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Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: rtlwifi: Ignore IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RETRY_LIMITS
From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@kernel.org>
In-Reply-To: <1fabb8e4-adf3-47ae-8462-8aea963bc2a5@gmail.com>
References: <1fabb8e4-adf3-47ae-8462-8aea963bc2a5@gmail.com>
To: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
Cc: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>,
 Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
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Date: Sat,  1 Jun 2024 10:15:34 +0000 (UTC)

Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com> wrote:

> 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>
> Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>

Patch applied to wireless.git, thanks.

819bda58e77b wifi: rtlwifi: Ignore IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RETRY_LIMITS

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