[PATCH] ath10k: restore tx sk_buff of htt header for SDIO

[Kalle Valo]

Wen Gong <wgong at codeaurora.org> wrote:

> ieee80211_report_used_skb of mac80211 use the frame_control of
> ieee80211_hdr in sk_buff and indicate it to another function
> ieee80211_mgd_conn_tx_status, then it queue work ieee80211_sta_work,
> but ieee80211_is_auth(fc) in ieee80211_sta_work check fail when the
> authentication has transmitted by ath10k.
> 
> When the ath10k report it with HTT_TX_COMPL_STATE_DISCARD, it will be
> set without flag IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK, then mac80211 should try the
> next authentication immeditely, but in fact mac80211 wait 1 second for
> it, the reason is ieee80211_is_auth(fc) in ieee80211_sta_work check
> fail for the sk_buff which is not restored, the data of sk_buff is not
> the begin of ieee80211_hdr, in fact it is the begin of htt_cmd_hdr.
> 
> dmesg without this patch, it wait 1 second for the next retry when
> ath10k report without IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK for authentication:
> [ 6973.883116] wlan0: send auth to 5e:6f:2b:0d:fb:d7 (try 1/3)
> [ 6974.705471] wlan0: send auth to 5e:6f:2b:0d:fb:d7 (try 2/3)
> [ 6975.712962] wlan0: send auth to 5e:6f:2b:0d:fb:d7 (try 3/3)
> 
> Restore the sk_buff make mac8011 retry the next authentication
> immeditely which meet logic of mac80211.
> 
> dmesg with this patch, it retry the next immeditely when ath10k
> report without IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK for authentication:
> [  216.734813] wlan0: send auth to 5e:6f:2b:0d:fb:d7 (try 1/3)
> [  216.739914] wlan0: send auth to 5e:6f:2b:0d:fb:d7 (try 2/3)
> [  216.745874] wlan0: send auth to 5e:6f:2b:0d:fb:d7 (try 3/3)
> 
> Tested-on: QCA6174 hw3.2 SDIO WLAN.RMH.4.4.1-00049
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <wgong at codeaurora.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo at codeaurora.org>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

e6f1c0d26a31 ath10k: restore tx sk_buff of htt header for SDIO

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