- if (WARN_ON(list_empty(&ibss->list))) {
- cfg80211_put_bss(wdev->wiphy, params->bss);
- return;
+ if (list_empty(&ibss->list)) {
+ struct cfg80211_bss *found = NULL, *tmp = params->bss;
+
+ found = cfg80211_get_bss(wdev->wiphy, NULL,
+ params->bss->bssid,
+ wdev->ssid, wdev->ssid_len,
+ wdev->conn_bss_type,
+ IEEE80211_PRIVACY_ANY);
+ if (found) {
+ /* The same BSS is already updated so use it
+ * instead, as it has latest info.
+ */
+ params->bss = found;
+ } else {
+ /* Update with BSS provided by driver, it will
+ * be freshly added and ref cnted, we can free
+ * the old one.
+ *
+ * signal_valid can be false, as we are not
+ * expecting the BSS to be found.
+ *
+ * keep the old timestamp to avoid confusion
+ */
+ cfg80211_bss_update(rdev, ibss, false,
+ ibss->ts);
+ }
+
+ cfg80211_put_bss(wdev->wiphy, tmp);