openwrtv4/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/311-ath10k-disable-wake_tx_queue-for-older-devices.patch
Felix Fietkau 76d09dcb01 ath10k: fix tx performance regression on older chipsets
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
2016-07-02 19:34:50 +02:00

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From: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com>
Date: Tue, 17 May 2016 14:47:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] ath10k: disable wake_tx_queue for older devices
Some setups suffer performance regressions with
current wake_tx_queue implementation.
Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@tieto.com>
---
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
@@ -667,6 +667,7 @@ struct ath10k_fw_components {
struct ath10k {
struct ath_common ath_common;
struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
+ struct ieee80211_ops *ops;
struct device *dev;
u8 mac_addr[ETH_ALEN];
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -7497,21 +7497,32 @@ static const struct ieee80211_channel at
struct ath10k *ath10k_mac_create(size_t priv_size)
{
struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
+ struct ieee80211_ops *ops;
struct ath10k *ar;
- hw = ieee80211_alloc_hw(sizeof(struct ath10k) + priv_size, &ath10k_ops);
- if (!hw)
+ ops = kmemdup(&ath10k_ops, sizeof(ath10k_ops), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!ops)
+ return NULL;
+
+ hw = ieee80211_alloc_hw(sizeof(struct ath10k) + priv_size, ops);
+ if (!hw) {
+ kfree(ops);
return NULL;
+ }
ar = hw->priv;
ar->hw = hw;
+ ar->ops = ops;
return ar;
}
void ath10k_mac_destroy(struct ath10k *ar)
{
+ struct ieee80211_ops *ops = ar->ops;
+
ieee80211_free_hw(ar->hw);
+ kfree(ops);
}
static const struct ieee80211_iface_limit ath10k_if_limits[] = {
@@ -7945,6 +7956,15 @@ int ath10k_mac_register(struct ath10k *a
ath10k_warn(ar, "failed to initialise DFS pattern detector\n");
}
+ /* Current wake_tx_queue implementation imposes a significant
+ * performance penalty in some setups. The tx scheduling code needs
+ * more work anyway so disable the wake_tx_queue unless firmware
+ * supports the pull-push mechanism.
+ */
+ if (!test_bit(ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_PEER_FLOW_CONTROL,
+ ar->running_fw->fw_file.fw_features))
+ ar->ops->wake_tx_queue = NULL;
+
ret = ath_regd_init(&ar->ath_common.regulatory, ar->hw->wiphy,
ath10k_reg_notifier);
if (ret) {