From: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@xxxxxxxxx>
commit dc271ee0d04d12d6bfabacbec803289a7072fbd9 upstream.
Firmware folks seem say that this flag can make trouble.
Drop it. The advantage of CTS to self is that it slightly
reduces the cost of the protection, but make the protection
less reliable.
Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [3.13+]
Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@xxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c | 8 ++------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
index 9ccec10..c3c8194 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mac-ctxt.c
@@ -667,13 +667,9 @@ static void iwl_mvm_mac_ctxt_cmd_common(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
if (vif->bss_conf.qos)
cmd->qos_flags |= cpu_to_le32(MAC_QOS_FLG_UPDATE_EDCA);
- /* Don't use cts to self as the fw doesn't support it currently. */
- if (vif->bss_conf.use_cts_prot) {
+ if (vif->bss_conf.use_cts_prot)
cmd->protection_flags |= cpu_to_le32(MAC_PROT_FLG_TGG_PROTECT);
- if (IWL_UCODE_API(mvm->fw->ucode_ver) >= 8)
- cmd->protection_flags |=
- cpu_to_le32(MAC_PROT_FLG_SELF_CTS_EN);
- }
+
IWL_DEBUG_RATE(mvm, "use_cts_prot %d, ht_operation_mode %d\n",
vif->bss_conf.use_cts_prot,
vif->bss_conf.ht_operation_mode);
--
1.9.1
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