Even if the null data frame is not acked by the AP, mac80211
goes into power save. This might lead to loss of frames
from the AP.
Prevent this by restarting dynamic_ps_timer when ack is not
received for null data frames.
Signed-off-by: Vivek Natarajan <vnatarajan@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/net/mac80211.h | 1 +
net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h | 1 +
net/mac80211/mlme.c | 21 +++++++++++++++------
net/mac80211/status.c | 16 ++++++++++++++--
4 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 74ccf30..92a3caf 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -978,6 +978,7 @@ enum ieee80211_hw_flags {
IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_STATIC_SMPS = 1<<15,
IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_SMPS = 1<<16,
IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_UAPSD = 1<<17,
+ IEEE80211_HW_TX_STATUS = 1<<18,
};
/**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 3067fbd..f50a17a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -316,6 +316,7 @@ enum ieee80211_sta_flags {
IEEE80211_STA_CSA_RECEIVED = BIT(5),
IEEE80211_STA_MFP_ENABLED = BIT(6),
IEEE80211_STA_UAPSD_ENABLED = BIT(7),
+ IEEE80211_STA_NULLFUNC_ACKED = BIT(8),
};
struct ieee80211_if_managed {
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 86c6ad1..c33956b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -439,7 +439,8 @@ static void ieee80211_enable_ps(struct ieee80211_local *local,
if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK)
ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local, sdata, 1);
conf->flags |= IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
- ieee80211_hw_config(local, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
+ if (!(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_TX_STATUS))
+ ieee80211_hw_config(local, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
}
}
@@ -545,19 +546,23 @@ void ieee80211_dynamic_ps_enable_work(struct work_struct *work)
container_of(work, struct ieee80211_local,
dynamic_ps_enable_work);
struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = local->ps_sdata;
+ struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
/* can only happen when PS was just disabled anyway */
if (!sdata)
return;
- if (local->hw.conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_PS)
- return;
-
- if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK)
+ if ((local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK) &&
+ (!(ifmgd->flags & IEEE80211_STA_NULLFUNC_ACKED)))
ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local, sdata, 1);
local->hw.conf.flags |= IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
- ieee80211_hw_config(local, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
+
+ if (!(local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_TX_STATUS) ||
+ (ifmgd->flags & IEEE80211_STA_NULLFUNC_ACKED)) {
+ ifmgd->flags &= ~IEEE80211_STA_NULLFUNC_ACKED;
+ ieee80211_hw_config(local, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
+ }
}
void ieee80211_dynamic_ps_timer(unsigned long data)
@@ -567,6 +572,9 @@ void ieee80211_dynamic_ps_timer(unsigned long data)
if (local->quiescing || local->suspended)
return;
+ if (local->hw.conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_PS)
+ return;
+
ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw, &local->dynamic_ps_enable_work);
}
@@ -1904,6 +1912,7 @@ int ieee80211_mgd_assoc(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
return -ENOMEM;
ifmgd->flags &= ~IEEE80211_STA_DISABLE_11N;
+ ifmgd->flags &= ~IEEE80211_STA_NULLFUNC_ACKED;
for (i = 0; i < req->crypto.n_ciphers_pairwise; i++)
if (req->crypto.ciphers_pairwise[i] == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP40 ||
diff --git a/net/mac80211/status.c b/net/mac80211/status.c
index e57ad6b..35fa2df 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/status.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/status.c
@@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
rcu_read_lock();
sband = local->hw.wiphy->bands[info->band];
+ fc = hdr->frame_control;
for_each_sta_info(local, hdr->addr1, sta, tmp) {
/* skip wrong virtual interface */
@@ -205,8 +206,6 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
return;
}
- fc = hdr->frame_control;
-
if ((info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU_NO_BACK) &&
(ieee80211_is_data_qos(fc))) {
u16 tid, ssn;
@@ -275,6 +274,19 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
local->dot11FailedCount++;
}
+ if (ieee80211_is_nullfunc(fc) && ieee80211_has_pm(fc) &&
+ (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_TX_STATUS) &&
+ (local->hw.conf.flags & IEEE80211_CONF_PS)) {
+ if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK) {
+ local->ps_sdata->u.mgd.flags |=
+ IEEE80211_STA_NULLFUNC_ACKED;
+ ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw,
+ &local->dynamic_ps_enable_work);
+ } else
+ mod_timer(&local->dynamic_ps_timer, jiffies +
+ msecs_to_jiffies(10));
+ }
+
/* this was a transmitted frame, but now we want to reuse it */
skb_orphan(skb);
--
1.6.6.1
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