--- /dev/null
+--- linux/net/wireless/wext.j1.c 2007-07-09 13:19:22.000000000 -0700
++++ linux/net/wireless/wext.c 2007-07-09 13:19:59.000000000 -0700
+@@ -741,39 +741,11 @@ static int ioctl_standard_call(struct ne
+ int extra_size;
+ int user_length = 0;
+ int err;
+- int essid_compat = 0;
+
+ /* Calculate space needed by arguments. Always allocate
+ * for max space. Easier, and won't last long... */
+ extra_size = descr->max_tokens * descr->token_size;
+
+- /* Check need for ESSID compatibility for WE < 21 */
+- switch (cmd) {
+- case SIOCSIWESSID:
+- case SIOCGIWESSID:
+- case SIOCSIWNICKN:
+- case SIOCGIWNICKN:
+- if (iwr->u.data.length == descr->max_tokens + 1)
+- essid_compat = 1;
+- else if (IW_IS_SET(cmd) && (iwr->u.data.length != 0)) {
+- char essid[IW_ESSID_MAX_SIZE + 1];
+-
+- err = copy_from_user(essid, iwr->u.data.pointer,
+- iwr->u.data.length *
+- descr->token_size);
+- if (err)
+- return -EFAULT;
+-
+- if (essid[iwr->u.data.length - 1] == '\0')
+- essid_compat = 1;
+- }
+- break;
+- default:
+- break;
+- }
+-
+- iwr->u.data.length -= essid_compat;
+-
+ /* Check what user space is giving us */
+ if (IW_IS_SET(cmd)) {
+ /* Check NULL pointer */
+@@ -811,7 +783,6 @@ static int ioctl_standard_call(struct ne
+ }
+
+ /* Create the kernel buffer */
+- /* kzalloc ensures NULL-termination for essid_compat */
+ extra = kzalloc(extra_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (extra == NULL)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+@@ -830,8 +801,6 @@ static int ioctl_standard_call(struct ne
+ /* Call the handler */
+ ret = handler(dev, &info, &(iwr->u), extra);
+
+- iwr->u.data.length += essid_compat;
+-
+ /* If we have something to return to the user */
+ if (!ret && IW_IS_GET(cmd)) {
+ /* Check if there is enough buffer up there */