Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: Improve handling of IPv6 packets

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Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Routine rtl_is_special_data() is supposed to identify packets that need to
> use a low bit rate so that the probability of successful transmission is
> high. The current version has a bug that causes all IPv6 packets to be
> labelled as special, with a corresponding low rate of transmission. A
> complete fix will be quite intrusive, but until that is available, all
> IPv6 packets are identified as regular.
>
> This patch also removes a magic number.
>
> Reported-and-tested-by: Alan Fisher <acf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> [3.18+]
> Cc: Alan Fisher <acf@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

Should this go to 4.0?

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Kalle Valo
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