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net80211: fix VHT node setup in hostap mode
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Authored by adrian on Jun 11 2025, 5:06 AM.
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Summary

Way back in 2017 I wrote the initial VHT hostap support, and then
added a NULL check here to stop it from panicing. However, there
is no VHTINFO IE in an ASSOC_REQ management frame. Thus, the node
would never have VHT state initialised.

This mirrors what HT node setup does (which again doesn't have
HTINFO IE's in an ASSOC_REQ frame), the upgrade will happen once
the exchange completes.

Fixes: 2023566223a4020d832bd4e25dc7dadfd660b836

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