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Subject: Re: [v2] wifi: rtl8xxxu: gen2: Turn on the rate control
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
In-Reply-To: <43200afc-0c65-ee72-48f8-231edd1df493@gmail.com>
References: <43200afc-0c65-ee72-48f8-231edd1df493@gmail.com>
To:     Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Cc:     linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
        Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@gmail.com>
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Date:   Tue,  4 Oct 2022 08:26:58 +0000 (UTC)
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Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com> wrote:

> Re-enable the function rtl8xxxu_gen2_report_connect.
> 
> It informs the firmware when connecting to a network. This makes the
> firmware enable the rate control, which makes the upload faster.
> 
> It also informs the firmware when disconnecting from a network. In the
> past this made reconnecting impossible because it was sending the
> auth on queue 0x7 (TXDESC_QUEUE_VO) instead of queue 0x12
> (TXDESC_QUEUE_MGNT):
> 
> wlp0s20f0u3: send auth to 90:55:de:__:__:__ (try 1/3)
> wlp0s20f0u3: send auth to 90:55:de:__:__:__ (try 2/3)
> wlp0s20f0u3: send auth to 90:55:de:__:__:__ (try 3/3)
> wlp0s20f0u3: authentication with 90:55:de:__:__:__ timed out
> 
> Probably the firmware disables the unnecessary TX queues when it
> knows it's disconnected.
> 
> However, this was fixed in commit edd5747aa12e ("wifi: rtl8xxxu: Fix
> skb misuse in TX queue selection").
> 
> Fixes: c59f13bbead4 ("rtl8xxxu: Work around issue with 8192eu and 8723bu devices not reconnecting")
> Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

Patch applied to wireless-next.git, thanks.

791082ec0ab8 wifi: rtl8xxxu: gen2: Turn on the rate control

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