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Diffstat (limited to 'package/kernel/mac80211/patches/306-ath9k-limit-retries-for-powersave-response-frames.patch')
-rw-r--r-- | package/kernel/mac80211/patches/306-ath9k-limit-retries-for-powersave-response-frames.patch | 121 |
1 files changed, 121 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/306-ath9k-limit-retries-for-powersave-response-frames.patch b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/306-ath9k-limit-retries-for-powersave-response-frames.patch new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..4faac0d82e --- /dev/null +++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/306-ath9k-limit-retries-for-powersave-response-frames.patch @@ -0,0 +1,121 @@ +From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org> +Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2015 15:20:56 +0200 +Subject: [PATCH] ath9k: limit retries for powersave response frames + +In some cases, the channel might be busy enough that an ath9k AP's +response to PS-Poll frames might be too slow and the station has already +gone to sleep. To avoid wasting too much airtime on this, limit the +number of retries on such frames and ensure that no sample rate gets +used. + +Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org> +--- + +--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c ++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c +@@ -147,10 +147,25 @@ static void ath_send_bar(struct ath_atx_ + } + + static void ath_set_rates(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, +- struct ath_buf *bf) ++ struct ath_buf *bf, bool ps) + { ++ struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(bf->bf_mpdu); ++ ++ if (ps) { ++ /* Clear the first rate to avoid using a sample rate for PS frames */ ++ info->control.rates[0].idx = -1; ++ info->control.rates[0].count = 0; ++ } ++ + ieee80211_get_tx_rates(vif, sta, bf->bf_mpdu, bf->rates, + ARRAY_SIZE(bf->rates)); ++ if (!ps) ++ return; ++ ++ if (bf->rates[0].count > 2) ++ bf->rates[0].count = 2; ++ ++ bf->rates[1].idx = -1; + } + + static void ath_txq_skb_done(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq, +@@ -1430,7 +1445,7 @@ ath_tx_form_burst(struct ath_softc *sc, + if (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU) + break; + +- ath_set_rates(tid->an->vif, tid->an->sta, bf); ++ ath_set_rates(tid->an->vif, tid->an->sta, bf, false); + } while (1); + } + +@@ -1461,7 +1476,7 @@ static bool ath_tx_sched_aggr(struct ath + return false; + } + +- ath_set_rates(tid->an->vif, tid->an->sta, bf); ++ 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); +@@ -1653,7 +1668,7 @@ void ath9k_release_buffered_frames(struc + + __skb_unlink(bf->bf_mpdu, tid_q); + list_add_tail(&bf->list, &bf_q); +- ath_set_rates(tid->an->vif, tid->an->sta, bf); ++ ath_set_rates(tid->an->vif, tid->an->sta, bf, true); + if (bf_isampdu(bf)) { + ath_tx_addto_baw(sc, tid, bf); + bf->bf_state.bf_type &= ~BUF_AGGR; +@@ -2318,7 +2333,7 @@ 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, skip_uapsd = false, ps_resp; ++ bool queue, ps_resp; + int q, ret; + + if (vif) +@@ -2365,13 +2380,13 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw + if (!txctl->an) + txctl->an = &avp->mcast_node; + queue = true; +- skip_uapsd = true; ++ ps_resp = false; + } + + if (txctl->an && queue) + tid = ath_get_skb_tid(sc, txctl->an, skb); + +- if (!skip_uapsd && ps_resp) { ++ if (ps_resp) { + ath_txq_unlock(sc, txq); + txq = sc->tx.uapsdq; + ath_txq_lock(sc, txq); +@@ -2409,7 +2424,7 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw + if (txctl->paprd) + bf->bf_state.bfs_paprd_timestamp = jiffies; + +- ath_set_rates(vif, sta, bf); ++ ath_set_rates(vif, sta, bf, ps_resp); + ath_tx_send_normal(sc, txq, tid, skb); + + out: +@@ -2448,7 +2463,7 @@ void ath_tx_cabq(struct ieee80211_hw *hw + break; + + bf->bf_lastbf = bf; +- ath_set_rates(vif, NULL, bf); ++ ath_set_rates(vif, NULL, bf, false); + ath_buf_set_rate(sc, bf, &info, fi->framelen, false); + duration += info.rates[0].PktDuration; + if (bf_tail) +@@ -2968,7 +2983,7 @@ int ath9k_tx99_send(struct ath_softc *sc + return -EINVAL; + } + +- ath_set_rates(sc->tx99_vif, NULL, bf); ++ ath_set_rates(sc->tx99_vif, NULL, bf, false); + + ath9k_hw_set_desc_link(sc->sc_ah, bf->bf_desc, bf->bf_daddr); + ath9k_hw_tx99_start(sc->sc_ah, txctl->txq->axq_qnum); |