Firmware can reject to transmit frame on passive channel, when it
did not yet received any frame with valid CRC on that channel.
Workaround this problem in the driver.
Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945.c
index dc1e6da..c092033 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlegacy/3945.c
@@ -331,6 +331,19 @@ il3945_hdl_tx(struct il_priv *il, struct il_rx_buf *rxb)
return;
}
+ /*
+ * Firmware will not transmit frame on passive channel, if it not yet
+ * received some valid frame on that channel. When this error happen
+ * we have to wait until firmware will unblock itself i.e. when we
+ * note received beacon or other frame. We unblock queues in
+ * il3945_pass_packet_to_mac80211 or in il_mac_bss_info_changed.
+ */
+ if (unlikely((status & TX_STATUS_MSK) == TX_STATUS_FAIL_PASSIVE_NO_RX) &&
+ il->iw_mode == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) {
+ il_stop_queues_by_reason(il, IL_STOP_REASON_PASSIVE);
+ D_INFO("Stopped queues - RX waiting on passive channel\n");
+ }
+
txq->time_stamp = jiffies;
info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(txq->skbs[txq->q.read_ptr]);
ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status(info);
@@ -488,6 +501,11 @@ il3945_pass_packet_to_mac80211(struct il_priv *il, struct il_rx_buf *rxb,
return;
}
+ if (unlikely(test_bit(IL_STOP_REASON_PASSIVE, &il->stop_reason))) {
+ il_wake_queues_by_reason(il, IL_STOP_REASON_PASSIVE);
+ D_INFO("Woke queues - frame received on passive channel\n");
+ }
+
skb = dev_alloc_skb(128);
if (!skb) {
IL_ERR("dev_alloc_skb failed\n");
--
1.7.11.7
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