openwrtv3/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/090-Revert-rt2800-use-TXOP_BACKOFF-for-probe-frames.patch
John Crispin cac1a4be66 mac80211: drop 355-ath9k-limit-retries-for-powersave-response-frames.patch
several people reported this bug to be causing drop out issues

Signed-off-by: John Crispin <john@phrozen.org>
2018-06-22 09:43:56 +02:00

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Subject: Revert "rt2800: use TXOP_BACKOFF for probe frames"
From: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@redhat.com>
X-Patchwork-Id: 10431861
Message-Id: <1527506706-6488-1-git-send-email-sgruszka@redhat.com>
To: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Date: Mon, 28 May 2018 13:25:06 +0200
This reverts commit fb47ada8dc3c30c8e7b415da155742b49536c61e.
In some situations when we set TXOP_BACKOFF, the probe frame is
not sent at all. What it worse then sending probe frame as part
of AMPDU and can degrade 11n performance to 11g rates.
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@redhat.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c | 7 +++----
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
@@ -372,16 +372,15 @@ static void rt2x00queue_create_tx_descri
/*
* Determine IFS values
- * - Use TXOP_BACKOFF for probe and management frames except beacons
+ * - Use TXOP_BACKOFF for management frames except beacons
* - Use TXOP_SIFS for fragment bursts
* - Use TXOP_HTTXOP for everything else
*
* Note: rt2800 devices won't use CTS protection (if used)
* for frames not transmitted with TXOP_HTTXOP
*/
- if ((ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control) &&
- !ieee80211_is_beacon(hdr->frame_control)) ||
- (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE))
+ if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control) &&
+ !ieee80211_is_beacon(hdr->frame_control))
txdesc->u.ht.txop = TXOP_BACKOFF;
else if (!(tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_FIRST_FRAGMENT))
txdesc->u.ht.txop = TXOP_SIFS;