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Re: [mac80211]synchronize_net call in ieee_tx_ba_session_handle_start

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On Thu, 2015-03-26 at 14:17 +0100, Cedric VONCKEN wrote:
> The synchronize_net called in function ieee_tx_ba_session_handle_start
> generate a jiter after the association. I can observe a long period
> (100ms or more) where no data are sent because mac80211 is blocked in
> synchronize_net.
> 
> My product has several network interface and processor with 4 cores.
> 
> If I understood correctly, in case we use the ath9k driver, the function
> drv_ampdu_action will call the ath_tx_aggr_start and this function will
> flush the tx pending packet and return the next sequence number. So in
> this case it is not necessary to call this function.
> 
> Is it possible to remove this function, or I need to consider another
> case?

I believe you need to consider concurrent TX processing inside mac80211.

johannes

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