[PATCH] ath10k: handle attention flags correctly when A-MSDU

Kalle Valo kvalo at qca.qualcomm.com
Mon Jul 21 10:30:32 PDT 2014


Janusz Dziedzic <janusz.dziedzic at tieto.com> writes:

> On 18 July 2014 14:50, Kalle Valo <kvalo at qca.qualcomm.com> wrote:
>> Janusz Dziedzic <janusz.dziedzic at tieto.com> writes:
>>
>>> In case of A-MSDU RX we should check flags for all
>>> MSDU subframes to be sure we have correct FCS status.
>>>
>>> Before we check attention flags only for first frame
>>> where we didn't have correct info about FCS status in
>>> case of A-MSDU. Next didn't mark RX_FLAG_FAILED_FCS_CRC
>>> for skb. As a side efect we see big TP drop when TCP used.
>>> This was easy to reproduce when AP interface was used
>>> and added monitor interface run in promiscuous mode.
>>>
>>> Reported-by: Denton Gentry <denton.gentry at gmail.com>
>>> Signed-off-by: Janusz Dziedzic <janusz.dziedzic at tieto.com>
>>
>> I'm having a hard time to understand the commit log. I think it would
>> make it easier to read if you first clearly describe the bug you are
>> fixing and then, in a separate paragraph, tell how you fix it.
>
> Will change that.

Thanks. What you wrote in this email was really good, I understand the
issue now and I'm sure so do others. I think you should put the same in
the commit log, there's no max limit for that anyway :)

Also add verb "using" to the title: "ath10k: handle attention flags
correctly when using A-MSDU"

-- 
Kalle Valo



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