In order to handle powersave frames properly we had needed to pass these out to the device queues again, and introduce the skb->requeue bit. This, however, also has unnecessary overhead by needing to 'clean up' already tried frames, and this clean-up code is also buggy when software encryption is used. Instead of sending the frames via the master netdev queue again, simply put them into the pending queue. This also fixes a problem where frames for that particular station could be reordered when some were still on the software queues and older ones are re-injected into the software queue after them. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- In a sense this is a fix for code in .31, but we've had the problem for a long time and nobody really noticed or cared. include/linux/skbuff.h | 4 -- include/net/mac80211.h | 3 ++ net/core/skbuff.c | 1 net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h | 5 +++ net/mac80211/main.c | 61 ++++----------------------------------------- net/mac80211/rx.c | 25 ++++++------------ net/mac80211/tx.c | 3 +- net/mac80211/util.c | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ net/mac80211/wme.c | 2 - 9 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 78 deletions(-) --- wireless-testing.orig/include/net/mac80211.h 2009-06-06 19:47:19.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/include/net/mac80211.h 2009-06-07 21:49:55.000000000 +0200 @@ -239,6 +239,8 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf { * @IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_NEED_TXPROCESSING: completely internal to mac80211, * used to indicate that a pending frame requires TX processing before * it can be sent out. + * @IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RETRIED: completely internal to mac80211, + * used to indicate that a frame was already retried due to PS */ enum mac80211_tx_control_flags { IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS = BIT(0), @@ -256,6 +258,7 @@ enum mac80211_tx_control_flags { IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE = BIT(12), IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RCALGO = BIT(13), IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_NEED_TXPROCESSING = BIT(14), + IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RETRIED = BIT(15), }; /** --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h 2009-06-06 19:47:19.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h 2009-06-07 21:49:55.000000000 +0200 @@ -589,6 +589,7 @@ enum queue_stop_reason { IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_AGGREGATION, IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SUSPEND, IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_PENDING, + IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD, }; struct ieee80211_master_priv { @@ -1121,6 +1122,10 @@ void ieee80211_wake_queue_by_reason(stru enum queue_stop_reason reason); void ieee80211_stop_queue_by_reason(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int queue, enum queue_stop_reason reason); +void ieee80211_add_pending_skb(struct ieee80211_local *local, + struct sk_buff *skb); +int ieee80211_add_pending_skbs(struct ieee80211_local *local, + struct sk_buff_head *skbs); void ieee80211_send_auth(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, u16 transaction, u16 auth_alg, --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/main.c 2009-06-06 19:47:19.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/main.c 2009-06-07 21:49:55.000000000 +0200 @@ -369,60 +369,12 @@ static void ieee80211_tasklet_handler(un } } -/* Remove added headers (e.g., QoS control), encryption header/MIC, etc. to - * make a prepared TX frame (one that has been given to hw) to look like brand - * new IEEE 802.11 frame that is ready to go through TX processing again. - */ -static void ieee80211_remove_tx_extra(struct ieee80211_local *local, - struct ieee80211_key *key, - struct sk_buff *skb) -{ - unsigned int hdrlen, iv_len, mic_len; - struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data; - - hdrlen = ieee80211_hdrlen(hdr->frame_control); - - if (!key) - goto no_key; - - switch (key->conf.alg) { - case ALG_WEP: - iv_len = WEP_IV_LEN; - mic_len = WEP_ICV_LEN; - break; - case ALG_TKIP: - iv_len = TKIP_IV_LEN; - mic_len = TKIP_ICV_LEN; - break; - case ALG_CCMP: - iv_len = CCMP_HDR_LEN; - mic_len = CCMP_MIC_LEN; - break; - default: - goto no_key; - } - - if (skb->len >= hdrlen + mic_len && - !(key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE)) - skb_trim(skb, skb->len - mic_len); - if (skb->len >= hdrlen + iv_len) { - memmove(skb->data + iv_len, skb->data, hdrlen); - hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb_pull(skb, iv_len); - } - -no_key: - if (ieee80211_is_data_qos(hdr->frame_control)) { - hdr->frame_control &= ~cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_STYPE_QOS_DATA); - memmove(skb->data + IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_LEN, skb->data, - hdrlen - IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_LEN); - skb_pull(skb, IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_LEN); - } -} - static void ieee80211_handle_filtered_frame(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sta_info *sta, struct sk_buff *skb) { + struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb); + sta->tx_filtered_count++; /* @@ -464,16 +416,15 @@ static void ieee80211_handle_filtered_fr */ if (test_sta_flags(sta, WLAN_STA_PS) && skb_queue_len(&sta->tx_filtered) < STA_MAX_TX_BUFFER) { - ieee80211_remove_tx_extra(local, sta->key, skb); skb_queue_tail(&sta->tx_filtered, skb); return; } - if (!test_sta_flags(sta, WLAN_STA_PS) && !skb->requeue) { + if (!test_sta_flags(sta, WLAN_STA_PS) && + !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RETRIED)) { /* Software retry the packet once */ - skb->requeue = 1; - ieee80211_remove_tx_extra(local, sta->key, skb); - dev_queue_xmit(skb); + info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RETRIED; + ieee80211_add_pending_skb(local, skb); return; } --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/rx.c 2009-06-07 21:32:35.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/rx.c 2009-06-07 21:49:55.000000000 +0200 @@ -797,8 +797,7 @@ static int ap_sta_ps_end(struct sta_info { struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = sta->sdata; struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local; - struct sk_buff *skb; - int sent = 0; + int sent, buffered; atomic_dec(&sdata->bss->num_sta_ps); @@ -814,22 +813,16 @@ static int ap_sta_ps_end(struct sta_info #endif /* CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG */ /* Send all buffered frames to the station */ - while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sta->tx_filtered)) != NULL) { - sent++; - skb->requeue = 1; - dev_queue_xmit(skb); - } - while ((skb = skb_dequeue(&sta->ps_tx_buf)) != NULL) { - local->total_ps_buffered--; - sent++; + sent = ieee80211_add_pending_skbs(local, &sta->tx_filtered); + buffered = ieee80211_add_pending_skbs(local, &sta->ps_tx_buf); + sent += buffered; + local->total_ps_buffered -= buffered; + #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG - printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: STA %pM aid %d send PS frame " - "since STA not sleeping anymore\n", sdata->dev->name, - sta->sta.addr, sta->sta.aid); + printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: STA %pM aid %d sending %d filtered/%d PS frames " + "since STA not sleeping anymore\n", sdata->dev->name, + sta->sta.addr, sta->sta.aid, sent - buffered, buffered); #endif /* CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG */ - skb->requeue = 1; - dev_queue_xmit(skb); - } return sent; } --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/tx.c 2009-06-07 21:32:35.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/tx.c 2009-06-07 21:49:55.000000000 +0200 @@ -400,6 +400,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_unicast_ps_buf(struct iee sta_info_set_tim_bit(sta); info->control.jiffies = jiffies; + info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_NEED_TXPROCESSING; skb_queue_tail(&sta->ps_tx_buf, tx->skb); return TX_QUEUED; } @@ -420,7 +421,7 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_unicast_ps_buf(struct iee * frame filtering and keeps a station blacklist on its own * (e.g: p54), so that frames can be delivered unimpeded. * - * Note: It should be save to disable the filter now. + * Note: It should be safe to disable the filter now. * As, it is really unlikely that we still have any pending * frame for this station in the hw's buffers/fifos left, * that is not rejected with a unsuccessful tx_status yet. --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/util.c 2009-06-06 19:47:19.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/util.c 2009-06-07 21:49:55.000000000 +0200 @@ -341,6 +341,52 @@ void ieee80211_stop_queue(struct ieee802 } EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_stop_queue); +void ieee80211_add_pending_skb(struct ieee80211_local *local, + struct sk_buff *skb) +{ + struct ieee80211_hw *hw = &local->hw; + unsigned long flags; + int queue = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb); + + spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags); + __ieee80211_stop_queue(hw, queue, IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD); + __ieee80211_stop_queue(hw, queue, IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_PENDING); + skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb); + __ieee80211_wake_queue(hw, queue, IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD); + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags); +} + +int ieee80211_add_pending_skbs(struct ieee80211_local *local, + struct sk_buff_head *skbs) +{ + struct ieee80211_hw *hw = &local->hw; + struct sk_buff *skb; + unsigned long flags; + int queue, ret = 0, i; + + spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags); + for (i = 0; i < hw->queues; i++) + __ieee80211_stop_queue(hw, i, + IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD); + + while ((skb = skb_dequeue(skbs))) { + ret++; + queue = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb); + skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb); + } + + for (i = 0; i < hw->queues; i++) { + if (ret) + __ieee80211_stop_queue(hw, i, + IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_PENDING); + __ieee80211_wake_queue(hw, i, + IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD); + } + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags); + + return ret; +} + void ieee80211_stop_queues_by_reason(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, enum queue_stop_reason reason) { --- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/wme.c 2009-06-06 19:47:19.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/wme.c 2009-06-07 21:49:55.000000000 +0200 @@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ u16 ieee80211_select_queue(struct net_de * Now we know the 1d priority, fill in the QoS header if * there is one (and we haven't done this before). */ - if (!skb->requeue && ieee80211_is_data_qos(hdr->frame_control)) { + if (ieee80211_is_data_qos(hdr->frame_control)) { u8 *p = ieee80211_get_qos_ctl(hdr); u8 ack_policy = 0; tid = skb->priority & IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_TAG1D_MASK; --- wireless-testing.orig/include/linux/skbuff.h 2009-06-06 19:47:19.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/include/linux/skbuff.h 2009-06-07 21:49:55.000000000 +0200 @@ -301,9 +301,6 @@ typedef unsigned char *sk_buff_data_t; * @tc_verd: traffic control verdict * @ndisc_nodetype: router type (from link layer) * @do_not_encrypt: set to prevent encryption of this frame - * @requeue: set to indicate that the wireless core should attempt - * a software retry on this frame if we failed to - * receive an ACK for it * @dma_cookie: a cookie to one of several possible DMA operations * done by skb DMA functions * @secmark: security marking @@ -380,7 +377,6 @@ struct sk_buff { #endif #if defined(CONFIG_MAC80211) || defined(CONFIG_MAC80211_MODULE) __u8 do_not_encrypt:1; - __u8 requeue:1; #endif /* 0/13/14 bit hole */ --- wireless-testing.orig/net/core/skbuff.c 2009-06-06 19:47:19.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/net/core/skbuff.c 2009-06-07 21:49:55.000000000 +0200 @@ -577,7 +577,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *__skb_clone(struc C(truesize); #if defined(CONFIG_MAC80211) || defined(CONFIG_MAC80211_MODULE) C(do_not_encrypt); - C(requeue); #endif atomic_set(&n->users, 1); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html