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RE: [PATCH 07/20] wifi: rtw88: Enable data rate fallback for older chips

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Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> RTL8811AU fails to perform the 4-way handshake when the AP is too far
> because it transmits the EAPOL frames at MCS9 and when that doesn't
> work it retries 48 times with the same rate, to no avail.
> 
> Retrying 48 times with the same rate seems pointless. Set the
> appropriate field in the TX descriptor to allow it to use lower rates
> when retrying.
> 
> Set it for RTL8723D and RTL8703B because they interpret this field the
> same way as RTL8811A.
> 
> The newer RTL8822C, RTL8822B, RTL8821C seem to interpret this field in
> the TX descriptor differently, so leave it alone for those chips.

Please fill '.old_datarate_fb_limit = false' for these chips. It will be easier
to know they are not missing.






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