Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> RTL8821AE is stuck transmitting at the lowest rate allowed by the rate
> mask. This is because the firmware doesn't know the device is connected
> to a network.
>
> Fix the macros SET_H2CCMD_MSRRPT_PARM_OPMODE and
> SET_H2CCMD_MSRRPT_PARM_MACID_IND to work on the first byte of __cmd,
> not the second. Now the firmware is correctly notified when the device
> is connected to a network and it activates the rate control.
>
> Before (MCS3):
>
> [ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 12.5 MBytes 105 Mbits/sec 0 339 KBytes
> [ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 10.6 MBytes 89.1 Mbits/sec 0 339 KBytes
> [ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 10.6 MBytes 89.1 Mbits/sec 0 386 KBytes
> [ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 10.6 MBytes 89.1 Mbits/sec 0 386 KBytes
> [ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 10.2 MBytes 86.0 Mbits/sec 0 427 KBytes
>
> After (MCS9):
>
> [ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 33.9 MBytes 284 Mbits/sec 0 771 KBytes
> [ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 31.6 MBytes 265 Mbits/sec 0 865 KBytes
> [ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 29.9 MBytes 251 Mbits/sec 0 963 KBytes
> [ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 28.2 MBytes 237 Mbits/sec 0 963 KBytes
> [ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 26.8 MBytes 224 Mbits/sec 0 963 KBytes
>
> Fixes: 39f40710d0b5 ("rtlwifi: rtl88821ae: Remove usage of private bit manipulation macros")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@xxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>
1 patch(es) applied to rtw-next branch of rtw.git, thanks.
66ef0289ac99 wifi: rtlwifi: rtl8821ae: Fix media status report
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https://github.com/pkshih/rtw.git
