This patch adds the API for 3 stages in A-MPDU Tx session flow:
- request mac80211 to start/stop A-MPDU Tx session for specific TID. such a
request should be issued by a load aware element, either mac80211 itself
or external element.
- requests by mac80211 to low-level driver to start/stop Tx aggregation.
notice that low level driver responds now with Starting Sequence Number.
- async feedback by low-level to mac80211 to inform that HW is ready for
next A-MPDU Tx state.
Signed-off-by: Ron Rindjunsky <ron.rindjunsky@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/net/mac80211.h | 85 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c | 4 +-
2 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 3b7bfc6..2f6a9e1 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -943,10 +943,14 @@ enum ieee80211_erp_change_flags {
* &struct ieee80211_ops to indicate which action is needed.
* @IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START: start Rx aggregation
* @IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_STOP: stop Rx aggregation
+ * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START: start Tx aggregation
+ * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_STOP: stop Tx aggregation
*/
enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START,
IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_STOP,
+ IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START,
+ IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_STOP,
};
/**
@@ -1081,7 +1085,8 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
* The RA/TID combination determines the destination and TID we want
* the ampdu action to be performed for. The action is defined through
* ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action. Starting sequence number (@ssn)
- * is the first frame we expect to perform the action on.
+ * is the first frame we expect to perform the action on. notice
+ * that TX/RX_STOP can pass NULL for this parameter.
*/
struct ieee80211_ops {
int (*tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -1130,7 +1135,7 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
int (*conf_ht)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_conf *conf);
int (*ampdu_action)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action action,
- const u8 *ra, u16 tid, u16 ssn);
+ u8 *addr, u16 tid, u16 *ssn);
};
/**
@@ -1513,4 +1518,80 @@ void ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
struct ieee80211_vif *vif),
void *data);
+/**
+ * ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session - Start a tx Block Ack session.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient
+ * @tid: the TID to BA on.
+ * @return: success if addBA request was sent, failure otherwise
+ *
+ * Although mac80211/low level driver/user space application can estimate
+ * the need to start aggregation on a certain RA/TID, the session level
+ * will be managed by the mac80211.
+ */
+int ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb - low level driver ready to aggregate.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
+ * @tid: the TID to BA on.
+ *
+ * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
+ * finished with preparations for the BA session.
+ */
+void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe - low level driver ready to aggregate.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
+ * @tid: the TID to BA on.
+ *
+ * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
+ * finished with preparations for the BA session.
+ * This version of the function is irq safe.
+ */
+void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra,
+ u16 tid);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session - Stop a Block Ack session.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient
+ * @tid: the TID to stop BA.
+ * @initiator: if indicates initiator DELBA frame will be sent.
+ * @return: error if no sta with matching da found, success otherwise
+ *
+ * Although mac80211/low level driver/user space application can estimate
+ * the need to stop aggregation on a certain RA/TID, the session level
+ * will be managed by the mac80211.
+ */
+int ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ u8 *ra, u16 tid,
+ enum ieee80211_back_parties initiator);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb - low level driver ready to stop aggregate.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
+ * @tid: the desired TID to BA on.
+ *
+ * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
+ * finished with preparations for the BA session tear down.
+ */
+void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u8 tid);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe - low level driver ready to stop aggregate.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
+ * @tid: the desired TID to BA on.
+ *
+ * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
+ * finished with preparations for the BA session tear down.
+ * This version of the function is irq safe.
+ */
+void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid);
+
#endif /* MAC80211_H */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
index b1e7d17..ec62938 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_process_addba_request(struct net_device *dev,
if (local->ops->ampdu_action)
ret = local->ops->ampdu_action(hw, IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START,
- sta->addr, tid, start_seq_num);
+ sta->addr, tid, &start_seq_num);
#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_HT_DEBUG
printk(KERN_DEBUG "Rx A-MPDU on tid %d result %d", tid, ret);
#endif /* CONFIG_MAC80211_HT_DEBUG */
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ void ieee80211_sta_stop_rx_ba_session(struct net_device *dev, u8 *ra, u16 tid,
BUG_ON(!local->ops->ampdu_action);
ret = local->ops->ampdu_action(hw, IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_STOP,
- ra, tid, EINVAL);
+ ra, tid, NULL);
if (ret)
printk(KERN_DEBUG "HW problem - can not stop rx "
"aggergation for tid %d\n", tid);
--
1.5.3.3
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