ipw3945 compile problems with latest kernel 2.6.18-1.2849.fc6

[Tobias Bocanegra]

> 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