Jouni Malinen <jouni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Add support for rx decapsulation offload by advertising > the support to mac80211 during registration. Also ensure > the frames have the RX_FLAG_8023 flag set in decap offload > frames before passing to mac80211. > > Since the packets delivered to the driver are in 802.3 format, these > can be sent to the network core with minimal processing in mac80211. > This helps in releasing some CPU cycles in the host processor and > thereby improving the performance. > > Two exceptions are made before passing decap frames, one is > for EAPOL packets since mac80211 8023 fast rx for the sta > is set only after authorization, other case is for multicast > packets to validate PN in mac80211. In both the cases the > decap frames are converted to 80211 frame and sent to mac80211. > > Ethernet decap can be enabled by using frame_mode modparam: > > insmod ath11k frame_mode=2 > > Tested-on: IPQ8074 hw2.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.5.0.1-00844-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1 v2 > > Co-developed-by: Manikanta Pubbisetty <mpubbise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Manikanta Pubbisetty <mpubbise@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Sriram R <srirrama@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <jouni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks. 2167fa606c0f ath11k: Add support for RX decapsulation offload -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20210721204217.120572-1-jouni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
