Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Since commit 0a44dfc07074 ("wifi: mac80211: simplify non-chanctx
> drivers") ieee80211_hw_config() is no longer called with changed = ~0.
> rtlwifi relied on ~0 in order to ignore the default retry limits of
> 4/7, preferring 48/48 in station mode and 7/7 in AP/IBSS.
>
> RTL8192DU has a lot of packet loss with the default limits from
> mac80211. Fix it by ignoring IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RETRY_LIMITS
> completely, because it's the simplest solution.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/cedd13d7691f4692b2a2fa5a24d44a22@xxxxxxxxxxx/
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx # 6.9.x
> Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@xxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Patch applied to wireless.git, thanks.
819bda58e77b wifi: rtlwifi: Ignore IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_RETRY_LIMITS
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