On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi83@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> On Thu, Aug 09, 2012 at 05:47:47PM +0200, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote: >>> From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi83@xxxxxxxxx> >>> >>> After the hw reports a decryption error, the flag decrypt_error is set to >>> true in ath9k_rx_accept. >>> Since this flag is initialized to false just outside ath_rx_tasklet while cycle, >>> all subsequent frames are marked as corrupted until ath_rx_tasklet ends. >>> Fix the issue initializing decrypt_error flag at the begging of the cycle. >>> >>> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi83@xxxxxxxxx> >> >> Thanks! In practice what issues did you see ? >> >> Luis > > If the decrypt_error flag is set to true for correctly decrypted > packets, the ieee80211_rx_status flag is not marked with > RX_FLAG_DECRYPTED in ath9k_rx_skb_postprocess. > This behavior causes some issues. For example mac80211 attempts to > decrypt the frame in software even if the packet is already decrypted > in hw. And this would lead to .. what? How did you realize this? Can you please resend and add all this information to the commit log message? Luis -- 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
