ath9k: switch to using mac80211 intermediate software queues

Provides a nice latency reduction under load, due to mac80211's fq_codel
support.

Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>

4 files changed, 950 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/337-ath9k-Switch-to-using-mac80211-intermediate-software.patch b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/337-ath9k-Switch-to-using-mac80211-intermediate-software.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b1d0163ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/337-ath9k-Switch-to-using-mac80211-intermediate-software.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,944 @@
+From: =?UTF-8?q?Toke=20H=C3=B8iland-J=C3=B8rgensen?= <toke@toke.dk>
+Date: Wed, 6 Jul 2016 21:34:17 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] ath9k: Switch to using mac80211 intermediate software queues.
+MIME-Version: 1.0
+Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
+Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
+
+This switches ath9k over to using the mac80211 intermediate software
+queueing mechanism for data packets. It removes the queueing inside the
+driver, except for the retry queue, and instead pulls from mac80211 when
+a packet is needed. The retry queue is used to store a packet that was
+pulled but can't be sent immediately.
+
+The old code path in ath_tx_start that would queue packets has been
+removed completely, as has the qlen limit tunables (since there's no
+longer a queue in the driver to limit).
+
+Based on Tim's original patch set, but reworked quite thoroughly.
+
+Cc: Tim Shepard <shep@alum.mit.edu>
+Cc: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
+Signed-off-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@toke.dk>
+---
+
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ int ath_descdma_setup(struct ath_softc *
+ #define ATH_RXBUF               512
+ #define ATH_TXBUF               512
+ #define ATH_TXBUF_RESERVE       5
+-#define ATH_MAX_QDEPTH          (ATH_TXBUF / 4 - ATH_TXBUF_RESERVE)
+ #define ATH_TXMAXTRY            13
+ #define ATH_MAX_SW_RETRIES      30
+ 
+@@ -145,7 +144,7 @@ int ath_descdma_setup(struct ath_softc *
+ #define BAW_WITHIN(_start, _bawsz, _seqno) \
+ 	((((_seqno) - (_start)) & 4095) < (_bawsz))
+ 
+-#define ATH_AN_2_TID(_an, _tidno)  (&(_an)->tid[(_tidno)])
++#define ATH_AN_2_TID(_an, _tidno) ath_node_to_tid(_an, _tidno)
+ 
+ #define IS_HT_RATE(rate)   (rate & 0x80)
+ #define IS_CCK_RATE(rate)  ((rate >= 0x18) && (rate <= 0x1e))
+@@ -164,7 +163,6 @@ struct ath_txq {
+ 	spinlock_t axq_lock;
+ 	u32 axq_depth;
+ 	u32 axq_ampdu_depth;
+-	bool stopped;
+ 	bool axq_tx_inprogress;
+ 	struct list_head txq_fifo[ATH_TXFIFO_DEPTH];
+ 	u8 txq_headidx;
+@@ -232,7 +230,6 @@ struct ath_buf {
+ 
+ struct ath_atx_tid {
+ 	struct list_head list;
+-	struct sk_buff_head buf_q;
+ 	struct sk_buff_head retry_q;
+ 	struct ath_node *an;
+ 	struct ath_txq *txq;
+@@ -247,13 +244,13 @@ struct ath_atx_tid {
+ 	s8 bar_index;
+ 	bool active;
+ 	bool clear_ps_filter;
++	bool has_queued;
+ };
+ 
+ struct ath_node {
+ 	struct ath_softc *sc;
+ 	struct ieee80211_sta *sta; /* station struct we're part of */
+ 	struct ieee80211_vif *vif; /* interface with which we're associated */
+-	struct ath_atx_tid tid[IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS];
+ 
+ 	u16 maxampdu;
+ 	u8 mpdudensity;
+@@ -276,7 +273,6 @@ struct ath_tx_control {
+ 	struct ath_node *an;
+ 	struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
+ 	u8 paprd;
+-	bool force_channel;
+ };
+ 
+ 
+@@ -293,7 +289,6 @@ struct ath_tx {
+ 	struct ath_descdma txdma;
+ 	struct ath_txq *txq_map[IEEE80211_NUM_ACS];
+ 	struct ath_txq *uapsdq;
+-	u32 txq_max_pending[IEEE80211_NUM_ACS];
+ 	u16 max_aggr_framelen[IEEE80211_NUM_ACS][4][32];
+ };
+ 
+@@ -421,6 +416,22 @@ struct ath_offchannel {
+ 	int duration;
+ };
+ 
++static inline struct ath_atx_tid *
++ath_node_to_tid(struct ath_node *an, u8 tidno)
++{
++	struct ieee80211_sta *sta = an->sta;
++	struct ieee80211_vif *vif = an->vif;
++	struct ieee80211_txq *txq;
++
++	BUG_ON(!vif);
++	if (sta)
++		txq = sta->txq[tidno % ARRAY_SIZE(sta->txq)];
++	else
++		txq = vif->txq;
++
++	return (struct ath_atx_tid *) txq->drv_priv;
++}
++
+ #define case_rtn_string(val) case val: return #val
+ 
+ #define ath_for_each_chanctx(_sc, _ctx)                             \
+@@ -575,7 +586,6 @@ void ath_tx_edma_tasklet(struct ath_soft
+ int ath_tx_aggr_start(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+ 		      u16 tid, u16 *ssn);
+ void ath_tx_aggr_stop(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, u16 tid);
+-void ath_tx_aggr_resume(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, u16 tid);
+ 
+ void ath_tx_aggr_wakeup(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_node *an);
+ void ath_tx_aggr_sleep(struct ieee80211_sta *sta, struct ath_softc *sc,
+@@ -585,6 +595,7 @@ void ath9k_release_buffered_frames(struc
+ 				   u16 tids, int nframes,
+ 				   enum ieee80211_frame_release_type reason,
+ 				   bool more_data);
++void ath9k_wake_tx_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_txq *queue);
+ 
+ /********/
+ /* VIFs */
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/channel.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/channel.c
+@@ -1007,7 +1007,6 @@ static void ath_scan_send_probe(struct a
+ 		goto error;
+ 
+ 	txctl.txq = sc->tx.txq_map[IEEE80211_AC_VO];
+-	txctl.force_channel = true;
+ 	if (ath_tx_start(sc->hw, skb, &txctl))
+ 		goto error;
+ 
+@@ -1130,7 +1129,6 @@ ath_chanctx_send_vif_ps_frame(struct ath
+ 	memset(&txctl, 0, sizeof(txctl));
+ 	txctl.txq = sc->tx.txq_map[IEEE80211_AC_VO];
+ 	txctl.sta = sta;
+-	txctl.force_channel = true;
+ 	if (ath_tx_start(sc->hw, skb, &txctl)) {
+ 		ieee80211_free_txskb(sc->hw, skb);
+ 		return false;
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+@@ -600,7 +600,6 @@ static int read_file_xmit(struct seq_fil
+ 	PR("MPDUs XRetried:  ", xretries);
+ 	PR("Aggregates:      ", a_aggr);
+ 	PR("AMPDUs Queued HW:", a_queued_hw);
+-	PR("AMPDUs Queued SW:", a_queued_sw);
+ 	PR("AMPDUs Completed:", a_completed);
+ 	PR("AMPDUs Retried:  ", a_retries);
+ 	PR("AMPDUs XRetried: ", a_xretries);
+@@ -629,8 +628,7 @@ static void print_queue(struct ath_softc
+ 	seq_printf(file, "%s: %d ", "qnum", txq->axq_qnum);
+ 	seq_printf(file, "%s: %2d ", "qdepth", txq->axq_depth);
+ 	seq_printf(file, "%s: %2d ", "ampdu-depth", txq->axq_ampdu_depth);
+-	seq_printf(file, "%s: %3d ", "pending", txq->pending_frames);
+-	seq_printf(file, "%s: %d\n", "stopped", txq->stopped);
++	seq_printf(file, "%s: %3d\n", "pending", txq->pending_frames);
+ 
+ 	ath_txq_unlock(sc, txq);
+ }
+@@ -1208,7 +1206,6 @@ static const char ath9k_gstrings_stats[]
+ 	AMKSTR(d_tx_mpdu_xretries),
+ 	AMKSTR(d_tx_aggregates),
+ 	AMKSTR(d_tx_ampdus_queued_hw),
+-	AMKSTR(d_tx_ampdus_queued_sw),
+ 	AMKSTR(d_tx_ampdus_completed),
+ 	AMKSTR(d_tx_ampdu_retries),
+ 	AMKSTR(d_tx_ampdu_xretries),
+@@ -1288,7 +1285,6 @@ void ath9k_get_et_stats(struct ieee80211
+ 	AWDATA(xretries);
+ 	AWDATA(a_aggr);
+ 	AWDATA(a_queued_hw);
+-	AWDATA(a_queued_sw);
+ 	AWDATA(a_completed);
+ 	AWDATA(a_retries);
+ 	AWDATA(a_xretries);
+@@ -1346,14 +1342,6 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
+ 				    read_file_xmit);
+ 	debugfs_create_devm_seqfile(sc->dev, "queues", sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
+ 				    read_file_queues);
+-	debugfs_create_u32("qlen_bk", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
+-			   &sc->tx.txq_max_pending[IEEE80211_AC_BK]);
+-	debugfs_create_u32("qlen_be", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
+-			   &sc->tx.txq_max_pending[IEEE80211_AC_BE]);
+-	debugfs_create_u32("qlen_vi", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
+-			   &sc->tx.txq_max_pending[IEEE80211_AC_VI]);
+-	debugfs_create_u32("qlen_vo", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
+-			   &sc->tx.txq_max_pending[IEEE80211_AC_VO]);
+ 	debugfs_create_devm_seqfile(sc->dev, "misc", sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
+ 				    read_file_misc);
+ 	debugfs_create_devm_seqfile(sc->dev, "reset", sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.h
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.h
+@@ -147,7 +147,6 @@ struct ath_interrupt_stats {
+  * @completed: Total MPDUs (non-aggr) completed
+  * @a_aggr: Total no. of aggregates queued
+  * @a_queued_hw: Total AMPDUs queued to hardware
+- * @a_queued_sw: Total AMPDUs queued to software queues
+  * @a_completed: Total AMPDUs completed
+  * @a_retries: No. of AMPDUs retried (SW)
+  * @a_xretries: No. of AMPDUs dropped due to xretries
+@@ -174,7 +173,6 @@ struct ath_tx_stats {
+ 	u32 xretries;
+ 	u32 a_aggr;
+ 	u32 a_queued_hw;
+-	u32 a_queued_sw;
+ 	u32 a_completed;
+ 	u32 a_retries;
+ 	u32 a_xretries;
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug_sta.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug_sta.c
+@@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ static ssize_t read_file_node_aggr(struc
+ 			 "TID", "SEQ_START", "SEQ_NEXT", "BAW_SIZE",
+ 			 "BAW_HEAD", "BAW_TAIL", "BAR_IDX", "SCHED", "PAUSED");
+ 
+-	for (tidno = 0, tid = &an->tid[tidno];
+-	     tidno < IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS; tidno++, tid++) {
++	for (tidno = 0; tidno < IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS; tidno++) {
++		tid = ath_node_to_tid(an, tidno);
+ 		txq = tid->txq;
+ 		ath_txq_lock(sc, txq);
+ 		if (tid->active) {
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+@@ -358,7 +358,6 @@ static int ath9k_init_queues(struct ath_
+ 	for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_NUM_ACS; i++) {
+ 		sc->tx.txq_map[i] = ath_txq_setup(sc, ATH9K_TX_QUEUE_DATA, i);
+ 		sc->tx.txq_map[i]->mac80211_qnum = i;
+-		sc->tx.txq_max_pending[i] = ATH_MAX_QDEPTH;
+ 	}
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+@@ -873,6 +872,7 @@ static void ath9k_set_hw_capab(struct at
+ 	hw->max_rate_tries = 10;
+ 	hw->sta_data_size = sizeof(struct ath_node);
+ 	hw->vif_data_size = sizeof(struct ath_vif);
++	hw->txq_data_size = sizeof(struct ath_atx_tid);
+ 	hw->extra_tx_headroom = 4;
+ 
+ 	hw->wiphy->available_antennas_rx = BIT(ah->caps.max_rxchains) - 1;
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+@@ -1897,9 +1897,11 @@ static int ath9k_ampdu_action(struct iee
+ 	bool flush = false;
+ 	int ret = 0;
+ 	struct ieee80211_sta *sta = params->sta;
++	struct ath_node *an = (struct ath_node *)sta->drv_priv;
+ 	enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action action = params->action;
+ 	u16 tid = params->tid;
+ 	u16 *ssn = &params->ssn;
++	struct ath_atx_tid *atid;
+ 
+ 	mutex_lock(&sc->mutex);
+ 
+@@ -1932,9 +1934,9 @@ static int ath9k_ampdu_action(struct iee
+ 		ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
+ 		break;
+ 	case IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_OPERATIONAL:
+-		ath9k_ps_wakeup(sc);
+-		ath_tx_aggr_resume(sc, sta, tid);
+-		ath9k_ps_restore(sc);
++		atid = ath_node_to_tid(an, tid);
++		atid->baw_size = IEEE80211_MIN_AMPDU_BUF <<
++			        sta->ht_cap.ampdu_factor;
+ 		break;
+ 	default:
+ 		ath_err(ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah), "Unknown AMPDU action\n");
+@@ -2696,4 +2698,5 @@ struct ieee80211_ops ath9k_ops = {
+ 	.sw_scan_start	    = ath9k_sw_scan_start,
+ 	.sw_scan_complete   = ath9k_sw_scan_complete,
+ 	.get_txpower        = ath9k_get_txpower,
++	.wake_tx_queue      = ath9k_wake_tx_queue,
+ };
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+@@ -67,6 +67,8 @@ static struct ath_buf *ath_tx_setup_buff
+ 					   struct ath_txq *txq,
+ 					   struct ath_atx_tid *tid,
+ 					   struct sk_buff *skb);
++static int ath_tx_prepare(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
++			  struct ath_tx_control *txctl);
+ 
+ enum {
+ 	MCS_HT20,
+@@ -137,6 +139,26 @@ static void ath_tx_queue_tid(struct ath_
+ 		list_add_tail(&tid->list, list);
+ }
+ 
++void ath9k_wake_tx_queue(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_txq *queue)
++{
++	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
++	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
++	struct ath_atx_tid *tid = (struct ath_atx_tid *) queue->drv_priv;
++	struct ath_txq *txq = tid->txq;
++
++	ath_dbg(common, QUEUE, "Waking TX queue: %pM (%d)\n",
++		queue->sta ? queue->sta->addr : queue->vif->addr,
++		tid->tidno);
++
++	ath_txq_lock(sc, txq);
++
++	tid->has_queued = true;
++	ath_tx_queue_tid(sc, txq, tid);
++	ath_txq_schedule(sc, txq);
++
++	ath_txq_unlock(sc, txq);
++}
++
+ static struct ath_frame_info *get_frame_info(struct sk_buff *skb)
+ {
+ 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+@@ -179,7 +201,6 @@ static void ath_set_rates(struct ieee802
+ static void ath_txq_skb_done(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq,
+ 			     struct sk_buff *skb)
+ {
+-	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+ 	struct ath_frame_info *fi = get_frame_info(skb);
+ 	int q = fi->txq;
+ 
+@@ -190,14 +211,6 @@ static void ath_txq_skb_done(struct ath_
+ 	if (WARN_ON(--txq->pending_frames < 0))
+ 		txq->pending_frames = 0;
+ 
+-	if (txq->stopped &&
+-	    txq->pending_frames < sc->tx.txq_max_pending[q]) {
+-		if (ath9k_is_chanctx_enabled())
+-			ieee80211_wake_queue(sc->hw, info->hw_queue);
+-		else
+-			ieee80211_wake_queue(sc->hw, q);
+-		txq->stopped = false;
+-	}
+ }
+ 
+ static struct ath_atx_tid *
+@@ -207,9 +220,48 @@ ath_get_skb_tid(struct ath_softc *sc, st
+ 	return ATH_AN_2_TID(an, tidno);
+ }
+ 
++static struct sk_buff *
++ath_tid_pull(struct ath_atx_tid *tid)
++{
++	struct ieee80211_txq *txq = container_of((void*)tid, struct ieee80211_txq, drv_priv);
++	struct ath_softc *sc = tid->an->sc;
++	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = sc->hw;
++	struct ath_tx_control txctl = {
++		.txq = tid->txq,
++		.sta = tid->an->sta,
++	};
++	struct sk_buff *skb;
++	struct ath_frame_info *fi;
++	int q;
++
++	if (!tid->has_queued)
++		return NULL;
++
++	skb = ieee80211_tx_dequeue(hw, txq);
++	if (!skb) {
++		tid->has_queued = false;
++		return NULL;
++	}
++
++	if (ath_tx_prepare(hw, skb, &txctl)) {
++		ieee80211_free_txskb(hw, skb);
++		return NULL;
++	}
++
++	q = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
++	if (tid->txq == sc->tx.txq_map[q]) {
++		fi = get_frame_info(skb);
++		fi->txq = q;
++		++tid->txq->pending_frames;
++	}
++
++	return skb;
++ }
++
++
+ static bool ath_tid_has_buffered(struct ath_atx_tid *tid)
+ {
+-	return !skb_queue_empty(&tid->buf_q) || !skb_queue_empty(&tid->retry_q);
++	return !skb_queue_empty(&tid->retry_q) || tid->has_queued;
+ }
+ 
+ static struct sk_buff *ath_tid_dequeue(struct ath_atx_tid *tid)
+@@ -218,46 +270,11 @@ static struct sk_buff *ath_tid_dequeue(s
+ 
+ 	skb = __skb_dequeue(&tid->retry_q);
+ 	if (!skb)
+-		skb = __skb_dequeue(&tid->buf_q);
++		skb = ath_tid_pull(tid);
+ 
+ 	return skb;
+ }
+ 
+-/*
+- * ath_tx_tid_change_state:
+- * - clears a-mpdu flag of previous session
+- * - force sequence number allocation to fix next BlockAck Window
+- */
+-static void
+-ath_tx_tid_change_state(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_atx_tid *tid)
+-{
+-	struct ath_txq *txq = tid->txq;
+-	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info;
+-	struct sk_buff *skb, *tskb;
+-	struct ath_buf *bf;
+-	struct ath_frame_info *fi;
+-
+-	skb_queue_walk_safe(&tid->buf_q, skb, tskb) {
+-		fi = get_frame_info(skb);
+-		bf = fi->bf;
+-
+-		tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+-		tx_info->flags &= ~IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU;
+-
+-		if (bf)
+-			continue;
+-
+-		bf = ath_tx_setup_buffer(sc, txq, tid, skb);
+-		if (!bf) {
+-			__skb_unlink(skb, &tid->buf_q);
+-			ath_txq_skb_done(sc, txq, skb);
+-			ieee80211_free_txskb(sc->hw, skb);
+-			continue;
+-		}
+-	}
+-
+-}
+-
+ static void ath_tx_flush_tid(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_atx_tid *tid)
+ {
+ 	struct ath_txq *txq = tid->txq;
+@@ -898,20 +915,16 @@ static int ath_compute_num_delims(struct
+ 
+ static struct ath_buf *
+ ath_tx_get_tid_subframe(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq,
+-			struct ath_atx_tid *tid, struct sk_buff_head **q)
++			struct ath_atx_tid *tid)
+ {
+ 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info;
+ 	struct ath_frame_info *fi;
+-	struct sk_buff *skb;
++	struct sk_buff *skb, *first_skb = NULL;
+ 	struct ath_buf *bf;
+ 	u16 seqno;
+ 
+ 	while (1) {
+-		*q = &tid->retry_q;
+-		if (skb_queue_empty(*q))
+-			*q = &tid->buf_q;
+-
+-		skb = skb_peek(*q);
++		skb = ath_tid_dequeue(tid);
+ 		if (!skb)
+ 			break;
+ 
+@@ -923,7 +936,6 @@ ath_tx_get_tid_subframe(struct ath_softc
+ 			bf->bf_state.stale = false;
+ 
+ 		if (!bf) {
+-			__skb_unlink(skb, *q);
+ 			ath_txq_skb_done(sc, txq, skb);
+ 			ieee80211_free_txskb(sc->hw, skb);
+ 			continue;
+@@ -952,8 +964,19 @@ ath_tx_get_tid_subframe(struct ath_softc
+ 		seqno = bf->bf_state.seqno;
+ 
+ 		/* do not step over block-ack window */
+-		if (!BAW_WITHIN(tid->seq_start, tid->baw_size, seqno))
++		if (!BAW_WITHIN(tid->seq_start, tid->baw_size, seqno)) {
++			__skb_queue_tail(&tid->retry_q, skb);
++
++			/* If there are other skbs in the retry q, they are
++			 * probably within the BAW, so loop immediately to get
++			 * one of them. Otherwise the queue can get stuck. */
++			if (!skb_queue_is_first(&tid->retry_q, skb) && skb != first_skb) {
++				if(!first_skb) /* infinite loop prevention */
++					first_skb = skb;
++				continue;
++			}
+ 			break;
++		}
+ 
+ 		if (tid->bar_index > ATH_BA_INDEX(tid->seq_start, seqno)) {
+ 			struct ath_tx_status ts = {};
+@@ -961,7 +984,6 @@ ath_tx_get_tid_subframe(struct ath_softc
+ 
+ 			INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bf_head);
+ 			list_add(&bf->list, &bf_head);
+-			__skb_unlink(skb, *q);
+ 			ath_tx_update_baw(sc, tid, seqno);
+ 			ath_tx_complete_buf(sc, bf, txq, &bf_head, NULL, &ts, 0);
+ 			continue;
+@@ -973,11 +995,10 @@ ath_tx_get_tid_subframe(struct ath_softc
+ 	return NULL;
+ }
+ 
+-static bool
++static int
+ ath_tx_form_aggr(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq,
+ 		 struct ath_atx_tid *tid, struct list_head *bf_q,
+-		 struct ath_buf *bf_first, struct sk_buff_head *tid_q,
+-		 int *aggr_len)
++		 struct ath_buf *bf_first)
+ {
+ #define PADBYTES(_len) ((4 - ((_len) % 4)) % 4)
+ 	struct ath_buf *bf = bf_first, *bf_prev = NULL;
+@@ -987,12 +1008,13 @@ ath_tx_form_aggr(struct ath_softc *sc, s
+ 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info;
+ 	struct ath_frame_info *fi;
+ 	struct sk_buff *skb;
+-	bool closed = false;
++
+ 
+ 	bf = bf_first;
+ 	aggr_limit = ath_lookup_rate(sc, bf, tid);
+ 
+-	do {
++	while (bf)
++	{
+ 		skb = bf->bf_mpdu;
+ 		fi = get_frame_info(skb);
+ 
+@@ -1001,12 +1023,12 @@ ath_tx_form_aggr(struct ath_softc *sc, s
+ 		if (nframes) {
+ 			if (aggr_limit < al + bpad + al_delta ||
+ 			    ath_lookup_legacy(bf) || nframes >= h_baw)
+-				break;
++				goto stop;
+ 
+ 			tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(bf->bf_mpdu);
+ 			if ((tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE) ||
+ 			    !(tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU))
+-				break;
++				goto stop;
+ 		}
+ 
+ 		/* add padding for previous frame to aggregation length */
+@@ -1028,20 +1050,18 @@ ath_tx_form_aggr(struct ath_softc *sc, s
+ 			ath_tx_addto_baw(sc, tid, bf);
+ 		bf->bf_state.ndelim = ndelim;
+ 
+-		__skb_unlink(skb, tid_q);
+ 		list_add_tail(&bf->list, bf_q);
+ 		if (bf_prev)
+ 			bf_prev->bf_next = bf;
+ 
+ 		bf_prev = bf;
+ 
+-		bf = ath_tx_get_tid_subframe(sc, txq, tid, &tid_q);
+-		if (!bf) {
+-			closed = true;
+-			break;
+-		}
+-	} while (ath_tid_has_buffered(tid));
+-
++		bf = ath_tx_get_tid_subframe(sc, txq, tid);
++	}
++	goto finish;
++stop:
++	__skb_queue_tail(&tid->retry_q, bf->bf_mpdu);
++finish:
+ 	bf = bf_first;
+ 	bf->bf_lastbf = bf_prev;
+ 
+@@ -1052,9 +1072,7 @@ ath_tx_form_aggr(struct ath_softc *sc, s
+ 		TX_STAT_INC(txq->axq_qnum, a_aggr);
+ 	}
+ 
+-	*aggr_len = al;
+-
+-	return closed;
++	return al;
+ #undef PADBYTES
+ }
+ 
+@@ -1431,18 +1449,15 @@ static void ath_tx_fill_desc(struct ath_
+ static void
+ ath_tx_form_burst(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq,
+ 		  struct ath_atx_tid *tid, struct list_head *bf_q,
+-		  struct ath_buf *bf_first, struct sk_buff_head *tid_q)
++		  struct ath_buf *bf_first)
+ {
+ 	struct ath_buf *bf = bf_first, *bf_prev = NULL;
+-	struct sk_buff *skb;
+ 	int nframes = 0;
+ 
+ 	do {
+ 		struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info;
+-		skb = bf->bf_mpdu;
+ 
+ 		nframes++;
+-		__skb_unlink(skb, tid_q);
+ 		list_add_tail(&bf->list, bf_q);
+ 		if (bf_prev)
+ 			bf_prev->bf_next = bf;
+@@ -1451,13 +1466,15 @@ ath_tx_form_burst(struct ath_softc *sc,
+ 		if (nframes >= 2)
+ 			break;
+ 
+-		bf = ath_tx_get_tid_subframe(sc, txq, tid, &tid_q);
++		bf = ath_tx_get_tid_subframe(sc, txq, tid);
+ 		if (!bf)
+ 			break;
+ 
+ 		tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(bf->bf_mpdu);
+-		if (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU)
++		if (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU) {
++			__skb_queue_tail(&tid->retry_q, bf->bf_mpdu);
+ 			break;
++		}
+ 
+ 		ath_set_rates(tid->an->vif, tid->an->sta, bf, false);
+ 	} while (1);
+@@ -1468,34 +1485,33 @@ static bool ath_tx_sched_aggr(struct ath
+ {
+ 	struct ath_buf *bf;
+ 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info;
+-	struct sk_buff_head *tid_q;
+ 	struct list_head bf_q;
+ 	int aggr_len = 0;
+-	bool aggr, last = true;
++	bool aggr;
+ 
+ 	if (!ath_tid_has_buffered(tid))
+ 		return false;
+ 
+ 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&bf_q);
+ 
+-	bf = ath_tx_get_tid_subframe(sc, txq, tid, &tid_q);
++	bf = ath_tx_get_tid_subframe(sc, txq, tid);
+ 	if (!bf)
+ 		return false;
+ 
+ 	tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(bf->bf_mpdu);
+ 	aggr = !!(tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU);
+ 	if ((aggr && txq->axq_ampdu_depth >= ATH_AGGR_MIN_QDEPTH) ||
+-		(!aggr && txq->axq_depth >= ATH_NON_AGGR_MIN_QDEPTH)) {
++	    (!aggr && txq->axq_depth >= ATH_NON_AGGR_MIN_QDEPTH)) {
++		__skb_queue_tail(&tid->retry_q, bf->bf_mpdu);
+ 		*stop = true;
+ 		return false;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	ath_set_rates(tid->an->vif, tid->an->sta, bf, false);
+ 	if (aggr)
+-		last = ath_tx_form_aggr(sc, txq, tid, &bf_q, bf,
+-					tid_q, &aggr_len);
++		aggr_len = ath_tx_form_aggr(sc, txq, tid, &bf_q, bf);
+ 	else
+-		ath_tx_form_burst(sc, txq, tid, &bf_q, bf, tid_q);
++		ath_tx_form_burst(sc, txq, tid, &bf_q, bf);
+ 
+ 	if (list_empty(&bf_q))
+ 		return false;
+@@ -1538,9 +1554,6 @@ int ath_tx_aggr_start(struct ath_softc *
+ 		an->mpdudensity = density;
+ 	}
+ 
+-	/* force sequence number allocation for pending frames */
+-	ath_tx_tid_change_state(sc, txtid);
+-
+ 	txtid->active = true;
+ 	*ssn = txtid->seq_start = txtid->seq_next;
+ 	txtid->bar_index = -1;
+@@ -1565,7 +1578,6 @@ void ath_tx_aggr_stop(struct ath_softc *
+ 	ath_txq_lock(sc, txq);
+ 	txtid->active = false;
+ 	ath_tx_flush_tid(sc, txtid);
+-	ath_tx_tid_change_state(sc, txtid);
+ 	ath_txq_unlock_complete(sc, txq);
+ }
+ 
+@@ -1575,14 +1587,12 @@ void ath_tx_aggr_sleep(struct ieee80211_
+ 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
+ 	struct ath_atx_tid *tid;
+ 	struct ath_txq *txq;
+-	bool buffered;
+ 	int tidno;
+ 
+ 	ath_dbg(common, XMIT, "%s called\n", __func__);
+ 
+-	for (tidno = 0, tid = &an->tid[tidno];
+-	     tidno < IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS; tidno++, tid++) {
+-
++	for (tidno = 0; tidno < IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS; tidno++) {
++		tid = ath_node_to_tid(an, tidno);
+ 		txq = tid->txq;
+ 
+ 		ath_txq_lock(sc, txq);
+@@ -1592,13 +1602,12 @@ void ath_tx_aggr_sleep(struct ieee80211_
+ 			continue;
+ 		}
+ 
+-		buffered = ath_tid_has_buffered(tid);
++		if (!skb_queue_empty(&tid->retry_q))
++			ieee80211_sta_set_buffered(sta, tid->tidno, true);
+ 
+ 		list_del_init(&tid->list);
+ 
+ 		ath_txq_unlock(sc, txq);
+-
+-		ieee80211_sta_set_buffered(sta, tidno, buffered);
+ 	}
+ }
+ 
+@@ -1611,49 +1620,20 @@ void ath_tx_aggr_wakeup(struct ath_softc
+ 
+ 	ath_dbg(common, XMIT, "%s called\n", __func__);
+ 
+-	for (tidno = 0, tid = &an->tid[tidno];
+-	     tidno < IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS; tidno++, tid++) {
+-
++	for (tidno = 0; tidno < IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS; tidno++) {
++		tid = ath_node_to_tid(an, tidno);
+ 		txq = tid->txq;
+ 
+ 		ath_txq_lock(sc, txq);
+ 		tid->clear_ps_filter = true;
+-
+ 		if (ath_tid_has_buffered(tid)) {
+ 			ath_tx_queue_tid(sc, txq, tid);
+ 			ath_txq_schedule(sc, txq);
+ 		}
+-
+ 		ath_txq_unlock_complete(sc, txq);
+ 	}
+ }
+ 
+-void ath_tx_aggr_resume(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+-			u16 tidno)
+-{
+-	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
+-	struct ath_atx_tid *tid;
+-	struct ath_node *an;
+-	struct ath_txq *txq;
+-
+-	ath_dbg(common, XMIT, "%s called\n", __func__);
+-
+-	an = (struct ath_node *)sta->drv_priv;
+-	tid = ATH_AN_2_TID(an, tidno);
+-	txq = tid->txq;
+-
+-	ath_txq_lock(sc, txq);
+-
+-	tid->baw_size = IEEE80211_MIN_AMPDU_BUF << sta->ht_cap.ampdu_factor;
+-
+-	if (ath_tid_has_buffered(tid)) {
+-		ath_tx_queue_tid(sc, txq, tid);
+-		ath_txq_schedule(sc, txq);
+-	}
+-
+-	ath_txq_unlock_complete(sc, txq);
+-}
+-
+ void ath9k_release_buffered_frames(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ 				   struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+ 				   u16 tids, int nframes,
+@@ -1666,7 +1646,6 @@ void ath9k_release_buffered_frames(struc
+ 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
+ 	struct list_head bf_q;
+ 	struct ath_buf *bf_tail = NULL, *bf;
+-	struct sk_buff_head *tid_q;
+ 	int sent = 0;
+ 	int i;
+ 
+@@ -1681,11 +1660,10 @@ void ath9k_release_buffered_frames(struc
+ 
+ 		ath_txq_lock(sc, tid->txq);
+ 		while (nframes > 0) {
+-			bf = ath_tx_get_tid_subframe(sc, sc->tx.uapsdq, tid, &tid_q);
++			bf = ath_tx_get_tid_subframe(sc, sc->tx.uapsdq, tid);
+ 			if (!bf)
+ 				break;
+ 
+-			__skb_unlink(bf->bf_mpdu, tid_q);
+ 			list_add_tail(&bf->list, &bf_q);
+ 			ath_set_rates(tid->an->vif, tid->an->sta, bf, true);
+ 			if (bf_isampdu(bf)) {
+@@ -1700,7 +1678,7 @@ void ath9k_release_buffered_frames(struc
+ 			sent++;
+ 			TX_STAT_INC(txq->axq_qnum, a_queued_hw);
+ 
+-			if (an->sta && !ath_tid_has_buffered(tid))
++			if (an->sta && skb_queue_empty(&tid->retry_q))
+ 				ieee80211_sta_set_buffered(an->sta, i, false);
+ 		}
+ 		ath_txq_unlock_complete(sc, tid->txq);
+@@ -1929,13 +1907,7 @@ bool ath_drain_all_txq(struct ath_softc
+ 		if (!ATH_TXQ_SETUP(sc, i))
+ 			continue;
+ 
+-		/*
+-		 * The caller will resume queues with ieee80211_wake_queues.
+-		 * Mark the queue as not stopped to prevent ath_tx_complete
+-		 * from waking the queue too early.
+-		 */
+ 		txq = &sc->tx.txq[i];
+-		txq->stopped = false;
+ 		ath_draintxq(sc, txq);
+ 	}
+ 
+@@ -2335,15 +2307,12 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw
+ 	struct ath_txq *txq = txctl->txq;
+ 	struct ath_atx_tid *tid = NULL;
+ 	struct ath_buf *bf;
+-	bool queue, ps_resp;
++	bool ps_resp;
+ 	int q, ret;
+ 
+ 	if (vif)
+ 		avp = (void *)vif->drv_priv;
+ 
+-	if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_TX_OFFCHAN)
+-		txctl->force_channel = true;
+-
+ 	ps_resp = !!(info->control.flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_PS_RESPONSE);
+ 
+ 	ret = ath_tx_prepare(hw, skb, txctl);
+@@ -2358,63 +2327,13 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw
+ 
+ 	q = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
+ 
++	if (ps_resp)
++		txq = sc->tx.uapsdq;
++
+ 	ath_txq_lock(sc, txq);
+ 	if (txq == sc->tx.txq_map[q]) {
+ 		fi->txq = q;
+-		if (++txq->pending_frames > sc->tx.txq_max_pending[q] &&
+-		    !txq->stopped) {
+-			if (ath9k_is_chanctx_enabled())
+-				ieee80211_stop_queue(sc->hw, info->hw_queue);
+-			else
+-				ieee80211_stop_queue(sc->hw, q);
+-			txq->stopped = true;
+-		}
+-	}
+-
+-	queue = ieee80211_is_data_present(hdr->frame_control);
+-
+-	/* If chanctx, queue all null frames while NOA could be there */
+-	if (ath9k_is_chanctx_enabled() &&
+-	    ieee80211_is_nullfunc(hdr->frame_control) &&
+-	    !txctl->force_channel)
+-		queue = true;
+-
+-	/* Force queueing of all frames that belong to a virtual interface on
+-	 * a different channel context, to ensure that they are sent on the
+-	 * correct channel.
+-	 */
+-	if (((avp && avp->chanctx != sc->cur_chan) ||
+-	     sc->cur_chan->stopped) && !txctl->force_channel) {
+-		if (!txctl->an)
+-			txctl->an = &avp->mcast_node;
+-		queue = true;
+-		ps_resp = false;
+-	}
+-
+-	if (txctl->an && queue)
+-		tid = ath_get_skb_tid(sc, txctl->an, skb);
+-
+-	if (ps_resp) {
+-		ath_txq_unlock(sc, txq);
+-		txq = sc->tx.uapsdq;
+-		ath_txq_lock(sc, txq);
+-	} else if (txctl->an && queue) {
+-		WARN_ON(tid->txq != txctl->txq);
+-
+-		if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_CLEAR_PS_FILT)
+-			tid->clear_ps_filter = true;
+-
+-		/*
+-		 * Add this frame to software queue for scheduling later
+-		 * for aggregation.
+-		 */
+-		TX_STAT_INC(txq->axq_qnum, a_queued_sw);
+-		__skb_queue_tail(&tid->buf_q, skb);
+-		if (!txctl->an->sleeping)
+-			ath_tx_queue_tid(sc, txq, tid);
+-
+-		ath_txq_schedule(sc, txq);
+-		goto out;
++		++txq->pending_frames;
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	bf = ath_tx_setup_buffer(sc, txq, tid, skb);
+@@ -2907,9 +2826,8 @@ void ath_tx_node_init(struct ath_softc *
+ 	struct ath_atx_tid *tid;
+ 	int tidno, acno;
+ 
+-	for (tidno = 0, tid = &an->tid[tidno];
+-	     tidno < IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS;
+-	     tidno++, tid++) {
++	for (tidno = 0; tidno < IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS; tidno++) {
++		tid = ath_node_to_tid(an, tidno);
+ 		tid->an        = an;
+ 		tid->tidno     = tidno;
+ 		tid->seq_start = tid->seq_next = 0;
+@@ -2917,11 +2835,14 @@ void ath_tx_node_init(struct ath_softc *
+ 		tid->baw_head  = tid->baw_tail = 0;
+ 		tid->active	   = false;
+ 		tid->clear_ps_filter = true;
+-		__skb_queue_head_init(&tid->buf_q);
++		tid->has_queued  = false;
+ 		__skb_queue_head_init(&tid->retry_q);
+ 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&tid->list);
+ 		acno = TID_TO_WME_AC(tidno);
+ 		tid->txq = sc->tx.txq_map[acno];
++
++		if (!an->sta)
++			break; /* just one multicast ath_atx_tid */
+ 	}
+ }
+ 
+@@ -2931,9 +2852,8 @@ void ath_tx_node_cleanup(struct ath_soft
+ 	struct ath_txq *txq;
+ 	int tidno;
+ 
+-	for (tidno = 0, tid = &an->tid[tidno];
+-	     tidno < IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS; tidno++, tid++) {
+-
++	for (tidno = 0; tidno < IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS; tidno++) {
++		tid = ath_node_to_tid(an, tidno);
+ 		txq = tid->txq;
+ 
+ 		ath_txq_lock(sc, txq);
+@@ -2945,6 +2865,9 @@ void ath_tx_node_cleanup(struct ath_soft
+ 		tid->active = false;
+ 
+ 		ath_txq_unlock(sc, txq);
++
++		if (!an->sta)
++			break; /* just one multicast ath_atx_tid */
+ 	}
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/530-ath9k_extra_leds.patch b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/530-ath9k_extra_leds.patch
index 0b25749608..69147f6bba 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/530-ath9k_extra_leds.patch
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/530-ath9k_extra_leds.patch
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
 +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
-@@ -814,6 +814,9 @@ static inline int ath9k_dump_btcoex(stru
+@@ -827,6 +827,9 @@ static inline int ath9k_dump_btcoex(stru
  #ifdef CPTCFG_MAC80211_LEDS
  void ath_init_leds(struct ath_softc *sc);
  void ath_deinit_leds(struct ath_softc *sc);
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
  #else
  static inline void ath_init_leds(struct ath_softc *sc)
  {
-@@ -950,6 +953,13 @@ void ath_ant_comb_scan(struct ath_softc
+@@ -963,6 +966,13 @@ void ath_ant_comb_scan(struct ath_softc
  
  #define ATH9K_NUM_CHANCTX  2 /* supports 2 operating channels */
  
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
  struct ath_softc {
  	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
  	struct device *dev;
-@@ -1002,9 +1012,8 @@ struct ath_softc {
+@@ -1015,9 +1025,8 @@ struct ath_softc {
  	spinlock_t chan_lock;
  
  #ifdef CPTCFG_MAC80211_LEDS
diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/548-ath9k_enable_gpio_chip.patch b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/548-ath9k_enable_gpio_chip.patch
index de7c0ac8f0..1330dfed8b 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/548-ath9k_enable_gpio_chip.patch
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/548-ath9k_enable_gpio_chip.patch
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
  
  #include "common.h"
  #include "debug.h"
-@@ -960,6 +961,14 @@ struct ath_led {
+@@ -973,6 +974,14 @@ struct ath_led {
  	struct led_classdev cdev;
  };
  
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
  struct ath_softc {
  	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
  	struct device *dev;
-@@ -1014,6 +1023,9 @@ struct ath_softc {
+@@ -1027,6 +1036,9 @@ struct ath_softc {
  #ifdef CPTCFG_MAC80211_LEDS
  	const char *led_default_trigger;
  	struct list_head leds;
diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/549-ath9k_enable_gpio_buttons.patch b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/549-ath9k_enable_gpio_buttons.patch
index b9d1883439..f86b0152ea 100644
--- a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/549-ath9k_enable_gpio_buttons.patch
+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/549-ath9k_enable_gpio_buttons.patch
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 ---
 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
 +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
-@@ -1025,6 +1025,7 @@ struct ath_softc {
+@@ -1038,6 +1038,7 @@ struct ath_softc {
  	struct list_head leds;
  #ifdef CONFIG_GPIOLIB
  	struct ath9k_gpio_chip *gpiochip;