This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
iwlwifi: mvm: treat EAPOLs like mgmt frames wrt rate
to the 3.16-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
iwlwifi-mvm-treat-eapols-like-mgmt-frames-wrt-rate.patch
and it can be found in the queue-3.16 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
>From aa11bbf3df026d6b1c6b528bef634fd9de7c2619 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Eyal Shapira <eyal@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 2 Sep 2014 18:39:21 +0300
Subject: iwlwifi: mvm: treat EAPOLs like mgmt frames wrt rate
From: Eyal Shapira <eyal@xxxxxxxxxx>
commit aa11bbf3df026d6b1c6b528bef634fd9de7c2619 upstream.
Using the LQ table which is initially set according to
the rssi could lead to EAPOLs being sent in high legacy
rates like 54mbps.
It's better to avoid sending EAPOLs in high rates as it reduces
the chances of a successful 4-Way handshake.
Avoid this and treat them like other mgmt frames which would
initially get sent at the basic rate.
Signed-off-by: Eyal Shapira <eyalx.shapira@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c | 8 ++++++--
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
@@ -169,10 +169,14 @@ static void iwl_mvm_set_tx_cmd_rate(stru
/*
* for data packets, rate info comes from the table inside the fw. This
- * table is controlled by LINK_QUALITY commands
+ * table is controlled by LINK_QUALITY commands. Exclude ctrl port
+ * frames like EAPOLs which should be treated as mgmt frames. This
+ * avoids them being sent initially in high rates which increases the
+ * chances for completion of the 4-Way handshake.
*/
- if (ieee80211_is_data(fc) && sta) {
+ if (ieee80211_is_data(fc) && sta &&
+ !(info->control.flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_PORT_CTRL_PROTO)) {
tx_cmd->initial_rate_index = 0;
tx_cmd->tx_flags |= cpu_to_le32(TX_CMD_FLG_STA_RATE);
return;
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from eyal@xxxxxxxxxx are
queue-3.16/iwlwifi-mvm-treat-eapols-like-mgmt-frames-wrt-rate.patch
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