2017-07-25 17:46:18

by Felix Fietkau

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Subject: [PATCH v2] ath9k: fix more-data flag for buffered multicast packets

The flag needs to be cleared for the last packet in the list, not the
first one. Fixes some issues with multicast packet loss for powersave
clients connected to an ath9k AP.

Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c | 12 +++---------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 30efe79e9d89..abc7c2e88e22 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -2451,7 +2451,6 @@ void ath_tx_cabq(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
.txq = sc->beacon.cabq
};
struct ath_tx_info info = {};
- struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
struct ath_buf *bf_tail = NULL;
struct ath_buf *bf;
LIST_HEAD(bf_q);
@@ -2495,15 +2494,10 @@ void ath_tx_cabq(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
if (list_empty(&bf_q))
return;

- bf = list_first_entry(&bf_q, struct ath_buf, list);
- hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) bf->bf_mpdu->data;
-
- if (hdr->frame_control & cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_MOREDATA)) {
- hdr->frame_control &= ~cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_MOREDATA);
- dma_sync_single_for_device(sc->dev, bf->bf_buf_addr,
- sizeof(*hdr), DMA_TO_DEVICE);
- }
+ bf = list_last_entry(&bf_q, struct ath_buf, list);
+ ath9k_set_moredata(sc, bf, false);

+ bf = list_first_entry(&bf_q, struct ath_buf, list);
ath_txq_lock(sc, txctl.txq);
ath_tx_fill_desc(sc, bf, txctl.txq, 0);
ath_tx_txqaddbuf(sc, txctl.txq, &bf_q, false);
--
2.13.0


2017-07-28 11:32:34

by Kalle Valo

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Subject: Re: [v2] ath9k: fix more-data flag for buffered multicast packets

Felix Fietkau <[email protected]> wrote:

> The flag needs to be cleared for the last packet in the list, not the
> first one. Fixes some issues with multicast packet loss for powersave
> clients connected to an ath9k AP.
>
> Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <[email protected]>

Failed to compile:

drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c: In function ‘ath_tx_cabq’:
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c:2454:2: error: implicit declaration of function ‘ath9k_set_moredata’ [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
ath9k_set_moredata(sc, bf, false);
^
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors
make[5]: *** [drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.o] Error 1
make[4]: *** [drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k] Error 2
make[3]: *** [drivers/net/wireless/ath] Error 2
make[2]: *** [drivers/net/wireless] Error 2
make[1]: *** [drivers/net] Error 2
make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
make: *** [drivers] Error 2

Patch set to Changes Requested.

--
https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9862603/

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

2017-07-30 03:17:05

by kernel test robot

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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] ath9k: fix more-data flag for buffered multicast packets

Hi Felix,

[auto build test ERROR on wireless-drivers-next/master]
[also build test ERROR on v4.13-rc2 next-20170728]
[if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help improve the system]

url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Felix-Fietkau/ath9k-fix-more-data-flag-for-buffered-multicast-packets/20170727-133416
base: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kvalo/wireless-drivers-next.git master
config: i386-allmodconfig (attached as .config)
compiler: gcc-6 (Debian 6.2.0-3) 6.2.0 20160901
reproduce:
# save the attached .config to linux build tree
make ARCH=i386

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

drivers/net//wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c: In function 'ath_tx_cabq':
>> drivers/net//wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c:2454:2: error: implicit declaration of function 'ath9k_set_moredata' [-Werror=implicit-function-declaration]
ath9k_set_moredata(sc, bf, false);
^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
cc1: some warnings being treated as errors

vim +/ath9k_set_moredata +2454 drivers/net//wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c

2401
2402 void ath_tx_cabq(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
2403 struct sk_buff *skb)
2404 {
2405 struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
2406 struct ath_tx_control txctl = {
2407 .txq = sc->beacon.cabq
2408 };
2409 struct ath_tx_info info = {};
2410 struct ath_buf *bf_tail = NULL;
2411 struct ath_buf *bf;
2412 LIST_HEAD(bf_q);
2413 int duration = 0;
2414 int max_duration;
2415
2416 max_duration =
2417 sc->cur_chan->beacon.beacon_interval * 1000 *
2418 sc->cur_chan->beacon.dtim_period / ATH_BCBUF;
2419
2420 do {
2421 struct ath_frame_info *fi = get_frame_info(skb);
2422
2423 if (ath_tx_prepare(hw, skb, &txctl))
2424 break;
2425
2426 bf = ath_tx_setup_buffer(sc, txctl.txq, NULL, skb);
2427 if (!bf)
2428 break;
2429
2430 bf->bf_lastbf = bf;
2431 ath_set_rates(vif, NULL, bf);
2432 ath_buf_set_rate(sc, bf, &info, fi->framelen, false);
2433 duration += info.rates[0].PktDuration;
2434 if (bf_tail)
2435 bf_tail->bf_next = bf;
2436
2437 list_add_tail(&bf->list, &bf_q);
2438 bf_tail = bf;
2439 skb = NULL;
2440
2441 if (duration > max_duration)
2442 break;
2443
2444 skb = ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(hw, vif);
2445 } while(skb);
2446
2447 if (skb)
2448 ieee80211_free_txskb(hw, skb);
2449
2450 if (list_empty(&bf_q))
2451 return;
2452
2453 bf = list_last_entry(&bf_q, struct ath_buf, list);
> 2454 ath9k_set_moredata(sc, bf, false);
2455
2456 bf = list_first_entry(&bf_q, struct ath_buf, list);
2457 ath_txq_lock(sc, txctl.txq);
2458 ath_tx_fill_desc(sc, bf, txctl.txq, 0);
2459 ath_tx_txqaddbuf(sc, txctl.txq, &bf_q, false);
2460 TX_STAT_INC(txctl.txq->axq_qnum, queued);
2461 ath_txq_unlock(sc, txctl.txq);
2462 }
2463

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