Wen Gong <wgong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > ieee80211_report_used_skb of mac80211 use the frame_control of > ieee80211_hdr in sk_buff and indicate it to another function > ieee80211_mgd_conn_tx_status, then it queue work ieee80211_sta_work, > but ieee80211_is_auth(fc) in ieee80211_sta_work check fail when the > authentication has transmitted by ath10k. > > When the ath10k report it with HTT_TX_COMPL_STATE_DISCARD, it will be > set without flag IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK, then mac80211 should try the > next authentication immeditely, but in fact mac80211 wait 1 second for > it, the reason is ieee80211_is_auth(fc) in ieee80211_sta_work check > fail for the sk_buff which is not restored, the data of sk_buff is not > the begin of ieee80211_hdr, in fact it is the begin of htt_cmd_hdr. > > dmesg without this patch, it wait 1 second for the next retry when > ath10k report without IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK for authentication: > [ 6973.883116] wlan0: send auth to 5e:6f:2b:0d:fb:d7 (try 1/3) > [ 6974.705471] wlan0: send auth to 5e:6f:2b:0d:fb:d7 (try 2/3) > [ 6975.712962] wlan0: send auth to 5e:6f:2b:0d:fb:d7 (try 3/3) > > Restore the sk_buff make mac8011 retry the next authentication > immeditely which meet logic of mac80211. > > dmesg with this patch, it retry the next immeditely when ath10k > report without IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK for authentication: > [ 216.734813] wlan0: send auth to 5e:6f:2b:0d:fb:d7 (try 1/3) > [ 216.739914] wlan0: send auth to 5e:6f:2b:0d:fb:d7 (try 2/3) > [ 216.745874] wlan0: send auth to 5e:6f:2b:0d:fb:d7 (try 3/3) > > Tested-on: QCA6174 hw3.2 SDIO WLAN.RMH.4.4.1-00049 > > Signed-off-by: Wen Gong <wgong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks. e6f1c0d26a31 ath10k: restore tx sk_buff of htt header for SDIO -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/1612839530-2263-1-git-send-email-wgong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
