@@ -1321,13 +1321,14 @@ struct cfg80211_ops {
* initiator is %REGDOM_SET_BY_CORE).
* @WIPHY_FLAG_STRICT_REGULATORY: tells us the driver for this device will
* ignore regulatory domain settings until it gets its own regulatory
- * domain via its regulatory_hint(). After its gets its own regulatory
- * domain it will only allow further regulatory domain settings to
- * further enhance compliance. For example if channel 13 and 14 are
- * disabled by this regulatory domain no user regulatory domain can
- * enable these channels at a later time. This can be used for devices
- * which do not have calibration information gauranteed for frequencies
- * or settings outside of its regulatory domain.
+ * domain via its regulatory_hint() unless the regulatory hint is
+ * from a country IE. After its gets its own regulatory domain it will
+ * only allow further regulatory domain settings to further enhance
+ * compliance. For example if channel 13 and 14 are disabled by this
+ * regulatory domain no user regulatory domain can enable these channels
+ * at a later time. This can be used for devices which do not have
+ * calibration information gauranteed for frequencies or settings
+ * outside of its regulatory domain.
* @WIPHY_FLAG_DISABLE_BEACON_HINTS: enable this if your driver needs to ensure
* that passive scan flags and beaconing flags may not be lifted by
* cfg80211 due to regulatory beacon hints. For more information on beacon
@@ -813,6 +813,7 @@ static bool ignore_reg_update(struct wiphy *wiphy,
* desired regulatory domain set
*/
if (wiphy->flags & WIPHY_FLAG_STRICT_REGULATORY && !wiphy->regd &&
+ initiator != NL80211_REGDOM_SET_BY_COUNTRY_IE &&
!is_world_regdom(last_request->alpha2))
return true;
return false;