2024-02-05 09:30:51

by Martin Kaistra

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Subject: [PATCH v3] wifi: rtl8xxxu: update rate mask per sta

Until now, rtl8xxxu_watchdog_callback() only fetches RSSI and updates
the rate mask in station mode. This means, in AP mode only the default
rate mask is used.

In order to have the rate mask reflect the actual connection quality,
extend rtl8xxxu_watchdog_callback() to iterate over every sta. Like in
the rtw88 driver, add a function to collect all currently present stas
and then iterate over a list of copies to ensure no RCU lock problems
for register access via USB. Remove the existing RCU lock in
rtl8xxxu_refresh_rate_mask().

Since the currently used ieee80211_ave_rssi() is only for 'vif', add
driver-level tracking of RSSI per sta.

Signed-off-by: Martin Kaistra <[email protected]>
---
changes v1->v2:
- move 'rssi_level' into struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info
changes v2->v3:
- put variable declaration for sta_info in rtl8xxxu_bss_info_changed()
to the beginning
- rename rtl8xxxu_rx_addr_match to rtl8xxxu_rx_update_rssi
- init sta_info->rssi_level in rtl8xxxu_sta_add() in AP mode
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/[email protected]/
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/[email protected]/
.../net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h | 8 +-
.../wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c | 188 ++++++++++++++----
2 files changed, 158 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h
index 03307da67c2c3..fd92d23c43d91 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
*/

#include <asm/byteorder.h>
+#include <linux/average.h>

#define RTL8XXXU_DEBUG_REG_WRITE 0x01
#define RTL8XXXU_DEBUG_REG_READ 0x02
@@ -1858,6 +1859,8 @@ struct rtl8xxxu_priv {
int next_mbox;
int nr_out_eps;

+ /* Ensure no added or deleted stas while iterating */
+ struct mutex sta_mutex;
struct mutex h2c_mutex;
/* Protect the indirect register accesses of RTL8710BU. */
struct mutex syson_indirect_access_mutex;
@@ -1892,7 +1895,6 @@ struct rtl8xxxu_priv {
u8 pi_enabled:1;
u8 no_pape:1;
u8 int_buf[USB_INTR_CONTENT_LENGTH];
- u8 rssi_level;
DECLARE_BITMAP(tx_aggr_started, IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS);
DECLARE_BITMAP(tid_tx_operational, IEEE80211_NUM_TIDS);

@@ -1913,11 +1915,15 @@ struct rtl8xxxu_priv {
DECLARE_BITMAP(cam_map, RTL8XXXU_MAX_SEC_CAM_NUM);
};

+DECLARE_EWMA(rssi, 10, 16);
+
struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info {
struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
struct ieee80211_vif *vif;

u8 macid;
+ struct ewma_rssi avg_rssi;
+ u8 rssi_level;
};

struct rtl8xxxu_vif {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
index 3b954c2fe448f..4c071bd9c0dec 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
@@ -4991,10 +4991,11 @@ rtl8xxxu_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
struct rtl8xxxu_vif *rtlvif = (struct rtl8xxxu_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv = hw->priv;
struct device *dev = &priv->udev->dev;
+ struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info *sta_info;
struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
struct rtl8xxxu_ra_report *rarpt;
+ u8 val8, macid;
u32 val32;
- u8 val8;

rarpt = &priv->ra_report;

@@ -5017,6 +5018,7 @@ rtl8xxxu_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
rcu_read_unlock();
goto error;
}
+ macid = rtl8xxxu_get_macid(priv, sta);

if (sta->deflink.ht_cap.ht_supported)
dev_info(dev, "%s: HT supported\n", __func__);
@@ -5037,14 +5039,15 @@ rtl8xxxu_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
bw = RATE_INFO_BW_40;
else
bw = RATE_INFO_BW_20;
+
+ sta_info = (struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info *)sta->drv_priv;
+ sta_info->rssi_level = RTL8XXXU_RATR_STA_INIT;
rcu_read_unlock();

rtl8xxxu_update_ra_report(rarpt, highest_rate, sgi, bw);

- priv->rssi_level = RTL8XXXU_RATR_STA_INIT;
-
priv->fops->update_rate_mask(priv, ramask, 0, sgi,
- bw == RATE_INFO_BW_40, 0);
+ bw == RATE_INFO_BW_40, macid);

rtl8xxxu_write8(priv, REG_BCN_MAX_ERR, 0xff);

@@ -6317,6 +6320,76 @@ static void rtl8188e_c2hcmd_callback(struct work_struct *work)
}
}

+#define rtl8xxxu_iterate_vifs_atomic(priv, iterator, data) \
+ ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic((priv)->hw, \
+ IEEE80211_IFACE_ITER_NORMAL, iterator, data)
+
+struct rtl8xxxu_rx_update_rssi_data {
+ struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv;
+ struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
+ struct ieee80211_rx_status *rx_status;
+ u8 *bssid;
+};
+
+static void rtl8xxxu_rx_update_rssi_iter(void *data, u8 *mac,
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
+{
+ struct rtl8xxxu_rx_update_rssi_data *iter_data = data;
+ struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
+ struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = iter_data->hdr;
+ struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv = iter_data->priv;
+ struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info *sta_info;
+ struct ieee80211_rx_status *rx_status = iter_data->rx_status;
+ u8 *bssid = iter_data->bssid;
+
+ if (!ether_addr_equal(vif->bss_conf.bssid, bssid))
+ return;
+
+ if (!(ether_addr_equal(vif->addr, hdr->addr1) ||
+ ieee80211_is_beacon(hdr->frame_control)))
+ return;
+
+ sta = ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr(priv->hw, hdr->addr2,
+ vif->addr);
+ if (!sta)
+ return;
+
+ sta_info = (struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info *)sta->drv_priv;
+ ewma_rssi_add(&sta_info->avg_rssi, -rx_status->signal);
+}
+
+static inline u8 *get_hdr_bssid(struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr)
+{
+ __le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
+ u8 *bssid;
+
+ if (ieee80211_has_tods(fc))
+ bssid = hdr->addr1;
+ else if (ieee80211_has_fromds(fc))
+ bssid = hdr->addr2;
+ else
+ bssid = hdr->addr3;
+
+ return bssid;
+}
+
+static void rtl8xxxu_rx_update_rssi(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv,
+ struct ieee80211_rx_status *rx_status,
+ struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr)
+{
+ struct rtl8xxxu_rx_update_rssi_data data = {};
+
+ if (ieee80211_is_ctl(hdr->frame_control))
+ return;
+
+ data.priv = priv;
+ data.hdr = hdr;
+ data.rx_status = rx_status;
+ data.bssid = get_hdr_bssid(hdr);
+
+ rtl8xxxu_iterate_vifs_atomic(priv, rtl8xxxu_rx_update_rssi_iter, &data);
+}
+
int rtl8xxxu_parse_rxdesc16(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
{
struct ieee80211_hw *hw = priv->hw;
@@ -6376,18 +6449,26 @@ int rtl8xxxu_parse_rxdesc16(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
skb_queue_tail(&priv->c2hcmd_queue, skb);
schedule_work(&priv->c2hcmd_work);
} else {
+ struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
+
phy_stats = (struct rtl8723au_phy_stats *)skb->data;

skb_pull(skb, drvinfo_sz + desc_shift);

skb_trim(skb, pkt_len);

- if (rx_desc->phy_stats)
+ hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
+ if (rx_desc->phy_stats) {
priv->fops->parse_phystats(
priv, rx_status, phy_stats,
rx_desc->rxmcs,
- (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data,
+ hdr,
rx_desc->crc32 || rx_desc->icverr);
+ if (!rx_desc->crc32 && !rx_desc->icverr)
+ rtl8xxxu_rx_update_rssi(priv,
+ rx_status,
+ hdr);
+ }

rx_status->mactime = rx_desc->tsfl;
rx_status->flag |= RX_FLAG_MACTIME_START;
@@ -6484,10 +6565,15 @@ int rtl8xxxu_parse_rxdesc24(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv, struct sk_buff *skb)
} else {
struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;

- if (rx_desc->phy_stats)
+ if (rx_desc->phy_stats) {
priv->fops->parse_phystats(priv, rx_status, phy_stats,
rx_desc->rxmcs, hdr,
rx_desc->crc32 || rx_desc->icverr);
+ if (!rx_desc->crc32 && !rx_desc->icverr)
+ rtl8xxxu_rx_update_rssi(priv,
+ rx_status,
+ hdr);
+ }

rx_status->mactime = rx_desc->tsfl;
rx_status->flag |= RX_FLAG_MACTIME_START;
@@ -7111,6 +7197,7 @@ static void rtl8xxxu_refresh_rate_mask(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv,
int signal, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
bool force)
{
+ struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info *sta_info = (struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info *)sta->drv_priv;
struct ieee80211_hw *hw = priv->hw;
u16 wireless_mode;
u8 rssi_level, ratr_idx;
@@ -7119,7 +7206,7 @@ static void rtl8xxxu_refresh_rate_mask(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv,
u8 go_up_gap = 5;
u8 macid = rtl8xxxu_get_macid(priv, sta);

- rssi_level = priv->rssi_level;
+ rssi_level = sta_info->rssi_level;
snr = rtl8xxxu_signal_to_snr(signal);
snr_thresh_high = RTL8XXXU_SNR_THRESH_HIGH;
snr_thresh_low = RTL8XXXU_SNR_THRESH_LOW;
@@ -7144,18 +7231,16 @@ static void rtl8xxxu_refresh_rate_mask(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv,
else
rssi_level = RTL8XXXU_RATR_STA_LOW;

- if (rssi_level != priv->rssi_level || force) {
+ if (rssi_level != sta_info->rssi_level || force) {
int sgi = 0;
u32 rate_bitmap = 0;

- rcu_read_lock();
rate_bitmap = (sta->deflink.supp_rates[0] & 0xfff) |
(sta->deflink.ht_cap.mcs.rx_mask[0] << 12) |
(sta->deflink.ht_cap.mcs.rx_mask[1] << 20);
if (sta->deflink.ht_cap.cap &
(IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_40 | IEEE80211_HT_CAP_SGI_20))
sgi = 1;
- rcu_read_unlock();

wireless_mode = rtl8xxxu_wireless_mode(hw, sta);
switch (wireless_mode) {
@@ -7236,7 +7321,7 @@ static void rtl8xxxu_refresh_rate_mask(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv,
break;
}

- priv->rssi_level = rssi_level;
+ sta_info->rssi_level = rssi_level;
priv->fops->update_rate_mask(priv, rate_bitmap, ratr_idx, sgi, txbw_40mhz, macid);
}
}
@@ -7329,40 +7414,60 @@ static void rtl8xxxu_track_cfo(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv)
rtl8xxxu_set_atc_status(priv, abs(cfo_average) >= CFO_TH_ATC);
}

-static void rtl8xxxu_watchdog_callback(struct work_struct *work)
+static void rtl8xxxu_ra_iter(void *data, struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
{
- struct ieee80211_vif *vif;
- struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv;
- int i;
+ struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info *sta_info = (struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info *)sta->drv_priv;
+ struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv = data;
+ int signal = -ewma_rssi_read(&sta_info->avg_rssi);

- priv = container_of(work, struct rtl8xxxu_priv, ra_watchdog.work);
- for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(priv->vifs); i++) {
- vif = priv->vifs[i];
+ priv->fops->report_rssi(priv, rtl8xxxu_get_macid(priv, sta),
+ rtl8xxxu_signal_to_snr(signal));
+ rtl8xxxu_refresh_rate_mask(priv, signal, sta, false);
+}

- if (!vif || vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
- continue;
+struct rtl8xxxu_stas_entry {
+ struct list_head list;
+ struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
+};

- int signal;
- struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
+struct rtl8xxxu_iter_stas_data {
+ struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv;
+ struct list_head list;
+};

- rcu_read_lock();
- sta = ieee80211_find_sta(vif, vif->bss_conf.bssid);
- if (!sta) {
- struct device *dev = &priv->udev->dev;
+static void rtl8xxxu_collect_sta_iter(void *data, struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
+{
+ struct rtl8xxxu_iter_stas_data *iter_stas = data;
+ struct rtl8xxxu_stas_entry *stas_entry;

- dev_dbg(dev, "%s: no sta found\n", __func__);
- rcu_read_unlock();
- continue;
- }
- rcu_read_unlock();
+ stas_entry = kmalloc(sizeof(*stas_entry), GFP_ATOMIC);
+ if (!stas_entry)
+ return;

- signal = ieee80211_ave_rssi(vif);
+ stas_entry->sta = sta;
+ list_add_tail(&stas_entry->list, &iter_stas->list);
+}

- priv->fops->report_rssi(priv, rtl8xxxu_get_macid(priv, sta),
- rtl8xxxu_signal_to_snr(signal));
+static void rtl8xxxu_watchdog_callback(struct work_struct *work)
+{

- rtl8xxxu_refresh_rate_mask(priv, signal, sta, false);
+ struct rtl8xxxu_iter_stas_data iter_data;
+ struct rtl8xxxu_stas_entry *sta_entry, *tmp;
+ struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv;
+
+ priv = container_of(work, struct rtl8xxxu_priv, ra_watchdog.work);
+ iter_data.priv = priv;
+ INIT_LIST_HEAD(&iter_data.list);
+
+ mutex_lock(&priv->sta_mutex);
+ ieee80211_iterate_stations_atomic(priv->hw, rtl8xxxu_collect_sta_iter,
+ &iter_data);
+ list_for_each_entry_safe(sta_entry, tmp, &iter_data.list, list) {
+ list_del_init(&sta_entry->list);
+ rtl8xxxu_ra_iter(priv, sta_entry->sta);
+ kfree(sta_entry);
}
+ mutex_unlock(&priv->sta_mutex);

if (priv->fops->set_crystal_cap)
rtl8xxxu_track_cfo(priv);
@@ -7504,10 +7609,15 @@ static int rtl8xxxu_sta_add(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct rtl8xxxu_vif *rtlvif = (struct rtl8xxxu_vif *)vif->drv_priv;
struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv = hw->priv;

+ mutex_lock(&priv->sta_mutex);
+ ewma_rssi_init(&sta_info->avg_rssi);
if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
+ sta_info->rssi_level = RTL8XXXU_RATR_STA_INIT;
sta_info->macid = rtl8xxxu_acquire_macid(priv);
- if (sta_info->macid >= RTL8XXXU_MAX_MAC_ID_NUM)
+ if (sta_info->macid >= RTL8XXXU_MAX_MAC_ID_NUM) {
+ mutex_unlock(&priv->sta_mutex);
return -ENOSPC;
+ }

rtl8xxxu_refresh_rate_mask(priv, 0, sta, true);
priv->fops->report_connect(priv, sta_info->macid, H2C_MACID_ROLE_STA, true);
@@ -7523,6 +7633,7 @@ static int rtl8xxxu_sta_add(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
break;
}
}
+ mutex_unlock(&priv->sta_mutex);

return 0;
}
@@ -7534,8 +7645,10 @@ static int rtl8xxxu_sta_remove(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info *sta_info = (struct rtl8xxxu_sta_info *)sta->drv_priv;
struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv = hw->priv;

+ mutex_lock(&priv->sta_mutex);
if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP)
rtl8xxxu_release_macid(priv, sta_info->macid);
+ mutex_unlock(&priv->sta_mutex);

return 0;
}
@@ -7767,6 +7880,7 @@ static int rtl8xxxu_probe(struct usb_interface *interface,
mutex_init(&priv->usb_buf_mutex);
mutex_init(&priv->syson_indirect_access_mutex);
mutex_init(&priv->h2c_mutex);
+ mutex_init(&priv->sta_mutex);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->tx_urb_free_list);
spin_lock_init(&priv->tx_urb_lock);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&priv->rx_urb_pending_list);
--
2.39.2



2024-02-06 00:37:08

by Ping-Ke Shih

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Subject: RE: [PATCH v3] wifi: rtl8xxxu: update rate mask per sta



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Martin Kaistra <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, February 5, 2024 5:31 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Cc: Jes Sorensen <[email protected]>; Kalle Valo <[email protected]>; Ping-Ke Shih
> <[email protected]>; Bitterblue Smith <[email protected]>; Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
> <[email protected]>
> Subject: [PATCH v3] wifi: rtl8xxxu: update rate mask per sta
>
> Until now, rtl8xxxu_watchdog_callback() only fetches RSSI and updates
> the rate mask in station mode. This means, in AP mode only the default
> rate mask is used.
>
> In order to have the rate mask reflect the actual connection quality,
> extend rtl8xxxu_watchdog_callback() to iterate over every sta. Like in
> the rtw88 driver, add a function to collect all currently present stas
> and then iterate over a list of copies to ensure no RCU lock problems
> for register access via USB. Remove the existing RCU lock in
> rtl8xxxu_refresh_rate_mask().
>
> Since the currently used ieee80211_ave_rssi() is only for 'vif', add
> driver-level tracking of RSSI per sta.
>
> Signed-off-by: Martin Kaistra <[email protected]>

Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <[email protected]>



2024-02-06 18:08:11

by Kalle Valo

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] wifi: rtl8xxxu: update rate mask per sta

Martin Kaistra <[email protected]> wrote:

> Until now, rtl8xxxu_watchdog_callback() only fetches RSSI and updates
> the rate mask in station mode. This means, in AP mode only the default
> rate mask is used.
>
> In order to have the rate mask reflect the actual connection quality,
> extend rtl8xxxu_watchdog_callback() to iterate over every sta. Like in
> the rtw88 driver, add a function to collect all currently present stas
> and then iterate over a list of copies to ensure no RCU lock problems
> for register access via USB. Remove the existing RCU lock in
> rtl8xxxu_refresh_rate_mask().
>
> Since the currently used ieee80211_ave_rssi() is only for 'vif', add
> driver-level tracking of RSSI per sta.
>
> Signed-off-by: Martin Kaistra <[email protected]>
> Reviewed-by: Ping-Ke Shih <[email protected]>

Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks.

94dd7ce1885e wifi: rtl8xxxu: update rate mask per sta

--
https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/[email protected]/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches