ipw3945 compile problems with latest kernel 2.6.18-1.2849.fc6

[Brian Millett]

Tobias Bocanegra wrote:
>> This is not the config.h problem
>>
>> I'm trying to compile the ipw3945-1.1.0 from intel and I get the
>> following "too few arguments to function 'ieee80211_tx_frame'" errors.
>> I thought that the latest kernels didn't need the ieee80211 patches?
>>
>> Any ideas that are relevant?
>>
>> make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2849.fc6-i686'
>>   CC [M]
>> /home/bpm/src/d820_cruft/ipw3945-linux-1.1.0/ipw3945-1.1.0/ipw3945.o
>> /home/bpm/src/d820_cruft/ipw3945-linux-1.1.0/ipw3945-1.1.0/ipw3945.c: In
>> function 'ipw_send_associate':
>> /home/bpm/src/d820_cruft/ipw3945-linux-1.1.0/ipw3945-1.1.0/ipw3945.c:4409:
>>
>> error: too few arguments to function 'ieee80211_tx_frame'
>> /home/bpm/src/d820_cruft/ipw3945-linux-1.1.0/ipw3945-1.1.0/ipw3945.c: In
>> function 'ipw_bg_daemon_cmd':
>> /home/bpm/src/d820_cruft/ipw3945-linux-1.1.0/ipw3945-1.1.0/ipw3945.c:4885:
>>
>> error: too few arguments to function 'ieee80211_tx_frame'
>> /home/bpm/src/d820_cruft/ipw3945-linux-1.1.0/ipw3945-1.1.0/ipw3945.c: In
>> function 'ipw_auth_work':
>> /home/bpm/src/d820_cruft/ipw3945-linux-1.1.0/ipw3945-1.1.0/ipw3945.c:9454:
>>
>> error: too few arguments to function 'ieee80211_tx_frame'
>> /home/bpm/src/d820_cruft/ipw3945-linux-1.1.0/ipw3945-1.1.0/ipw3945.c:9504:
>>
>> error: too few arguments to function 'ieee80211_tx_frame'
>> /home/bpm/src/d820_cruft/ipw3945-linux-1.1.0/ipw3945-1.1.0/ipw3945.c: In
>> function 'ipw_handle_probe_request':
>> /home/bpm/src/d820_cruft/ipw3945-linux-1.1.0/ipw3945-1.1.0/ipw3945.c:9577:
>>
>> error: too few arguments to function 'ieee80211_tx_frame'
>> make[2]: ***
>> [/home/bpm/src/d820_cruft/ipw3945-linux-1.1.0/ipw3945-1.1.0/ipw3945.o]
>> Error 1
>> make[1]: ***
>> [_module_/home/bpm/src/d820_cruft/ipw3945-linux-1.1.0/ipw3945-1.1.0]
>> Error 2
>> make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2849.fc6-i686'
>> make: *** [modules] Error 2
> 
> hi, i applied the following patches:
> 
> --- ipw3945.h.orig   2006-09-25 22:07:20.000000000 +0200
> +++ ipw3945.h   2006-09-25 22:10:43.000000000 +0200
> @@ -48,6 +48,20 @@
> 
> #include <net/ieee80211.h>
> 
> +#ifdef IEEE80211_VERSION_API
> +#define IEEE80211_API_VERSION IEEE80211_VERSION_API
> +#else
> +#ifdef IEEE80211_VERSION_CODE
> +#if ( IEEE80211_VERSION_CODE < KERNEL_VERSION(1,1,14) )
> +#define IEEE80211_API_VERSION 1
> +#else
> +#define IEEE80211_API_VERSION 2
> +#endif
> +#else
> +#define IEEE80211_API_VERSION 1
> +#endif
> +#endif
> +
> #define DRV_NAME   "ipw3945"
> 
> #include "ipw3945_daemon.h"
> 
> #
> 
> --- net/ieee80211.h.orig   2006-09-25 22:05:52.000000000 +0200
> +++ net/ieee80211.h   2006-09-25 22:06:44.000000000 +0200
> @@ -32,6 +32,9 @@
> #define IEEE80211_VERSION "1.1.14"
> 
> #include <linux/version.h>
> +
> +#define IEEE80211_VERSION_CODE KERNEL_VERSION(1,1,14)
> +
> #if LINUX_VERSION_CODE <= KERNEL_VERSION(2,6,8)
> #define        __iomem
> #define        __le32          u32
> 
> after that, they compile just perfect.
> regards, toby
> 

Thanks,

is the net/ieee80211.h in
/usr/src/kernels/2.6.18-1.2798.fc6-i686/include/net/ieee80211.h
or
/lib/modules/2.6.18-1.2849.fc6/include/net/ieee80211.h

thanks.

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