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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mt76: address4 null frame using fixed rate to trigger WDS
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To:     Lian Chen <lian.chen@mediatek.com>
Cc:     linux-wireless <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>,
        Bo Jiao <bo.jiao@mediatek.com>,
        Sujuan Chen <sujuan.chen@mediatek.com>,
        Shayne Chen <shayne.chen@mediatek.com>,
        Evelyn Tsai <evelyn.tsai@mediatek.com>,
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From:   Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
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On 06.07.22 11:09, Lian Chen wrote:
> From: "lian.chen" <lian.chen@mediatek.com>
> 
> WDS function need address4 package to trigger the AP create wlan0.sta.
> while the address4 null frame is sent at a high rate.
> the AP can not receive it.
> so, using fixed rate to trigger WDS flow.
> 
> Signed-off-by: lian.chen <lian.chen@mediatek.com>
I think it might make more sense to set IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_MINRATE in 
the mac80211 function ieee80211_send_4addr_nullfunc().

- Felix