2012-08-08 06:25:44

by Marco Porsch

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Subject: [PATCH] mac80211: fix unnecessary beacon update after peering status change

ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify is called everytime a peer link is established
or closed, because the accepting_plinks flag in the meshconf IE *might* have changed.

With this patch the corresponding functions return the BSS_CHANGED_BEACON flag when a beacon update is necessary.

Also it makes mesh_accept_plinks_update the common place to update the accepting_plinks flag.
mesh_accept_plinks_update is called upon plink change and also periodically from ieee80211_mesh_housekeeping.
Thus, it also picks up changes of local->num_sta.

Signed-off-by: Marco Porsch <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Thomas Pedersen <[email protected]>
---
net/mac80211/mesh.c | 20 ++++++++++++--------
net/mac80211/mesh.h | 2 +-
net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------------
3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
index 764593d..d51934a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c
@@ -134,12 +134,14 @@ bool mesh_peer_accepts_plinks(struct ieee802_11_elems *ie)

/**
* mesh_accept_plinks_update: update accepting_plink in local mesh beacons
+ * Returns beacon changed flag if the beacon content changed.
*
* @sdata: mesh interface in which mesh beacons are going to be updated
*/
-void mesh_accept_plinks_update(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+u32 mesh_accept_plinks_update(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
{
bool free_plinks;
+ u32 changed = 0;

/* In case mesh_plink_free_count > 0 and mesh_plinktbl_capacity == 0,
* the mesh interface might be able to establish plinks with peers that
@@ -149,8 +151,12 @@ void mesh_accept_plinks_update(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
*/
free_plinks = mesh_plink_availables(sdata);

- if (free_plinks != sdata->u.mesh.accepting_plinks)
- ieee80211_mesh_housekeeping_timer((unsigned long) sdata);
+ if (free_plinks != sdata->u.mesh.accepting_plinks) {
+ sdata->u.mesh.accepting_plinks = free_plinks;
+ changed = BSS_CHANGED_BEACON;
+ }
+
+ return changed;
}

int mesh_rmc_init(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
@@ -262,7 +268,6 @@ mesh_add_meshconf_ie(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
neighbors = (neighbors > 15) ? 15 : neighbors;
*pos++ = neighbors << 1;
/* Mesh capability */
- ifmsh->accepting_plinks = mesh_plink_availables(sdata);
*pos = MESHCONF_CAPAB_FORWARDING;
*pos |= ifmsh->accepting_plinks ?
MESHCONF_CAPAB_ACCEPT_PLINKS : 0x00;
@@ -521,14 +526,13 @@ int ieee80211_new_mesh_header(struct ieee80211s_hdr *meshhdr,
static void ieee80211_mesh_housekeeping(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
struct ieee80211_if_mesh *ifmsh)
{
- bool free_plinks;
+ u32 changed;

ieee80211_sta_expire(sdata, IEEE80211_MESH_PEER_INACTIVITY_LIMIT);
mesh_path_expire(sdata);

- free_plinks = mesh_plink_availables(sdata);
- if (free_plinks != sdata->u.mesh.accepting_plinks)
- ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BEACON);
+ changed = mesh_accept_plinks_update(sdata);
+ ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, changed);

mod_timer(&ifmsh->housekeeping_timer,
round_jiffies(jiffies + IEEE80211_MESH_HOUSEKEEPING_INTERVAL));
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.h b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
index faaa39b..13fd5b5 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.h
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ void mesh_neighbour_update(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
u8 *hw_addr,
struct ieee802_11_elems *ie);
bool mesh_peer_accepts_plinks(struct ieee802_11_elems *ie);
-void mesh_accept_plinks_update(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
+u32 mesh_accept_plinks_update(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata);
void mesh_plink_broken(struct sta_info *sta);
void mesh_plink_deactivate(struct sta_info *sta);
int mesh_plink_open(struct sta_info *sta);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
index 4256859..709c1f6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_plink.c
@@ -48,17 +48,17 @@ static int mesh_plink_frame_tx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
u8 *da, __le16 llid, __le16 plid, __le16 reason);

static inline
-void mesh_plink_inc_estab_count(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+u32 mesh_plink_inc_estab_count(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
{
atomic_inc(&sdata->u.mesh.mshstats.estab_plinks);
- mesh_accept_plinks_update(sdata);
+ return mesh_accept_plinks_update(sdata);
}

static inline
-void mesh_plink_dec_estab_count(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
+u32 mesh_plink_dec_estab_count(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
{
atomic_dec(&sdata->u.mesh.mshstats.estab_plinks);
- mesh_accept_plinks_update(sdata);
+ return mesh_accept_plinks_update(sdata);
}

/**
@@ -170,22 +170,21 @@ out:
* @sta: mesh peer link to deactivate
*
* All mesh paths with this peer as next hop will be flushed
+ * Returns beacon changed flag if the beacon content changed.
*
* Locking: the caller must hold sta->lock
*/
-static bool __mesh_plink_deactivate(struct sta_info *sta)
+static u32 __mesh_plink_deactivate(struct sta_info *sta)
{
struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = sta->sdata;
- bool deactivated = false;
+ u32 changed = 0;

- if (sta->plink_state == NL80211_PLINK_ESTAB) {
- mesh_plink_dec_estab_count(sdata);
- deactivated = true;
- }
+ if (sta->plink_state == NL80211_PLINK_ESTAB)
+ changed = mesh_plink_dec_estab_count(sdata);
sta->plink_state = NL80211_PLINK_BLOCKED;
mesh_path_flush_by_nexthop(sta);

- return deactivated;
+ return changed;
}

/**
@@ -198,18 +197,17 @@ static bool __mesh_plink_deactivate(struct sta_info *sta)
void mesh_plink_deactivate(struct sta_info *sta)
{
struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = sta->sdata;
- bool deactivated;
+ u32 changed;

spin_lock_bh(&sta->lock);
- deactivated = __mesh_plink_deactivate(sta);
+ changed = __mesh_plink_deactivate(sta);
sta->reason = cpu_to_le16(WLAN_REASON_MESH_PEER_CANCELED);
mesh_plink_frame_tx(sdata, WLAN_SP_MESH_PEERING_CLOSE,
sta->sta.addr, sta->llid, sta->plid,
sta->reason);
spin_unlock_bh(&sta->lock);

- if (deactivated)
- ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BEACON);
+ ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, changed);
}

static int mesh_plink_frame_tx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
@@ -540,15 +538,14 @@ int mesh_plink_open(struct sta_info *sta)
void mesh_plink_block(struct sta_info *sta)
{
struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = sta->sdata;
- bool deactivated;
+ u32 changed;

spin_lock_bh(&sta->lock);
- deactivated = __mesh_plink_deactivate(sta);
+ changed = __mesh_plink_deactivate(sta);
sta->plink_state = NL80211_PLINK_BLOCKED;
spin_unlock_bh(&sta->lock);

- if (deactivated)
- ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_BEACON);
+ ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, changed);
}


@@ -851,9 +848,8 @@ void mesh_rx_plink_frame(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct ieee80211_m
del_timer(&sta->plink_timer);
sta->plink_state = NL80211_PLINK_ESTAB;
spin_unlock_bh(&sta->lock);
- mesh_plink_inc_estab_count(sdata);
+ changed |= mesh_plink_inc_estab_count(sdata);
changed |= mesh_set_ht_prot_mode(sdata);
- changed |= BSS_CHANGED_BEACON;
mpl_dbg(sdata, "Mesh plink with %pM ESTABLISHED\n",
sta->sta.addr);
break;
@@ -887,9 +883,8 @@ void mesh_rx_plink_frame(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct ieee80211_m
del_timer(&sta->plink_timer);
sta->plink_state = NL80211_PLINK_ESTAB;
spin_unlock_bh(&sta->lock);
- mesh_plink_inc_estab_count(sdata);
+ changed |= mesh_plink_inc_estab_count(sdata);
changed |= mesh_set_ht_prot_mode(sdata);
- changed |= BSS_CHANGED_BEACON;
mpl_dbg(sdata, "Mesh plink with %pM ESTABLISHED\n",
sta->sta.addr);
mesh_plink_frame_tx(sdata,
@@ -907,13 +902,12 @@ void mesh_rx_plink_frame(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, struct ieee80211_m
case CLS_ACPT:
reason = cpu_to_le16(WLAN_REASON_MESH_CLOSE);
sta->reason = reason;
- __mesh_plink_deactivate(sta);
+ changed |= __mesh_plink_deactivate(sta);
sta->plink_state = NL80211_PLINK_HOLDING;
llid = sta->llid;
mod_plink_timer(sta, dot11MeshHoldingTimeout(sdata));
spin_unlock_bh(&sta->lock);
changed |= mesh_set_ht_prot_mode(sdata);
- changed |= BSS_CHANGED_BEACON;
mesh_plink_frame_tx(sdata, WLAN_SP_MESH_PEERING_CLOSE,
sta->sta.addr, llid, plid, reason);
break;
--
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