Return-path: Received: from wolverine01.qualcomm.com ([199.106.114.254]:47715 "EHLO wolverine01.qualcomm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S936535AbcKWNxu (ORCPT ); Wed, 23 Nov 2016 08:53:50 -0500 To: Rajkumar Manoharan Cc: , , "Rajkumar Manoharan" , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: ath10k: advertize hardware packet loss mechanism From: Kalle Valo In-Reply-To: <20160906070841.4266-1-rmanohar@qti.qualcomm.com> References: <20160906070841.4266-1-rmanohar@qti.qualcomm.com> Message-ID: <53adc90b02a842499170bf3324e4645c@euamsexm01a.eu.qualcomm.com> (sfid-20161123_145354_036545_3F37F949) Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2016 14:53:43 +0100 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Rajkumar Manoharan wrote: > Indicate hardware (or firmware) supports that CQM packet-loss report > will be generated based on station kickout algorithm. As of now mac80211 > tracks connection loss by missing msdu counts (50) whereas ath10k > firmware tracks them by missing ppdus (+ BAR tries). While firmware is > trying to adapt its rate table, mac80211 might send out low_ack event to > hostapd. This is causing frequent connect and disconnect iteration under > noisy environment or when station is roaming around. > > Signed-off-by: Rajkumar Manoharan Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks. ff32eeb86aa1 ath10k: advertize hardware packet loss mechanism -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9315811/ Documentation about submitting wireless patches and checking status from patchwork: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches