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The current implicit MAC payload length algorithm (based on an otherwise irrelevant footer pointer) produces invalid (non-standard) values for beacon and command frames. This change produces standard-conforming MAC payload length values and simplifies access to payload length. It would have been possible to fix the current footer pointer based approach but there are arguments in favor of the new approach: - The footer pointer is used nowhere in the current code base and makes length calculations rather non-obvious. - The new approach does not use more memory and is easier to understand and use. - This change is a first step to support of IEEE 802.15.4 information element (IE) support. At a later stage the distinction between MAC payload length and frame payload length will be introduced and become relevant to distinguish between header and payload IEs. At that point the current implicit length calculation algorithm will break down anyways. Signed-off-by: Florian Grandel <fgrandel@code-for-humans.de> |
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