Return-path: Received: from nbd.name ([46.4.11.11]:50539 "EHLO nbd.name" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751015AbaBKO40 (ORCPT ); Tue, 11 Feb 2014 09:56:26 -0500 From: Felix Fietkau To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Cc: johannes@sipsolutions.net Subject: [PATCH 3.14] mac80211: send control port protocol frames to the VO queue Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2014 15:56:23 +0100 Message-Id: <1392130583-84601-1-git-send-email-nbd@openwrt.org> (sfid-20140211_155629_826768_3DB83E6D) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Improves reliability of wifi connections with WPA, since authentication frames are prioritized over normal traffic and also typically exempt from aggregation. Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau --- net/mac80211/wme.c | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/net/mac80211/wme.c b/net/mac80211/wme.c index 21211c6..2656969 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/wme.c +++ b/net/mac80211/wme.c @@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ u16 ieee80211_select_queue(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, const u8 *ra = NULL; bool qos = false; struct mac80211_qos_map *qos_map; + struct ethhdr *ehdr = (struct ethhdr *) skb->data; if (local->hw.queues < IEEE80211_NUM_ACS || skb->len < 6) { skb->priority = 0; /* required for correct WPA/11i MIC */ @@ -154,6 +155,11 @@ u16 ieee80211_select_queue(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, return IEEE80211_AC_BE; } + if (ehdr->h_proto == sdata->control_port_protocol) { + skb->priority = 7; + return ieee80211_downgrade_queue(sdata, skb); + } + /* use the data classifier to determine what 802.1d tag the * data frame has */ rcu_read_lock(); -- 1.8.3.4 (Apple Git-47)