0   yes Static WEP
+ *                                                         (disable HT)
+ *    0       0       0      0    !=NONE     1     0   0   yes Dynamic WEP
+ *
+ * Compatibility is not matched while roaming, except for mode.
+ */
+static s32
+mwifiex_is_network_compatible(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                             struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc, u32 mode)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+
+       bss_desc->disable_11n = false;
+
+       /* Don't check for compatibility if roaming */
+       if (priv->media_connected &&
+           (priv->bss_mode == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) &&
+           (bss_desc->bss_mode == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION))
+               return 0;
+
+       if (priv->wps.session_enable) {
+               dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
+                       "info: return success directly in WPS period\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if (bss_desc->chan_sw_ie_present) {
+               dev_err(adapter->dev,
+                       "Don't connect to AP with WLAN_EID_CHANNEL_SWITCH\n");
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       if (mwifiex_is_bss_wapi(priv, bss_desc)) {
+               dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: return success for WAPI AP\n");
+               return 0;
+       }
+
+       if (bss_desc->bss_mode == mode) {
+               if (mwifiex_is_bss_no_sec(priv, bss_desc)) {
+                       /* No security */
+                       return 0;
+               } else if (mwifiex_is_bss_static_wep(priv, bss_desc)) {
+                       /* Static WEP enabled */
+                       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: Disable 11n in WEP mode.\n");
+                       bss_desc->disable_11n = true;
+                       return 0;
+               } else if (mwifiex_is_bss_wpa(priv, bss_desc)) {
+                       /* WPA enabled */
+                       if (((priv->adapter->config_bands & BAND_GN ||
+                             priv->adapter->config_bands & BAND_AN) &&
+                            bss_desc->bcn_ht_cap) &&
+                           !mwifiex_is_wpa_oui_present(bss_desc,
+                                                        CIPHER_SUITE_CCMP)) {
+
+                               if (mwifiex_is_wpa_oui_present
+                                               (bss_desc, CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP)) {
+                                       dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
+                                               "info: Disable 11n if AES "
+                                               "is not supported by AP\n");
+                                       bss_desc->disable_11n = true;
+                               } else {
+                                       return -1;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       return 0;
+               } else if (mwifiex_is_bss_wpa2(priv, bss_desc)) {
+                       /* WPA2 enabled */
+                       if (((priv->adapter->config_bands & BAND_GN ||
+                             priv->adapter->config_bands & BAND_AN) &&
+                            bss_desc->bcn_ht_cap) &&
+                           !mwifiex_is_rsn_oui_present(bss_desc,
+                                                       CIPHER_SUITE_CCMP)) {
+
+                               if (mwifiex_is_rsn_oui_present
+                                               (bss_desc, CIPHER_SUITE_TKIP)) {
+                                       dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
+                                               "info: Disable 11n if AES "
+                                               "is not supported by AP\n");
+                                       bss_desc->disable_11n = true;
+                               } else {
+                                       return -1;
+                               }
+                       }
+                       return 0;
+               } else if (mwifiex_is_bss_adhoc_aes(priv, bss_desc)) {
+                       /* Ad-hoc AES enabled */
+                       return 0;
+               } else if (mwifiex_is_bss_dynamic_wep(priv, bss_desc)) {
+                       /* Dynamic WEP enabled */
+                       return 0;
+               }
+
+               /* Security doesn't match */
+               dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
+                       "info: %s: failed: wpa_ie=%#x wpa2_ie=%#x WEP=%s "
+                       "WPA=%s WPA2=%s EncMode=%#x privacy=%#x\n", __func__,
+                       (bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie) ?
+                       (*(bss_desc->bcn_wpa_ie)).vend_hdr.element_id : 0,
+                       (bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie) ?
+                       (*(bss_desc->bcn_rsn_ie)).ieee_hdr.element_id : 0,
+                       (priv->sec_info.wep_enabled) ? "e" : "d",
+                       (priv->sec_info.wpa_enabled) ? "e" : "d",
+                       (priv->sec_info.wpa2_enabled) ? "e" : "d",
+                       priv->sec_info.encryption_mode, bss_desc->privacy);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* Mode doesn't match */
+       return -1;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function creates a channel list for the driver to scan, based
+ * on region/band information.
+ *
+ * This routine is used for any scan that is not provided with a
+ * specific channel list to scan.
+ */
+static int
+mwifiex_scan_create_channel_list(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                                const struct mwifiex_user_scan_cfg
+                                                       *user_scan_in,
+                                struct mwifiex_chan_scan_param_set
+                                                       *scan_chan_list,
+                                u8 filtered_scan)
+{
+       enum ieee80211_band band;
+       struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
+       struct ieee80211_channel *ch;
+       struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+       int chan_idx = 0, i;
+
+       for (band = 0; (band < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS) ; band++) {
+
+               if (!priv->wdev.wiphy->bands[band])
+                       continue;
+
+               sband = priv->wdev.wiphy->bands[band];
+
+               for (i = 0; (i < sband->n_channels) ; i++) {
+                       ch = &sband->channels[i];
+                       if (ch->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)
+                               continue;
+                       scan_chan_list[chan_idx].radio_type = band;
+
+                       if (user_scan_in &&
+                           user_scan_in->chan_list[0].scan_time)
+                               scan_chan_list[chan_idx].max_scan_time =
+                                       cpu_to_le16((u16) user_scan_in->
+                                       chan_list[0].scan_time);
+                       else if (ch->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_IR)
+                               scan_chan_list[chan_idx].max_scan_time =
+                                       cpu_to_le16(adapter->passive_scan_time);
+                       else
+                               scan_chan_list[chan_idx].max_scan_time =
+                                       cpu_to_le16(adapter->active_scan_time);
+
+                       if (ch->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_NO_IR)
+                               scan_chan_list[chan_idx].chan_scan_mode_bitmap
+                                       |= MWIFIEX_PASSIVE_SCAN;
+                       else
+                               scan_chan_list[chan_idx].chan_scan_mode_bitmap
+                                       &= ~MWIFIEX_PASSIVE_SCAN;
+                       scan_chan_list[chan_idx].chan_number =
+                                                       (u32) ch->hw_value;
+                       if (filtered_scan) {
+                               scan_chan_list[chan_idx].max_scan_time =
+                               cpu_to_le16(adapter->specific_scan_time);
+                               scan_chan_list[chan_idx].chan_scan_mode_bitmap
+                                       |= MWIFIEX_DISABLE_CHAN_FILT;
+                       }
+                       chan_idx++;
+               }
+
+       }
+       return chan_idx;
+}
+
+/* This function appends rate TLV to scan config command. */
+static int
+mwifiex_append_rate_tlv(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                       struct mwifiex_scan_cmd_config *scan_cfg_out,
+                       u8 radio)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_rates_param_set *rates_tlv;
+       u8 rates[MWIFIEX_SUPPORTED_RATES], *tlv_pos;
+       u32 rates_size;
+
+       memset(rates, 0, sizeof(rates));
+
+       tlv_pos = (u8 *)scan_cfg_out->tlv_buf + scan_cfg_out->tlv_buf_len;
+
+       if (priv->scan_request)
+               rates_size = mwifiex_get_rates_from_cfg80211(priv, rates,
+                                                            radio);
+       else
+               rates_size = mwifiex_get_supported_rates(priv, rates);
+
+       dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev, "info: SCAN_CMD: Rates size = %d\n",
+               rates_size);
+       rates_tlv = (struct mwifiex_ie_types_rates_param_set *)tlv_pos;
+       rates_tlv->header.type = cpu_to_le16(WLAN_EID_SUPP_RATES);
+       rates_tlv->header.len = cpu_to_le16((u16) rates_size);
+       memcpy(rates_tlv->rates, rates, rates_size);
+       scan_cfg_out->tlv_buf_len += sizeof(rates_tlv->header) + rates_size;
+
+       return rates_size;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function constructs and sends multiple scan config commands to
+ * the firmware.
+ *
+ * Previous routines in the code flow have created a scan command configuration
+ * with any requested TLVs.  This function splits the channel TLV into maximum
+ * channels supported per scan lists and sends the portion of the channel TLV,
+ * along with the other TLVs, to the firmware.
+ */
+static int
+mwifiex_scan_channel_list(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                         u32 max_chan_per_scan, u8 filtered_scan,
+                         struct mwifiex_scan_cmd_config *scan_cfg_out,
+                         struct mwifiex_ie_types_chan_list_param_set
+                         *chan_tlv_out,
+                         struct mwifiex_chan_scan_param_set *scan_chan_list)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+       int ret = 0;
+       struct mwifiex_chan_scan_param_set *tmp_chan_list;
+       struct mwifiex_chan_scan_param_set *start_chan;
+       struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node, *tmp_node;
+       unsigned long flags;
+       u32 tlv_idx, rates_size, cmd_no;
+       u32 total_scan_time;
+       u32 done_early;
+       u8 radio_type;
+
+       if (!scan_cfg_out || !chan_tlv_out || !scan_chan_list) {
+               dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,
+                       "info: Scan: Null detect: %p, %p, %p\n",
+                      scan_cfg_out, chan_tlv_out, scan_chan_list);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       /* Check csa channel expiry before preparing scan list */
+       mwifiex_11h_get_csa_closed_channel(priv);
+
+       chan_tlv_out->header.type = cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_CHANLIST);
+
+       /* Set the temp channel struct pointer to the start of the desired
+          list */
+       tmp_chan_list = scan_chan_list;
+
+       /* Loop through the desired channel list, sending a new firmware scan
+          commands for each max_chan_per_scan channels (or for 1,6,11
+          individually if configured accordingly) */
+       while (tmp_chan_list->chan_number) {
+
+               tlv_idx = 0;
+               total_scan_time = 0;
+               radio_type = 0;
+               chan_tlv_out->header.len = 0;
+               start_chan = tmp_chan_list;
+               done_early = false;
+
+               /*
+                * Construct the Channel TLV for the scan command.  Continue to
+                * insert channel TLVs until:
+                *   - the tlv_idx hits the maximum configured per scan command
+                *   - the next channel to insert is 0 (end of desired channel
+                *     list)
+                *   - done_early is set (controlling individual scanning of
+                *     1,6,11)
+                */
+               while (tlv_idx < max_chan_per_scan &&
+                      tmp_chan_list->chan_number && !done_early) {
+
+                       if (tmp_chan_list->chan_number == priv->csa_chan) {
+                               tmp_chan_list++;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+
+                       radio_type = tmp_chan_list->radio_type;
+                       dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,
+                               "info: Scan: Chan(%3d), Radio(%d),"
+                               " Mode(%d, %d), Dur(%d)\n",
+                               tmp_chan_list->chan_number,
+                               tmp_chan_list->radio_type,
+                               tmp_chan_list->chan_scan_mode_bitmap
+                               & MWIFIEX_PASSIVE_SCAN,
+                               (tmp_chan_list->chan_scan_mode_bitmap
+                                & MWIFIEX_DISABLE_CHAN_FILT) >> 1,
+                               le16_to_cpu(tmp_chan_list->max_scan_time));
+
+                       /* Copy the current channel TLV to the command being
+                          prepared */
+                       memcpy(chan_tlv_out->chan_scan_param + tlv_idx,
+                              tmp_chan_list,
+                              sizeof(chan_tlv_out->chan_scan_param));
+
+                       /* Increment the TLV header length by the size
+                          appended */
+                       le16_add_cpu(&chan_tlv_out->header.len,
+                                    sizeof(chan_tlv_out->chan_scan_param));
+
+                       /*
+                        * The tlv buffer length is set to the number of bytes
+                        * of the between the channel tlv pointer and the start
+                        * of the tlv buffer.  This compensates for any TLVs
+                        * that were appended before the channel list.
+                        */
+                       scan_cfg_out->tlv_buf_len = (u32) ((u8 *) chan_tlv_out -
+                                                       scan_cfg_out->tlv_buf);
+
+                       /* Add the size of the channel tlv header and the data
+                          length */
+                       scan_cfg_out->tlv_buf_len +=
+                               (sizeof(chan_tlv_out->header)
+                                + le16_to_cpu(chan_tlv_out->header.len));
+
+                       /* Increment the index to the channel tlv we are
+                          constructing */
+                       tlv_idx++;
+
+                       /* Count the total scan time per command */
+                       total_scan_time +=
+                               le16_to_cpu(tmp_chan_list->max_scan_time);
+
+                       done_early = false;
+
+                       /* Stop the loop if the *current* channel is in the
+                          1,6,11 set and we are not filtering on a BSSID
+                          or SSID. */
+                       if (!filtered_scan &&
+                           (tmp_chan_list->chan_number == 1 ||
+                            tmp_chan_list->chan_number == 6 ||
+                            tmp_chan_list->chan_number == 11))
+                               done_early = true;
+
+                       /* Increment the tmp pointer to the next channel to
+                          be scanned */
+                       tmp_chan_list++;
+
+                       /* Stop the loop if the *next* channel is in the 1,6,11
+                          set.  This will cause it to be the only channel
+                          scanned on the next interation */
+                       if (!filtered_scan &&
+                           (tmp_chan_list->chan_number == 1 ||
+                            tmp_chan_list->chan_number == 6 ||
+                            tmp_chan_list->chan_number == 11))
+                               done_early = true;
+               }
+
+               /* The total scan time should be less than scan command timeout
+                  value */
+               if (total_scan_time > MWIFIEX_MAX_TOTAL_SCAN_TIME) {
+                       dev_err(priv->adapter->dev, "total scan time %dms"
+                               " is over limit (%dms), scan skipped\n",
+                               total_scan_time, MWIFIEX_MAX_TOTAL_SCAN_TIME);
+                       ret = -1;
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               rates_size = mwifiex_append_rate_tlv(priv, scan_cfg_out,
+                                                    radio_type);
+
+               priv->adapter->scan_channels = start_chan;
+
+               /* Send the scan command to the firmware with the specified
+                  cfg */
+               if (priv->adapter->ext_scan)
+                       cmd_no = HostCmd_CMD_802_11_SCAN_EXT;
+               else
+                       cmd_no = HostCmd_CMD_802_11_SCAN;
+
+               ret = mwifiex_send_cmd(priv, cmd_no, HostCmd_ACT_GEN_SET,
+                                      0, scan_cfg_out, false);
+
+               /* rate IE is updated per scan command but same starting
+                * pointer is used each time so that rate IE from earlier
+                * scan_cfg_out->buf is overwritten with new one.
+                */
+               scan_cfg_out->tlv_buf_len -=
+                           sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header) + rates_size;
+
+               if (ret) {
+                       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
+                       list_for_each_entry_safe(cmd_node, tmp_node,
+                                                &adapter->scan_pending_q,
+                                                list) {
+                               list_del(&cmd_node->list);
+                               cmd_node->wait_q_enabled = false;
+                               mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
+                       }
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock,
+                                              flags);
+                       break;
+               }
+       }
+
+       if (ret)
+               return -1;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function constructs a scan command configuration structure to use
+ * in scan commands.
+ *
+ * Application layer or other functions can invoke network scanning
+ * with a scan configuration supplied in a user scan configuration structure.
+ * This structure is used as the basis of one or many scan command configuration
+ * commands that are sent to the command processing module and eventually to the
+ * firmware.
+ *
+ * This function creates a scan command configuration structure  based on the
+ * following user supplied parameters (if present):
+ *      - SSID filter
+ *      - BSSID filter
+ *      - Number of Probes to be sent
+ *      - Channel list
+ *
+ * If the SSID or BSSID filter is not present, the filter is disabled/cleared.
+ * If the number of probes is not set, adapter default setting is used.
+ */
+static void
+mwifiex_config_scan(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                   const struct mwifiex_user_scan_cfg *user_scan_in,
+                   struct mwifiex_scan_cmd_config *scan_cfg_out,
+                   struct mwifiex_ie_types_chan_list_param_set **chan_list_out,
+                   struct mwifiex_chan_scan_param_set *scan_chan_list,
+                   u8 *max_chan_per_scan, u8 *filtered_scan,
+                   u8 *scan_current_only)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_num_probes *num_probes_tlv;
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_scan_chan_gap *chan_gap_tlv;
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_wildcard_ssid_params *wildcard_ssid_tlv;
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_bssid_list *bssid_tlv;
+       u8 *tlv_pos;
+       u32 num_probes;
+       u32 ssid_len;
+       u32 chan_idx;
+       u32 chan_num;
+       u32 scan_type;
+       u16 scan_dur;
+       u8 channel;
+       u8 radio_type;
+       int i;
+       u8 ssid_filter;
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_htcap *ht_cap;
+
+       /* The tlv_buf_len is calculated for each scan command.  The TLVs added
+          in this routine will be preserved since the routine that sends the
+          command will append channelTLVs at *chan_list_out.  The difference
+          between the *chan_list_out and the tlv_buf start will be used to
+          calculate the size of anything we add in this routine. */
+       scan_cfg_out->tlv_buf_len = 0;
+
+       /* Running tlv pointer.  Assigned to chan_list_out at end of function
+          so later routines know where channels can be added to the command
+          buf */
+       tlv_pos = scan_cfg_out->tlv_buf;
+
+       /* Initialize the scan as un-filtered; the flag is later set to TRUE
+          below if a SSID or BSSID filter is sent in the command */
+       *filtered_scan = false;
+
+       /* Initialize the scan as not being only on the current channel.  If
+          the channel list is customized, only contains one channel, and is
+          the active channel, this is set true and data flow is not halted. */
+       *scan_current_only = false;
+
+       if (user_scan_in) {
+
+               /* Default the ssid_filter flag to TRUE, set false under
+                  certain wildcard conditions and qualified by the existence
+                  of an SSID list before marking the scan as filtered */
+               ssid_filter = true;
+
+               /* Set the BSS type scan filter, use Adapter setting if
+                  unset */
+               scan_cfg_out->bss_mode =
+                       (user_scan_in->bss_mode ? (u8) user_scan_in->
+                        bss_mode : (u8) adapter->scan_mode);
+
+               /* Set the number of probes to send, use Adapter setting
+                  if unset */
+               num_probes =
+                       (user_scan_in->num_probes ? user_scan_in->
+                        num_probes : adapter->scan_probes);
+
+               /*
+                * Set the BSSID filter to the incoming configuration,
+                * if non-zero.  If not set, it will remain disabled
+                * (all zeros).
+                */
+               memcpy(scan_cfg_out->specific_bssid,
+                      user_scan_in->specific_bssid,
+                      sizeof(scan_cfg_out->specific_bssid));
+
+               if (adapter->ext_scan &&
+                   !is_zero_ether_addr(scan_cfg_out->specific_bssid)) {
+                       bssid_tlv =
+                               (struct mwifiex_ie_types_bssid_list *)tlv_pos;
+                       bssid_tlv->header.type = cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_BSSID);
+                       bssid_tlv->header.len = cpu_to_le16(ETH_ALEN);
+                       memcpy(bssid_tlv->bssid, user_scan_in->specific_bssid,
+                              ETH_ALEN);
+                       tlv_pos += sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_bssid_list);
+               }
+
+               for (i = 0; i < user_scan_in->num_ssids; i++) {
+                       ssid_len = user_scan_in->ssid_list[i].ssid_len;
+
+                       wildcard_ssid_tlv =
+                               (struct mwifiex_ie_types_wildcard_ssid_params *)
+                               tlv_pos;
+                       wildcard_ssid_tlv->header.type =
+                               cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_WILDCARDSSID);
+                       wildcard_ssid_tlv->header.len = cpu_to_le16(
+                               (u16) (ssid_len + sizeof(wildcard_ssid_tlv->
+                                                        max_ssid_length)));
+
+                       /*
+                        * max_ssid_length = 0 tells firmware to perform
+                        * specific scan for the SSID filled, whereas
+                        * max_ssid_length = IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN is for
+                        * wildcard scan.
+                        */
+                       if (ssid_len)
+                               wildcard_ssid_tlv->max_ssid_length = 0;
+                       else
+                               wildcard_ssid_tlv->max_ssid_length =
+                                                       IEEE80211_MAX_SSID_LEN;
+
+                       memcpy(wildcard_ssid_tlv->ssid,
+                              user_scan_in->ssid_list[i].ssid, ssid_len);
+
+                       tlv_pos += (sizeof(wildcard_ssid_tlv->header)
+                               + le16_to_cpu(wildcard_ssid_tlv->header.len));
+
+                       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: scan: ssid[%d]: %s, %d\n",
+                               i, wildcard_ssid_tlv->ssid,
+                               wildcard_ssid_tlv->max_ssid_length);
+
+                       /* Empty wildcard ssid with a maxlen will match many or
+                          potentially all SSIDs (maxlen == 32), therefore do
+                          not treat the scan as
+                          filtered. */
+                       if (!ssid_len && wildcard_ssid_tlv->max_ssid_length)
+                               ssid_filter = false;
+               }
+
+               /*
+                *  The default number of channels sent in the command is low to
+                *  ensure the response buffer from the firmware does not
+                *  truncate scan results.  That is not an issue with an SSID
+                *  or BSSID filter applied to the scan results in the firmware.
+                */
+               if ((i && ssid_filter) ||
+                   !is_zero_ether_addr(scan_cfg_out->specific_bssid))
+                       *filtered_scan = true;
+
+               if (user_scan_in->scan_chan_gap) {
+                       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: scan: channel gap = %d\n",
+                               user_scan_in->scan_chan_gap);
+                       *max_chan_per_scan =
+                                       MWIFIEX_MAX_CHANNELS_PER_SPECIFIC_SCAN;
+
+                       chan_gap_tlv = (void *)tlv_pos;
+                       chan_gap_tlv->header.type =
+                                        cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_SCAN_CHANNEL_GAP);
+                       chan_gap_tlv->header.len =
+                                   cpu_to_le16(sizeof(chan_gap_tlv->chan_gap));
+                       chan_gap_tlv->chan_gap =
+                                    cpu_to_le16((user_scan_in->scan_chan_gap));
+                       tlv_pos +=
+                                 sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_scan_chan_gap);
+               }
+       } else {
+               scan_cfg_out->bss_mode = (u8) adapter->scan_mode;
+               num_probes = adapter->scan_probes;
+       }
+
+       /*
+        *  If a specific BSSID or SSID is used, the number of channels in the
+        *  scan command will be increased to the absolute maximum.
+        */
+       if (*filtered_scan)
+               *max_chan_per_scan = MWIFIEX_MAX_CHANNELS_PER_SPECIFIC_SCAN;
+       else
+               *max_chan_per_scan = MWIFIEX_DEF_CHANNELS_PER_SCAN_CMD;
+
+       /* If the input config or adapter has the number of Probes set,
+          add tlv */
+       if (num_probes) {
+
+               dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: scan: num_probes = %d\n",
+                       num_probes);
+
+               num_probes_tlv = (struct mwifiex_ie_types_num_probes *) tlv_pos;
+               num_probes_tlv->header.type = cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_NUMPROBES);
+               num_probes_tlv->header.len =
+                       cpu_to_le16(sizeof(num_probes_tlv->num_probes));
+               num_probes_tlv->num_probes = cpu_to_le16((u16) num_probes);
+
+               tlv_pos += sizeof(num_probes_tlv->header) +
+                       le16_to_cpu(num_probes_tlv->header.len);
+
+       }
+
+       if (ISSUPP_11NENABLED(priv->adapter->fw_cap_info) &&
+           (priv->adapter->config_bands & BAND_GN ||
+            priv->adapter->config_bands & BAND_AN)) {
+               ht_cap = (struct mwifiex_ie_types_htcap *) tlv_pos;
+               memset(ht_cap, 0, sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_htcap));
+               ht_cap->header.type = cpu_to_le16(WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY);
+               ht_cap->header.len =
+                               cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct ieee80211_ht_cap));
+               radio_type =
+                       mwifiex_band_to_radio_type(priv->adapter->config_bands);
+               mwifiex_fill_cap_info(priv, radio_type, &ht_cap->ht_cap);
+               tlv_pos += sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_htcap);
+       }
+
+       /* Append vendor specific IE TLV */
+       mwifiex_cmd_append_vsie_tlv(priv, MWIFIEX_VSIE_MASK_SCAN, &tlv_pos);
+
+       /*
+        * Set the output for the channel TLV to the address in the tlv buffer
+        *   past any TLVs that were added in this function (SSID, num_probes).
+        *   Channel TLVs will be added past this for each scan command,
+        *   preserving the TLVs that were previously added.
+        */
+       *chan_list_out =
+               (struct mwifiex_ie_types_chan_list_param_set *) tlv_pos;
+
+       if (user_scan_in && user_scan_in->chan_list[0].chan_number) {
+
+               dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: Scan: Using supplied channel list\n");
+
+               for (chan_idx = 0;
+                    chan_idx < MWIFIEX_USER_SCAN_CHAN_MAX &&
+                    user_scan_in->chan_list[chan_idx].chan_number;
+                    chan_idx++) {
+
+                       channel = user_scan_in->chan_list[chan_idx].chan_number;
+                       (scan_chan_list + chan_idx)->chan_number = channel;
+
+                       radio_type =
+                               user_scan_in->chan_list[chan_idx].radio_type;
+                       (scan_chan_list + chan_idx)->radio_type = radio_type;
+
+                       scan_type = user_scan_in->chan_list[chan_idx].scan_type;
+
+                       if (scan_type == MWIFIEX_SCAN_TYPE_PASSIVE)
+                               (scan_chan_list +
+                                chan_idx)->chan_scan_mode_bitmap
+                                       |= MWIFIEX_PASSIVE_SCAN;
+                       else
+                               (scan_chan_list +
+                                chan_idx)->chan_scan_mode_bitmap
+                                       &= ~MWIFIEX_PASSIVE_SCAN;
+
+                       if (*filtered_scan)
+                               (scan_chan_list +
+                                chan_idx)->chan_scan_mode_bitmap
+                                       |= MWIFIEX_DISABLE_CHAN_FILT;
+
+                       if (user_scan_in->chan_list[chan_idx].scan_time) {
+                               scan_dur = (u16) user_scan_in->
+                                       chan_list[chan_idx].scan_time;
+                       } else {
+                               if (scan_type == MWIFIEX_SCAN_TYPE_PASSIVE)
+                                       scan_dur = adapter->passive_scan_time;
+                               else if (*filtered_scan)
+                                       scan_dur = adapter->specific_scan_time;
+                               else
+                                       scan_dur = adapter->active_scan_time;
+                       }
+
+                       (scan_chan_list + chan_idx)->min_scan_time =
+                               cpu_to_le16(scan_dur);
+                       (scan_chan_list + chan_idx)->max_scan_time =
+                               cpu_to_le16(scan_dur);
+               }
+
+               /* Check if we are only scanning the current channel */
+               if ((chan_idx == 1) &&
+                   (user_scan_in->chan_list[0].chan_number ==
+                    priv->curr_bss_params.bss_descriptor.channel)) {
+                       *scan_current_only = true;
+                       dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
+                               "info: Scan: Scanning current channel only\n");
+               }
+               chan_num = chan_idx;
+       } else {
+               dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
+                       "info: Scan: Creating full region channel list\n");
+               chan_num = mwifiex_scan_create_channel_list(priv, user_scan_in,
+                                                           scan_chan_list,
+                                                           *filtered_scan);
+       }
+
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function inspects the scan response buffer for pointers to
+ * expected TLVs.
+ *
+ * TLVs can be included at the end of the scan response BSS information.
+ *
+ * Data in the buffer is parsed pointers to TLVs that can potentially
+ * be passed back in the response.
+ */
+static void
+mwifiex_ret_802_11_scan_get_tlv_ptrs(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
+                                    struct mwifiex_ie_types_data *tlv,
+                                    u32 tlv_buf_size, u32 req_tlv_type,
+                                    struct mwifiex_ie_types_data **tlv_data)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_data *current_tlv;
+       u32 tlv_buf_left;
+       u32 tlv_type;
+       u32 tlv_len;
+
+       current_tlv = tlv;
+       tlv_buf_left = tlv_buf_size;
+       *tlv_data = NULL;
+
+       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: SCAN_RESP: tlv_buf_size = %d\n",
+               tlv_buf_size);
+
+       while (tlv_buf_left >= sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header)) {
+
+               tlv_type = le16_to_cpu(current_tlv->header.type);
+               tlv_len = le16_to_cpu(current_tlv->header.len);
+
+               if (sizeof(tlv->header) + tlv_len > tlv_buf_left) {
+                       dev_err(adapter->dev, "SCAN_RESP: TLV buffer corrupt\n");
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               if (req_tlv_type == tlv_type) {
+                       switch (tlv_type) {
+                       case TLV_TYPE_TSFTIMESTAMP:
+                               dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: SCAN_RESP: TSF "
+                                       "timestamp TLV, len = %d\n", tlv_len);
+                               *tlv_data = current_tlv;
+                               break;
+                       case TLV_TYPE_CHANNELBANDLIST:
+                               dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: SCAN_RESP: channel"
+                                       " band list TLV, len = %d\n", tlv_len);
+                               *tlv_data = current_tlv;
+                               break;
+                       default:
+                               dev_err(adapter->dev,
+                                       "SCAN_RESP: unhandled TLV = %d\n",
+                                      tlv_type);
+                               /* Give up, this seems corrupted */
+                               return;
+                       }
+               }
+
+               if (*tlv_data)
+                       break;
+
+
+               tlv_buf_left -= (sizeof(tlv->header) + tlv_len);
+               current_tlv =
+                       (struct mwifiex_ie_types_data *) (current_tlv->data +
+                                                         tlv_len);
+
+       }                       /* while */
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function parses provided beacon buffer and updates
+ * respective fields in bss descriptor structure.
+ */
+int mwifiex_update_bss_desc_with_ie(struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter,
+                                   struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_entry)
+{
+       int ret = 0;
+       u8 element_id;
+       struct ieee_types_fh_param_set *fh_param_set;
+       struct ieee_types_ds_param_set *ds_param_set;
+       struct ieee_types_cf_param_set *cf_param_set;
+       struct ieee_types_ibss_param_set *ibss_param_set;
+       u8 *current_ptr;
+       u8 *rate;
+       u8 element_len;
+       u16 total_ie_len;
+       u8 bytes_to_copy;
+       u8 rate_size;
+       u8 found_data_rate_ie;
+       u32 bytes_left;
+       struct ieee_types_vendor_specific *vendor_ie;
+       const u8 wpa_oui[4] = { 0x00, 0x50, 0xf2, 0x01 };
+       const u8 wmm_oui[4] = { 0x00, 0x50, 0xf2, 0x02 };
+
+       found_data_rate_ie = false;
+       rate_size = 0;
+       current_ptr = bss_entry->beacon_buf;
+       bytes_left = bss_entry->beacon_buf_size;
+
+       /* Process variable IE */
+       while (bytes_left >= 2) {
+               element_id = *current_ptr;
+               element_len = *(current_ptr + 1);
+               total_ie_len = element_len + sizeof(struct ieee_types_header);
+
+               if (bytes_left < total_ie_len) {
+                       dev_err(adapter->dev, "err: InterpretIE: in processing"
+                               " IE, bytes left < IE length\n");
+                       return -1;
+               }
+               switch (element_id) {
+               case WLAN_EID_SSID:
+                       bss_entry->ssid.ssid_len = element_len;
+                       memcpy(bss_entry->ssid.ssid, (current_ptr + 2),
+                              element_len);
+                       dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
+                               "info: InterpretIE: ssid: %-32s\n",
+                               bss_entry->ssid.ssid);
+                       break;
+
+               case WLAN_EID_SUPP_RATES:
+                       memcpy(bss_entry->data_rates, current_ptr + 2,
+                              element_len);
+                       memcpy(bss_entry->supported_rates, current_ptr + 2,
+                              element_len);
+                       rate_size = element_len;
+                       found_data_rate_ie = true;
+                       break;
+
+               case WLAN_EID_FH_PARAMS:
+                       fh_param_set =
+                               (struct ieee_types_fh_param_set *) current_ptr;
+                       memcpy(&bss_entry->phy_param_set.fh_param_set,
+                              fh_param_set,
+                              sizeof(struct ieee_types_fh_param_set));
+                       break;
+
+               case WLAN_EID_DS_PARAMS:
+                       ds_param_set =
+                               (struct ieee_types_ds_param_set *) current_ptr;
+
+                       bss_entry->channel = ds_param_set->current_chan;
+
+                       memcpy(&bss_entry->phy_param_set.ds_param_set,
+                              ds_param_set,
+                              sizeof(struct ieee_types_ds_param_set));
+                       break;
+
+               case WLAN_EID_CF_PARAMS:
+                       cf_param_set =
+                               (struct ieee_types_cf_param_set *) current_ptr;
+                       memcpy(&bss_entry->ss_param_set.cf_param_set,
+                              cf_param_set,
+                              sizeof(struct ieee_types_cf_param_set));
+                       break;
+
+               case WLAN_EID_IBSS_PARAMS:
+                       ibss_param_set =
+                               (struct ieee_types_ibss_param_set *)
+                               current_ptr;
+                       memcpy(&bss_entry->ss_param_set.ibss_param_set,
+                              ibss_param_set,
+                              sizeof(struct ieee_types_ibss_param_set));
+                       break;
+
+               case WLAN_EID_ERP_INFO:
+                       bss_entry->erp_flags = *(current_ptr + 2);
+                       break;
+
+               case WLAN_EID_PWR_CONSTRAINT:
+                       bss_entry->local_constraint = *(current_ptr + 2);
+                       bss_entry->sensed_11h = true;
+                       break;
+
+               case WLAN_EID_CHANNEL_SWITCH:
+                       bss_entry->chan_sw_ie_present = true;
+               case WLAN_EID_PWR_CAPABILITY:
+               case WLAN_EID_TPC_REPORT:
+               case WLAN_EID_QUIET:
+                       bss_entry->sensed_11h = true;
+                   break;
+
+               case WLAN_EID_EXT_SUPP_RATES:
+                       /*
+                        * Only process extended supported rate
+                        * if data rate is already found.
+                        * Data rate IE should come before
+                        * extended supported rate IE
+                        */
+                       if (found_data_rate_ie) {
+                               if ((element_len + rate_size) >
+                                   MWIFIEX_SUPPORTED_RATES)
+                                       bytes_to_copy =
+                                               (MWIFIEX_SUPPORTED_RATES -
+                                                rate_size);
+                               else
+                                       bytes_to_copy = element_len;
+
+                               rate = (u8 *) bss_entry->data_rates;
+                               rate += rate_size;
+                               memcpy(rate, current_ptr + 2, bytes_to_copy);
+
+                               rate = (u8 *) bss_entry->supported_rates;
+                               rate += rate_size;
+                               memcpy(rate, current_ptr + 2, bytes_to_copy);
+                       }
+                       break;
+
+               case WLAN_EID_VENDOR_SPECIFIC:
+                       vendor_ie = (struct ieee_types_vendor_specific *)
+                                       current_ptr;
+
+                       if (!memcmp
+                           (vendor_ie->vend_hdr.oui, wpa_oui,
+                            sizeof(wpa_oui))) {
+                               bss_entry->bcn_wpa_ie =
+                                       (struct ieee_types_vendor_specific *)
+                                       current_ptr;
+                               bss_entry->wpa_offset = (u16)
+                                       (current_ptr - bss_entry->beacon_buf);
+                       } else if (!memcmp(vendor_ie->vend_hdr.oui, wmm_oui,
+                                   sizeof(wmm_oui))) {
+                               if (total_ie_len ==
+                                   sizeof(struct ieee_types_wmm_parameter) ||
+                                   total_ie_len ==
+                                   sizeof(struct ieee_types_wmm_info))
+                                       /*
+                                        * Only accept and copy the WMM IE if
+                                        * it matches the size expected for the
+                                        * WMM Info IE or the WMM Parameter IE.
+                                        */
+                                       memcpy((u8 *) &bss_entry->wmm_ie,
+                                              current_ptr, total_ie_len);
+                       }
+                       break;
+               case WLAN_EID_RSN:
+                       bss_entry->bcn_rsn_ie =
+                               (struct ieee_types_generic *) current_ptr;
+                       bss_entry->rsn_offset = (u16) (current_ptr -
+                                                       bss_entry->beacon_buf);
+                       break;
+               case WLAN_EID_BSS_AC_ACCESS_DELAY:
+                       bss_entry->bcn_wapi_ie =
+                               (struct ieee_types_generic *) current_ptr;
+                       bss_entry->wapi_offset = (u16) (current_ptr -
+                                                       bss_entry->beacon_buf);
+                       break;
+               case WLAN_EID_HT_CAPABILITY:
+                       bss_entry->bcn_ht_cap = (struct ieee80211_ht_cap *)
+                                       (current_ptr +
+                                       sizeof(struct ieee_types_header));
+                       bss_entry->ht_cap_offset = (u16) (current_ptr +
+                                       sizeof(struct ieee_types_header) -
+                                       bss_entry->beacon_buf);
+                       break;
+               case WLAN_EID_HT_OPERATION:
+                       bss_entry->bcn_ht_oper =
+                               (struct ieee80211_ht_operation *)(current_ptr +
+                                       sizeof(struct ieee_types_header));
+                       bss_entry->ht_info_offset = (u16) (current_ptr +
+                                       sizeof(struct ieee_types_header) -
+                                       bss_entry->beacon_buf);
+                       break;
+               case WLAN_EID_VHT_CAPABILITY:
+                       bss_entry->disable_11ac = false;
+                       bss_entry->bcn_vht_cap =
+                               (void *)(current_ptr +
+                                        sizeof(struct ieee_types_header));
+                       bss_entry->vht_cap_offset =
+                                       (u16)((u8 *)bss_entry->bcn_vht_cap -
+                                             bss_entry->beacon_buf);
+                       break;
+               case WLAN_EID_VHT_OPERATION:
+                       bss_entry->bcn_vht_oper =
+                               (void *)(current_ptr +
+                                        sizeof(struct ieee_types_header));
+                       bss_entry->vht_info_offset =
+                                       (u16)((u8 *)bss_entry->bcn_vht_oper -
+                                             bss_entry->beacon_buf);
+                       break;
+               case WLAN_EID_BSS_COEX_2040:
+                       bss_entry->bcn_bss_co_2040 = current_ptr;
+                       bss_entry->bss_co_2040_offset =
+                               (u16) (current_ptr - bss_entry->beacon_buf);
+                       break;
+               case WLAN_EID_EXT_CAPABILITY:
+                       bss_entry->bcn_ext_cap = current_ptr;
+                       bss_entry->ext_cap_offset =
+                               (u16) (current_ptr - bss_entry->beacon_buf);
+                       break;
+               case WLAN_EID_OPMODE_NOTIF:
+                       bss_entry->oper_mode = (void *)current_ptr;
+                       bss_entry->oper_mode_offset =
+                                       (u16)((u8 *)bss_entry->oper_mode -
+                                             bss_entry->beacon_buf);
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               current_ptr += element_len + 2;
+
+               /* Need to account for IE ID and IE Len */
+               bytes_left -= (element_len + 2);
+
+       }       /* while (bytes_left > 2) */
+       return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function converts radio type scan parameter to a band configuration
+ * to be used in join command.
+ */
+static u8
+mwifiex_radio_type_to_band(u8 radio_type)
+{
+       switch (radio_type) {
+       case HostCmd_SCAN_RADIO_TYPE_A:
+               return BAND_A;
+       case HostCmd_SCAN_RADIO_TYPE_BG:
+       default:
+               return BAND_G;
+       }
+}
+
+/*
+ * This is an internal function used to start a scan based on an input
+ * configuration.
+ *
+ * This uses the input user scan configuration information when provided in
+ * order to send the appropriate scan commands to firmware to populate or
+ * update the internal driver scan table.
+ */
+int mwifiex_scan_networks(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                         const struct mwifiex_user_scan_cfg *user_scan_in)
+{
+       int ret;
+       struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+       struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node;
+       union mwifiex_scan_cmd_config_tlv *scan_cfg_out;
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_chan_list_param_set *chan_list_out;
+       struct mwifiex_chan_scan_param_set *scan_chan_list;
+       u8 filtered_scan;
+       u8 scan_current_chan_only;
+       u8 max_chan_per_scan;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       if (adapter->scan_processing) {
+               dev_err(adapter->dev, "cmd: Scan already in process...\n");
+               return -EBUSY;
+       }
+
+       if (priv->scan_block) {
+               dev_err(adapter->dev,
+                       "cmd: Scan is blocked during association...\n");
+               return -EBUSY;
+       }
+
+       if (adapter->surprise_removed || adapter->is_cmd_timedout) {
+               dev_err(adapter->dev,
+                       "Ignore scan. Card removed or firmware in bad state\n");
+               return -EFAULT;
+       }
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
+       adapter->scan_processing = true;
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
+
+       scan_cfg_out = kzalloc(sizeof(union mwifiex_scan_cmd_config_tlv),
+                              GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!scan_cfg_out) {
+               ret = -ENOMEM;
+               goto done;
+       }
+
+       scan_chan_list = kcalloc(MWIFIEX_USER_SCAN_CHAN_MAX,
+                                sizeof(struct mwifiex_chan_scan_param_set),
+                                GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!scan_chan_list) {
+               kfree(scan_cfg_out);
+               ret = -ENOMEM;
+               goto done;
+       }
+
+       mwifiex_config_scan(priv, user_scan_in, &scan_cfg_out->config,
+                           &chan_list_out, scan_chan_list, &max_chan_per_scan,
+                           &filtered_scan, &scan_current_chan_only);
+
+       ret = mwifiex_scan_channel_list(priv, max_chan_per_scan, filtered_scan,
+                                       &scan_cfg_out->config, chan_list_out,
+                                       scan_chan_list);
+
+       /* Get scan command from scan_pending_q and put to cmd_pending_q */
+       if (!ret) {
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
+               if (!list_empty(&adapter->scan_pending_q)) {
+                       cmd_node = list_first_entry(&adapter->scan_pending_q,
+                                                   struct cmd_ctrl_node, list);
+                       list_del(&cmd_node->list);
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock,
+                                              flags);
+                       mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_pending_q(adapter, cmd_node,
+                                                       true);
+                       queue_work(adapter->workqueue, &adapter->main_work);
+
+                       /* Perform internal scan synchronously */
+                       if (!priv->scan_request) {
+                               dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "wait internal scan\n");
+                               mwifiex_wait_queue_complete(adapter, cmd_node);
+                       }
+               } else {
+                       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock,
+                                              flags);
+               }
+       }
+
+       kfree(scan_cfg_out);
+       kfree(scan_chan_list);
+done:
+       if (ret) {
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
+               adapter->scan_processing = false;
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
+       }
+       return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function prepares a scan command to be sent to the firmware.
+ *
+ * This uses the scan command configuration sent to the command processing
+ * module in command preparation stage to configure a scan command structure
+ * to send to firmware.
+ *
+ * The fixed fields specifying the BSS type and BSSID filters as well as a
+ * variable number/length of TLVs are sent in the command to firmware.
+ *
+ * Preparation also includes -
+ *      - Setting command ID, and proper size
+ *      - Ensuring correct endian-ness
+ */
+int mwifiex_cmd_802_11_scan(struct host_cmd_ds_command *cmd,
+                           struct mwifiex_scan_cmd_config *scan_cfg)
+{
+       struct host_cmd_ds_802_11_scan *scan_cmd = &cmd->params.scan;
+
+       /* Set fixed field variables in scan command */
+       scan_cmd->bss_mode = scan_cfg->bss_mode;
+       memcpy(scan_cmd->bssid, scan_cfg->specific_bssid,
+              sizeof(scan_cmd->bssid));
+       memcpy(scan_cmd->tlv_buffer, scan_cfg->tlv_buf, scan_cfg->tlv_buf_len);
+
+       cmd->command = cpu_to_le16(HostCmd_CMD_802_11_SCAN);
+
+       /* Size is equal to the sizeof(fixed portions) + the TLV len + header */
+       cmd->size = cpu_to_le16((u16) (sizeof(scan_cmd->bss_mode)
+                                         + sizeof(scan_cmd->bssid)
+                                         + scan_cfg->tlv_buf_len + S_DS_GEN));
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function checks compatibility of requested network with current
+ * driver settings.
+ */
+int mwifiex_check_network_compatibility(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                                       struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc)
+{
+       int ret = -1;
+
+       if (!bss_desc)
+               return -1;
+
+       if ((mwifiex_get_cfp(priv, (u8) bss_desc->bss_band,
+                            (u16) bss_desc->channel, 0))) {
+               switch (priv->bss_mode) {
+               case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
+               case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
+                       ret = mwifiex_is_network_compatible(priv, bss_desc,
+                                                           priv->bss_mode);
+                       if (ret)
+                               dev_err(priv->adapter->dev,
+                                       "Incompatible network settings\n");
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       ret = 0;
+               }
+       }
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static int mwifiex_update_curr_bss_params(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                                         struct cfg80211_bss *bss)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *bss_desc;
+       int ret;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       /* Allocate and fill new bss descriptor */
+       bss_desc = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!bss_desc)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       ret = mwifiex_fill_new_bss_desc(priv, bss, bss_desc);
+       if (ret)
+               goto done;
+
+       ret = mwifiex_check_network_compatibility(priv, bss_desc);
+       if (ret)
+               goto done;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->curr_bcn_buf_lock, flags);
+       /* Make a copy of current BSSID descriptor */
+       memcpy(&priv->curr_bss_params.bss_descriptor, bss_desc,
+              sizeof(priv->curr_bss_params.bss_descriptor));
+
+       /* The contents of beacon_ie will be copied to its own buffer
+        * in mwifiex_save_curr_bcn()
+        */
+       mwifiex_save_curr_bcn(priv);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&priv->curr_bcn_buf_lock, flags);
+
+done:
+       /* beacon_ie buffer was allocated in function
+        * mwifiex_fill_new_bss_desc(). Free it now.
+        */
+       kfree(bss_desc->beacon_buf);
+       kfree(bss_desc);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+mwifiex_parse_single_response_buf(struct mwifiex_private *priv, u8 **bss_info,
+                                 u32 *bytes_left, u64 fw_tsf, u8 *radio_type,
+                                 bool ext_scan, s32 rssi_val)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+       struct mwifiex_chan_freq_power *cfp;
+       struct cfg80211_bss *bss;
+       u8 bssid[ETH_ALEN];
+       s32 rssi;
+       const u8 *ie_buf;
+       size_t ie_len;
+       u16 channel = 0;
+       u16 beacon_size = 0;
+       u32 curr_bcn_bytes;
+       u32 freq;
+       u16 beacon_period;
+       u16 cap_info_bitmap;
+       u8 *current_ptr;
+       u64 timestamp;
+       struct mwifiex_fixed_bcn_param *bcn_param;
+       struct mwifiex_bss_priv *bss_priv;
+
+       if (*bytes_left >= sizeof(beacon_size)) {
+               /* Extract & convert beacon size from command buffer */
+               beacon_size = le16_to_cpu(*(__le16 *)(*bss_info));
+               *bytes_left -= sizeof(beacon_size);
+               *bss_info += sizeof(beacon_size);
+       }
+
+       if (!beacon_size || beacon_size > *bytes_left) {
+               *bss_info += *bytes_left;
+               *bytes_left = 0;
+               return -EFAULT;
+       }
+
+       /* Initialize the current working beacon pointer for this BSS
+        * iteration
+        */
+       current_ptr = *bss_info;
+
+       /* Advance the return beacon pointer past the current beacon */
+       *bss_info += beacon_size;
+       *bytes_left -= beacon_size;
+
+       curr_bcn_bytes = beacon_size;
+
+       /* First 5 fields are bssid, RSSI(for legacy scan only),
+        * time stamp, beacon interval, and capability information
+        */
+       if (curr_bcn_bytes < ETH_ALEN + sizeof(u8) +
+           sizeof(struct mwifiex_fixed_bcn_param)) {
+               dev_err(adapter->dev, "InterpretIE: not enough bytes left\n");
+               return -EFAULT;
+       }
+
+       memcpy(bssid, current_ptr, ETH_ALEN);
+       current_ptr += ETH_ALEN;
+       curr_bcn_bytes -= ETH_ALEN;
+
+       if (!ext_scan) {
+               rssi = (s32) *current_ptr;
+               rssi = (-rssi) * 100;           /* Convert dBm to mBm */
+               current_ptr += sizeof(u8);
+               curr_bcn_bytes -= sizeof(u8);
+               dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: InterpretIE: RSSI=%d\n", rssi);
+       } else {
+               rssi = rssi_val;
+       }
+
+       bcn_param = (struct mwifiex_fixed_bcn_param *)current_ptr;
+       current_ptr += sizeof(*bcn_param);
+       curr_bcn_bytes -= sizeof(*bcn_param);
+
+       timestamp = le64_to_cpu(bcn_param->timestamp);
+       beacon_period = le16_to_cpu(bcn_param->beacon_period);
+
+       cap_info_bitmap = le16_to_cpu(bcn_param->cap_info_bitmap);
+       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: InterpretIE: capabilities=0x%X\n",
+               cap_info_bitmap);
+
+       /* Rest of the current buffer are IE's */
+       ie_buf = current_ptr;
+       ie_len = curr_bcn_bytes;
+       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: InterpretIE: IELength for this AP = %d\n",
+               curr_bcn_bytes);
+
+       while (curr_bcn_bytes >= sizeof(struct ieee_types_header)) {
+               u8 element_id, element_len;
+
+               element_id = *current_ptr;
+               element_len = *(current_ptr + 1);
+               if (curr_bcn_bytes < element_len +
+                               sizeof(struct ieee_types_header)) {
+                       dev_err(adapter->dev,
+                               "%s: bytes left < IE length\n", __func__);
+                       return -EFAULT;
+               }
+               if (element_id == WLAN_EID_DS_PARAMS) {
+                       channel = *(current_ptr +
+                                   sizeof(struct ieee_types_header));
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               current_ptr += element_len + sizeof(struct ieee_types_header);
+               curr_bcn_bytes -= element_len +
+                                       sizeof(struct ieee_types_header);
+       }
+
+       if (channel) {
+               struct ieee80211_channel *chan;
+               u8 band;
+
+               /* Skip entry if on csa closed channel */
+               if (channel == priv->csa_chan) {
+                       dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
+                               "Dropping entry on csa closed channel\n");
+                       return 0;
+               }
+
+               band = BAND_G;
+               if (radio_type)
+                       band = mwifiex_radio_type_to_band(*radio_type &
+                                                         (BIT(0) | BIT(1)));
+
+               cfp = mwifiex_get_cfp(priv, band, channel, 0);
+
+               freq = cfp ? cfp->freq : 0;
+
+               chan = ieee80211_get_channel(priv->wdev.wiphy, freq);
+
+               if (chan && !(chan->flags & IEEE80211_CHAN_DISABLED)) {
+                       bss = cfg80211_inform_bss(priv->wdev.wiphy,
+                                           chan, CFG80211_BSS_FTYPE_UNKNOWN,
+                                           bssid, timestamp,
+                                           cap_info_bitmap, beacon_period,
+                                           ie_buf, ie_len, rssi, GFP_KERNEL);
+                       bss_priv = (struct mwifiex_bss_priv *)bss->priv;
+                       bss_priv->band = band;
+                       bss_priv->fw_tsf = fw_tsf;
+                       if (priv->media_connected &&
+                           !memcmp(bssid, priv->curr_bss_params.bss_descriptor
+                                   .mac_address, ETH_ALEN))
+                               mwifiex_update_curr_bss_params(priv, bss);
+                       cfg80211_put_bss(priv->wdev.wiphy, bss);
+               }
+       } else {
+               dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "missing BSS channel IE\n");
+       }
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void mwifiex_complete_scan(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+
+       adapter->survey_idx = 0;
+       if (adapter->curr_cmd->wait_q_enabled) {
+               adapter->cmd_wait_q.status = 0;
+               if (!priv->scan_request) {
+                       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "complete internal scan\n");
+                       mwifiex_complete_cmd(adapter, adapter->curr_cmd);
+               }
+       }
+}
+
+static void mwifiex_check_next_scan_command(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+       struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node, *tmp_node;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
+       if (list_empty(&adapter->scan_pending_q)) {
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
+               adapter->scan_processing = false;
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
+
+               if (!adapter->ext_scan)
+                       mwifiex_complete_scan(priv);
+
+               if (priv->scan_request) {
+                       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: notifying scan done\n");
+                       cfg80211_scan_done(priv->scan_request, 0);
+                       priv->scan_request = NULL;
+               } else {
+                       priv->scan_aborting = false;
+                       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: scan already aborted\n");
+               }
+       } else if ((priv->scan_aborting && !priv->scan_request) ||
+                  priv->scan_block) {
+               list_for_each_entry_safe(cmd_node, tmp_node,
+                                        &adapter->scan_pending_q, list) {
+                       list_del(&cmd_node->list);
+                       mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_free_q(adapter, cmd_node);
+               }
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
+
+               spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
+               adapter->scan_processing = false;
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->mwifiex_cmd_lock, flags);
+
+               if (priv->scan_request) {
+                       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: aborting scan\n");
+                       cfg80211_scan_done(priv->scan_request, 1);
+                       priv->scan_request = NULL;
+               } else {
+                       priv->scan_aborting = false;
+                       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: scan already aborted\n");
+               }
+       } else {
+               /* Get scan command from scan_pending_q and put to
+                * cmd_pending_q
+                */
+               cmd_node = list_first_entry(&adapter->scan_pending_q,
+                                           struct cmd_ctrl_node, list);
+               list_del(&cmd_node->list);
+               spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
+               mwifiex_insert_cmd_to_pending_q(adapter, cmd_node, true);
+       }
+
+       return;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function handles the command response of scan.
+ *
+ * The response buffer for the scan command has the following
+ * memory layout:
+ *
+ *      .-------------------------------------------------------------.
+ *      |  Header (4 * sizeof(t_u16)):  Standard command response hdr |
+ *      .-------------------------------------------------------------.
+ *      |  BufSize (t_u16) : sizeof the BSS Description data          |
+ *      .-------------------------------------------------------------.
+ *      |  NumOfSet (t_u8) : Number of BSS Descs returned             |
+ *      .-------------------------------------------------------------.
+ *      |  BSSDescription data (variable, size given in BufSize)      |
+ *      .-------------------------------------------------------------.
+ *      |  TLV data (variable, size calculated using Header->Size,    |
+ *      |            BufSize and sizeof the fixed fields above)       |
+ *      .-------------------------------------------------------------.
+ */
+int mwifiex_ret_802_11_scan(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                           struct host_cmd_ds_command *resp)
+{
+       int ret = 0;
+       struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+       struct host_cmd_ds_802_11_scan_rsp *scan_rsp;
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_data *tlv_data;
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_tsf_timestamp *tsf_tlv;
+       u8 *bss_info;
+       u32 scan_resp_size;
+       u32 bytes_left;
+       u32 idx;
+       u32 tlv_buf_size;
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_chan_band_list_param_set *chan_band_tlv;
+       struct chan_band_param_set *chan_band;
+       u8 is_bgscan_resp;
+       __le64 fw_tsf = 0;
+       u8 *radio_type;
+
+       is_bgscan_resp = (le16_to_cpu(resp->command)
+                         == HostCmd_CMD_802_11_BG_SCAN_QUERY);
+       if (is_bgscan_resp)
+               scan_rsp = &resp->params.bg_scan_query_resp.scan_resp;
+       else
+               scan_rsp = &resp->params.scan_resp;
+
+
+       if (scan_rsp->number_of_sets > MWIFIEX_MAX_AP) {
+               dev_err(adapter->dev, "SCAN_RESP: too many AP returned (%d)\n",
+                       scan_rsp->number_of_sets);
+               ret = -1;
+               goto check_next_scan;
+       }
+
+       /* Check csa channel expiry before parsing scan response */
+       mwifiex_11h_get_csa_closed_channel(priv);
+
+       bytes_left = le16_to_cpu(scan_rsp->bss_descript_size);
+       dev_dbg(adapter->dev, "info: SCAN_RESP: bss_descript_size %d\n",
+               bytes_left);
+
+       scan_resp_size = le16_to_cpu(resp->size);
+
+       dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
+               "info: SCAN_RESP: returned %d APs before parsing\n",
+               scan_rsp->number_of_sets);
+
+       bss_info = scan_rsp->bss_desc_and_tlv_buffer;
+
+       /*
+        * The size of the TLV buffer is equal to the entire command response
+        *   size (scan_resp_size) minus the fixed fields (sizeof()'s), the
+        *   BSS Descriptions (bss_descript_size as bytesLef) and the command
+        *   response header (S_DS_GEN)
+        */
+       tlv_buf_size = scan_resp_size - (bytes_left
+                                        + sizeof(scan_rsp->bss_descript_size)
+                                        + sizeof(scan_rsp->number_of_sets)
+                                        + S_DS_GEN);
+
+       tlv_data = (struct mwifiex_ie_types_data *) (scan_rsp->
+                                                bss_desc_and_tlv_buffer +
+                                                bytes_left);
+
+       /* Search the TLV buffer space in the scan response for any valid
+          TLVs */
+       mwifiex_ret_802_11_scan_get_tlv_ptrs(adapter, tlv_data, tlv_buf_size,
+                                            TLV_TYPE_TSFTIMESTAMP,
+                                            (struct mwifiex_ie_types_data **)
+                                            &tsf_tlv);
+
+       /* Search the TLV buffer space in the scan response for any valid
+          TLVs */
+       mwifiex_ret_802_11_scan_get_tlv_ptrs(adapter, tlv_data, tlv_buf_size,
+                                            TLV_TYPE_CHANNELBANDLIST,
+                                            (struct mwifiex_ie_types_data **)
+                                            &chan_band_tlv);
+
+       for (idx = 0; idx < scan_rsp->number_of_sets && bytes_left; idx++) {
+               /*
+                * If the TSF TLV was appended to the scan results, save this
+                * entry's TSF value in the fw_tsf field. It is the firmware's
+                * TSF value at the time the beacon or probe response was
+                * received.
+                */
+               if (tsf_tlv)
+                       memcpy(&fw_tsf, &tsf_tlv->tsf_data[idx * TSF_DATA_SIZE],
+                              sizeof(fw_tsf));
+
+               if (chan_band_tlv) {
+                       chan_band = &chan_band_tlv->chan_band_param[idx];
+                       radio_type = &chan_band->radio_type;
+               } else {
+                       radio_type = NULL;
+               }
+
+               ret = mwifiex_parse_single_response_buf(priv, &bss_info,
+                                                       &bytes_left,
+                                                       le64_to_cpu(fw_tsf),
+                                                       radio_type, false, 0);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto check_next_scan;
+       }
+
+check_next_scan:
+       mwifiex_check_next_scan_command(priv);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function prepares an extended scan command to be sent to the firmware
+ *
+ * This uses the scan command configuration sent to the command processing
+ * module in command preparation stage to configure a extended scan command
+ * structure to send to firmware.
+ */
+int mwifiex_cmd_802_11_scan_ext(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                               struct host_cmd_ds_command *cmd,
+                               void *data_buf)
+{
+       struct host_cmd_ds_802_11_scan_ext *ext_scan = &cmd->params.ext_scan;
+       struct mwifiex_scan_cmd_config *scan_cfg = data_buf;
+
+       memcpy(ext_scan->tlv_buffer, scan_cfg->tlv_buf, scan_cfg->tlv_buf_len);
+
+       cmd->command = cpu_to_le16(HostCmd_CMD_802_11_SCAN_EXT);
+
+       /* Size is equal to the sizeof(fixed portions) + the TLV len + header */
+       cmd->size = cpu_to_le16((u16)(sizeof(ext_scan->reserved)
+                                     + scan_cfg->tlv_buf_len + S_DS_GEN));
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static void
+mwifiex_update_chan_statistics(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                              struct mwifiex_ietypes_chanstats *tlv_stat)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+       u8 i, num_chan;
+       struct mwifiex_fw_chan_stats *fw_chan_stats;
+       struct mwifiex_chan_stats chan_stats;
+
+       fw_chan_stats = (void *)((u8 *)tlv_stat +
+                             sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header));
+       num_chan = le16_to_cpu(tlv_stat->header.len) /
+                                             sizeof(struct mwifiex_chan_stats);
+
+       for (i = 0 ; i < num_chan; i++) {
+               chan_stats.chan_num = fw_chan_stats->chan_num;
+               chan_stats.bandcfg = fw_chan_stats->bandcfg;
+               chan_stats.flags = fw_chan_stats->flags;
+               chan_stats.noise = fw_chan_stats->noise;
+               chan_stats.total_bss = le16_to_cpu(fw_chan_stats->total_bss);
+               chan_stats.cca_scan_dur =
+                                      le16_to_cpu(fw_chan_stats->cca_scan_dur);
+               chan_stats.cca_busy_dur =
+                                      le16_to_cpu(fw_chan_stats->cca_busy_dur);
+               dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
+                       "chan=%d, noise=%d, total_network=%d scan_duration=%d, busy_duration=%d\n",
+                       chan_stats.chan_num,
+                       chan_stats.noise,
+                       chan_stats.total_bss,
+                       chan_stats.cca_scan_dur,
+                       chan_stats.cca_busy_dur);
+               memcpy(&adapter->chan_stats[adapter->survey_idx++], &chan_stats,
+                      sizeof(struct mwifiex_chan_stats));
+               fw_chan_stats++;
+       }
+}
+
+/* This function handles the command response of extended scan */
+int mwifiex_ret_802_11_scan_ext(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                               struct host_cmd_ds_command *resp)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+       struct host_cmd_ds_802_11_scan_ext *ext_scan_resp;
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_header *tlv;
+       struct mwifiex_ietypes_chanstats *tlv_stat;
+       u16 buf_left, type, len;
+
+       struct host_cmd_ds_command *cmd_ptr;
+       struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node;
+       unsigned long cmd_flags, scan_flags;
+       bool complete_scan = false;
+
+       dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev, "info: EXT scan returns successfully\n");
+
+       ext_scan_resp = &resp->params.ext_scan;
+
+       tlv = (void *)ext_scan_resp->tlv_buffer;
+       buf_left = le16_to_cpu(resp->size) - (sizeof(*ext_scan_resp) + S_DS_GEN
+                                             - 1);
+
+       while (buf_left >= sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header)) {
+               type = le16_to_cpu(tlv->type);
+               len = le16_to_cpu(tlv->len);
+
+               if (buf_left < (sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header) + len)) {
+                       dev_err(adapter->dev,
+                               "error processing scan response TLVs");
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               switch (type) {
+               case TLV_TYPE_CHANNEL_STATS:
+                       tlv_stat = (void *)tlv;
+                       mwifiex_update_chan_statistics(priv, tlv_stat);
+                       break;
+               default:
+                       break;
+               }
+
+               buf_left -= len + sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header);
+               tlv = (void *)((u8 *)tlv + len +
+                              sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header));
+       }
+
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->cmd_pending_q_lock, cmd_flags);
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, scan_flags);
+       if (list_empty(&adapter->scan_pending_q)) {
+               complete_scan = true;
+               list_for_each_entry(cmd_node, &adapter->cmd_pending_q, list) {
+                       cmd_ptr = (void *)cmd_node->cmd_skb->data;
+                       if (le16_to_cpu(cmd_ptr->command) ==
+                           HostCmd_CMD_802_11_SCAN_EXT) {
+                               dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev,
+                                       "Scan pending in command pending list");
+                               complete_scan = false;
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, scan_flags);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->cmd_pending_q_lock, cmd_flags);
+
+       if (complete_scan)
+               mwifiex_complete_scan(priv);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/* This function This function handles the event extended scan report. It
+ * parses extended scan results and informs to cfg80211 stack.
+ */
+int mwifiex_handle_event_ext_scan_report(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                                        void *buf)
+{
+       int ret = 0;
+       struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+       u8 *bss_info;
+       u32 bytes_left, bytes_left_for_tlv, idx;
+       u16 type, len;
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_data *tlv;
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_bss_scan_rsp *scan_rsp_tlv;
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_bss_scan_info *scan_info_tlv;
+       u8 *radio_type;
+       u64 fw_tsf = 0;
+       s32 rssi = 0;
+       struct mwifiex_event_scan_result *event_scan = buf;
+       u8 num_of_set = event_scan->num_of_set;
+       u8 *scan_resp = buf + sizeof(struct mwifiex_event_scan_result);
+       u16 scan_resp_size = le16_to_cpu(event_scan->buf_size);
+
+       if (num_of_set > MWIFIEX_MAX_AP) {
+               dev_err(adapter->dev,
+                       "EXT_SCAN: Invalid number of AP returned (%d)!!\n",
+                       num_of_set);
+               ret = -1;
+               goto check_next_scan;
+       }
+
+       bytes_left = scan_resp_size;
+       dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
+               "EXT_SCAN: size %d, returned %d APs...",
+               scan_resp_size, num_of_set);
+
+       tlv = (struct mwifiex_ie_types_data *)scan_resp;
+
+       for (idx = 0; idx < num_of_set && bytes_left; idx++) {
+               type = le16_to_cpu(tlv->header.type);
+               len = le16_to_cpu(tlv->header.len);
+               if (bytes_left < sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header) + len) {
+                       dev_err(adapter->dev, "EXT_SCAN: Error bytes left < TLV length\n");
+                       break;
+               }
+               scan_rsp_tlv = NULL;
+               scan_info_tlv = NULL;
+               bytes_left_for_tlv = bytes_left;
+
+               /* BSS response TLV with beacon or probe response buffer
+                * at the initial position of each descriptor
+                */
+               if (type != TLV_TYPE_BSS_SCAN_RSP)
+                       break;
+
+               bss_info = (u8 *)tlv;
+               scan_rsp_tlv = (struct mwifiex_ie_types_bss_scan_rsp *)tlv;
+               tlv = (struct mwifiex_ie_types_data *)(tlv->data + len);
+               bytes_left_for_tlv -=
+                               (len + sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header));
+
+               while (bytes_left_for_tlv >=
+                      sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header) &&
+                      le16_to_cpu(tlv->header.type) != TLV_TYPE_BSS_SCAN_RSP) {
+                       type = le16_to_cpu(tlv->header.type);
+                       len = le16_to_cpu(tlv->header.len);
+                       if (bytes_left_for_tlv <
+                           sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header) + len) {
+                               dev_err(adapter->dev,
+                                       "EXT_SCAN: Error in processing TLV, bytes left < TLV length\n");
+                               scan_rsp_tlv = NULL;
+                               bytes_left_for_tlv = 0;
+                               continue;
+                       }
+                       switch (type) {
+                       case TLV_TYPE_BSS_SCAN_INFO:
+                               scan_info_tlv =
+                                 (struct mwifiex_ie_types_bss_scan_info *)tlv;
+                               if (len !=
+                                sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_bss_scan_info) -
+                                sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header)) {
+                                       bytes_left_for_tlv = 0;
+                                       continue;
+                               }
+                               break;
+                       default:
+                               break;
+                       }
+                       tlv = (struct mwifiex_ie_types_data *)(tlv->data + len);
+                       bytes_left -=
+                               (len + sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header));
+                       bytes_left_for_tlv -=
+                               (len + sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header));
+               }
+
+               if (!scan_rsp_tlv)
+                       break;
+
+               /* Advance pointer to the beacon buffer length and
+                * update the bytes count so that the function
+                * wlan_interpret_bss_desc_with_ie() can handle the
+                * scan buffer withut any change
+                */
+               bss_info += sizeof(u16);
+               bytes_left -= sizeof(u16);
+
+               if (scan_info_tlv) {
+                       rssi = (s32)(s16)(le16_to_cpu(scan_info_tlv->rssi));
+                       rssi *= 100;           /* Convert dBm to mBm */
+                       dev_dbg(adapter->dev,
+                               "info: InterpretIE: RSSI=%d\n", rssi);
+                       fw_tsf = le64_to_cpu(scan_info_tlv->tsf);
+                       radio_type = &scan_info_tlv->radio_type;
+               } else {
+                       radio_type = NULL;
+               }
+               ret = mwifiex_parse_single_response_buf(priv, &bss_info,
+                                                       &bytes_left, fw_tsf,
+                                                       radio_type, true, rssi);
+               if (ret)
+                       goto check_next_scan;
+       }
+
+check_next_scan:
+       if (!event_scan->more_event)
+               mwifiex_check_next_scan_command(priv);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function prepares command for background scan query.
+ *
+ * Preparation includes -
+ *      - Setting command ID and proper size
+ *      - Setting background scan flush parameter
+ *      - Ensuring correct endian-ness
+ */
+int mwifiex_cmd_802_11_bg_scan_query(struct host_cmd_ds_command *cmd)
+{
+       struct host_cmd_ds_802_11_bg_scan_query *bg_query =
+               &cmd->params.bg_scan_query;
+
+       cmd->command = cpu_to_le16(HostCmd_CMD_802_11_BG_SCAN_QUERY);
+       cmd->size = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(struct host_cmd_ds_802_11_bg_scan_query)
+                               + S_DS_GEN);
+
+       bg_query->flush = 1;
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function inserts scan command node to the scan pending queue.
+ */
+void
+mwifiex_queue_scan_cmd(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                      struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmd_node)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+       unsigned long flags;
+
+       cmd_node->wait_q_enabled = true;
+       cmd_node->condition = &adapter->scan_wait_q_woken;
+       spin_lock_irqsave(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
+       list_add_tail(&cmd_node->list, &adapter->scan_pending_q);
+       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&adapter->scan_pending_q_lock, flags);
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function sends a scan command for all available channels to the
+ * firmware, filtered on a specific SSID.
+ */
+static int mwifiex_scan_specific_ssid(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                                     struct cfg80211_ssid *req_ssid)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_adapter *adapter = priv->adapter;
+       int ret;
+       struct mwifiex_user_scan_cfg *scan_cfg;
+
+       if (adapter->scan_processing) {
+               dev_err(adapter->dev, "cmd: Scan already in process...\n");
+               return -EBUSY;
+       }
+
+       if (priv->scan_block) {
+               dev_err(adapter->dev,
+                       "cmd: Scan is blocked during association...\n");
+               return -EBUSY;
+       }
+
+       scan_cfg = kzalloc(sizeof(struct mwifiex_user_scan_cfg), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!scan_cfg)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
+       scan_cfg->ssid_list = req_ssid;
+       scan_cfg->num_ssids = 1;
+
+       ret = mwifiex_scan_networks(priv, scan_cfg);
+
+       kfree(scan_cfg);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Sends IOCTL request to start a scan.
+ *
+ * This function allocates the IOCTL request buffer, fills it
+ * with requisite parameters and calls the IOCTL handler.
+ *
+ * Scan command can be issued for both normal scan and specific SSID
+ * scan, depending upon whether an SSID is provided or not.
+ */
+int mwifiex_request_scan(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                        struct cfg80211_ssid *req_ssid)
+{
+       int ret;
+
+       if (down_interruptible(&priv->async_sem)) {
+               dev_err(priv->adapter->dev, "%s: acquire semaphore\n",
+                       __func__);
+               return -1;
+       }
+
+       priv->adapter->scan_wait_q_woken = false;
+
+       if (req_ssid && req_ssid->ssid_len != 0)
+               /* Specific SSID scan */
+               ret = mwifiex_scan_specific_ssid(priv, req_ssid);
+       else
+               /* Normal scan */
+               ret = mwifiex_scan_networks(priv, NULL);
+
+       up(&priv->async_sem);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function appends the vendor specific IE TLV to a buffer.
+ */
+int
+mwifiex_cmd_append_vsie_tlv(struct mwifiex_private *priv,
+                           u16 vsie_mask, u8 **buffer)
+{
+       int id, ret_len = 0;
+       struct mwifiex_ie_types_vendor_param_set *vs_param_set;
+
+       if (!buffer)
+               return 0;
+       if (!(*buffer))
+               return 0;
+
+       /*
+        * Traverse through the saved vendor specific IE array and append
+        * the selected(scan/assoc/adhoc) IE as TLV to the command
+        */
+       for (id = 0; id < MWIFIEX_MAX_VSIE_NUM; id++) {
+               if (priv->vs_ie[id].mask & vsie_mask) {
+                       vs_param_set =
+                               (struct mwifiex_ie_types_vendor_param_set *)
+                               *buffer;
+                       vs_param_set->header.type =
+                               cpu_to_le16(TLV_TYPE_PASSTHROUGH);
+                       vs_param_set->header.len =
+                               cpu_to_le16((((u16) priv->vs_ie[id].ie[1])
+                               & 0x00FF) + 2);
+                       memcpy(vs_param_set->ie, priv->vs_ie[id].ie,
+                              le16_to_cpu(vs_param_set->header.len));
+                       *buffer += le16_to_cpu(vs_param_set->header.len) +
+                                  sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header);
+                       ret_len += le16_to_cpu(vs_param_set->header.len) +
+                                  sizeof(struct mwifiex_ie_types_header);
+               }
+       }
+       return ret_len;
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function saves a beacon buffer of the current BSS descriptor.
+ *
+ * The current beacon buffer is saved so that it can be restored in the
+ * following cases that makes the beacon buffer not to contain the current
+ * ssid's beacon buffer.
+ *      - The current ssid was not found somehow in the last scan.
+ *      - The current ssid was the last entry of the scan table and overloaded.
+ */
+void
+mwifiex_save_curr_bcn(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
+{
+       struct mwifiex_bssdescriptor *curr_bss =
+               &priv->curr_bss_params.bss_descriptor;
+
+       if (!curr_bss->beacon_buf_size)
+               return;
+
+       /* allocate beacon buffer at 1st time; or if it's size has changed */
+       if (!priv->curr_bcn_buf ||
+           priv->curr_bcn_size != curr_bss->beacon_buf_size) {
+               priv->curr_bcn_size = curr_bss->beacon_buf_size;
+
+               kfree(priv->curr_bcn_buf);
+               priv->curr_bcn_buf = kmalloc(curr_bss->beacon_buf_size,
+                                            GFP_ATOMIC);
+               if (!priv->curr_bcn_buf)
+                       return;
+       }
+
+       memcpy(priv->curr_bcn_buf, curr_bss->beacon_buf,
+              curr_bss->beacon_buf_size);
+       dev_dbg(priv->adapter->dev, "info: current beacon saved %d\n",
+               priv->curr_bcn_size);
+
+       curr_bss->beacon_buf = priv->curr_bcn_buf;
+
+       /* adjust the pointers in the current BSS descriptor */
+       if (curr_bss->bcn_wpa_ie)
+               curr_bss->bcn_wpa_ie =
+                       (struct ieee_types_vendor_specific *)
+                       (curr_bss->beacon_buf +
+                        curr_bss->wpa_offset);
+
+       if (curr_bss->bcn_rsn_ie)
+               curr_bss->bcn_rsn_ie = (struct ieee_types_generic *)
+                       (curr_bss->beacon_buf +
+                        curr_bss->rsn_offset);
+
+       if (curr_bss->bcn_ht_cap)
+               curr_bss->bcn_ht_cap = (struct ieee80211_ht_cap *)
+                       (curr_bss->beacon_buf +
+                        curr_bss->ht_cap_offset);
+
+       if (curr_bss->bcn_ht_oper)
+               curr_bss->bcn_ht_oper = (struct ieee80211_ht_operation *)
+                       (curr_bss->beacon_buf +
+                        curr_bss->ht_info_offset);
+
+       if (curr_bss->bcn_vht_cap)
+               curr_bss->bcn_vht_cap = (void *)(curr_bss->beacon_buf +
+                                                curr_bss->vht_cap_offset);
+
+       if (curr_bss->bcn_vht_oper)
+               curr_bss->bcn_vht_oper = (void *)(curr_bss->beacon_buf +
+                                                 curr_bss->vht_info_offset);
+
+       if (curr_bss->bcn_bss_co_2040)
+               curr_bss->bcn_bss_co_2040 =
+                       (curr_bss->beacon_buf + curr_bss->bss_co_2040_offset);
+
+       if (curr_bss->bcn_ext_cap)
+               curr_bss->bcn_ext_cap = curr_bss->beacon_buf +
+                       curr_bss->ext_cap_offset;
+
+       if (curr_bss->oper_mode)
+               curr_bss->oper_mode = (void *)(curr_bss->beacon_buf +
+                                              curr_bss->oper_mode_offset);
+}
+
+/*
+ * This function frees the current BSS descriptor beacon buffer.
+ */
+void
+mwifiex_free_curr_bcn(struct mwifiex_private *priv)
+{
+       kfree(priv->curr_bcn_buf);
+       priv->curr_bcn_buf = NULL;
+}