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From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
To: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Cc: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>,
  Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: rtlwifi: Ignore IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RETRY_LIMITS
References: <1fabb8e4-adf3-47ae-8462-8aea963bc2a5@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 20:55:07 +0300
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	Smith's message of "Wed, 29 May 2024 20:19:47 +0300")
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Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com> writes:

> Since commit 0a44dfc07074 ("wifi: mac80211: simplify non-chanctx
> drivers") ieee80211_hw_config() is no longer called with changed = ~0.
> rtlwifi relied on ~0 in order to ignore the default retry limits of
> 4/7, preferring 48/48 in station mode and 7/7 in AP/IBSS.
>
> RTL8192DU has a lot of packet loss with the default limits from
> mac80211. Fix it by ignoring IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RETRY_LIMITS
> completely, because it's the simplest solution.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/cedd13d7691f4692b2a2fa5a24d44a22@realtek.com/
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 6.9.x
> Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

Ping, should this go to v6.10? If you agree, ack and assign it to me on
patchwork. I'll then take it to wireless tree.

But feel free to take it to rtw-next as well, your call.

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