Return-path: Received: from alexa-out.qualcomm.com ([129.46.98.28]:55522 "EHLO alexa-out.qualcomm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751595AbeCVTSL (ORCPT ); Thu, 22 Mar 2018 15:18:11 -0400 From: Pradeep Kumar Chitrapu To: johannes@sipsolutions.net Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Pradeep Kumar Chitrapu Subject: [PATCH v3] mac80211: notify driver for change in multicast rates Date: Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:18:03 -0700 Message-Id: <1521746283-25497-1-git-send-email-pradeepc@codeaurora.org> (sfid-20180322_201815_098650_A305B582) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: It is required to pass the rate information to driver/firmware when rate control is offloaded to firmware. This helps in changing multicast traffic rates thereby improving the network performance. Signed-off-by: Pradeep Kumar Chitrapu --- V3: - Added Documentation V2: - Set the flag in missing places include/net/mac80211.h | 3 +++ net/mac80211/cfg.c | 2 ++ net/mac80211/ibss.c | 2 +- net/mac80211/mesh.c | 3 ++- net/mac80211/util.c | 3 ++- 5 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h index 4c99c13..f0e4f8a 100644 --- a/include/net/mac80211.h +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h @@ -309,6 +309,8 @@ struct ieee80211_vif_chanctx_switch { * @BSS_CHANGED_MU_GROUPS: VHT MU-MIMO group id or user position changed * @BSS_CHANGED_KEEP_ALIVE: keep alive options (idle period or protected * keep alive) changed. + * @BSS_CHANGED_MCAST_RATE: Multicast Rate setting changed for this interface + * */ enum ieee80211_bss_change { BSS_CHANGED_ASSOC = 1<<0, @@ -336,6 +338,7 @@ enum ieee80211_bss_change { BSS_CHANGED_OCB = 1<<22, BSS_CHANGED_MU_GROUPS = 1<<23, BSS_CHANGED_KEEP_ALIVE = 1<<24, + BSS_CHANGED_MCAST_RATE = 1<<25, /* when adding here, make sure to change ieee80211_reconfig */ }; diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c index 0763792..22bb82e 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c +++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c @@ -2313,6 +2313,8 @@ static int ieee80211_set_mcast_rate(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev, memcpy(sdata->vif.bss_conf.mcast_rate, rate, sizeof(int) * NUM_NL80211_BANDS); + ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, BSS_CHANGED_MCAST_RATE); + return 0; } diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c index e9c6aa3..f4b0634 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c +++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c @@ -1840,7 +1840,7 @@ int ieee80211_ibss_join(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, IEEE80211_HT_OP_MODE_PROTECTION_NONHT_MIXED | IEEE80211_HT_PARAM_RIFS_MODE; - changed |= BSS_CHANGED_HT; + changed |= BSS_CHANGED_HT | BSS_CHANGED_MCAST_RATE; ieee80211_bss_info_change_notify(sdata, changed); sdata->smps_mode = IEEE80211_SMPS_OFF; diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh.c b/net/mac80211/mesh.c index 277398d..55c04e1 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/mesh.c +++ b/net/mac80211/mesh.c @@ -884,7 +884,8 @@ int ieee80211_start_mesh(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata) BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_ENABLED | BSS_CHANGED_HT | BSS_CHANGED_BASIC_RATES | - BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_INT; + BSS_CHANGED_BEACON_INT | + BSS_CHANGED_MCAST_RATE; local->fif_other_bss++; /* mesh ifaces must set allmulti to forward mcast traffic */ diff --git a/net/mac80211/util.c b/net/mac80211/util.c index 6aef679..6594df0 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/util.c +++ b/net/mac80211/util.c @@ -1971,7 +1971,8 @@ int ieee80211_reconfig(struct ieee80211_local *local) BSS_CHANGED_CQM | BSS_CHANGED_QOS | BSS_CHANGED_IDLE | - BSS_CHANGED_TXPOWER; + BSS_CHANGED_TXPOWER | + BSS_CHANGED_MCAST_RATE; if (sdata->vif.mu_mimo_owner) changed |= BSS_CHANGED_MU_GROUPS; -- 1.9.1