From b6f35301efda5e94342cfcca9e29b7b3e9a5f827 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Rajkumar Manoharan Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 20:34:04 +0530 Subject: mac80211: Send nullfunc frames at lower rate during connection monitor Recently mac80211 was changed to use nullfunc instead of probe request for connection monitoring for tx ack status reporting hardwares. Sometimes in congested network, STA got disconnected quickly after the association. It was observered that the rate control was not adopted to environment due to minimal transmission. As the nullfunc are used for monitoring purpose, these frames should not be sacrificed for rate control updation. So it is better to send the monitoring null func frames at minimum rate that could help to retain the connection. Signed-off-by: Rajkumar Manoharan Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- include/net/mac80211.h | 4 ++++ net/mac80211/mlme.c | 5 +++++ net/mac80211/rate.c | 8 +++++--- 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h index bc79930..135e897 100644 --- a/include/net/mac80211.h +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h @@ -372,6 +372,9 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf { * an SP that mac80211 transmits, it is already set; for driver frames * the driver may set this flag. It is also used to do the same for * PS-Poll responses. + * @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_MINRATE: This frame will be sent at lowest rate. + * This flag is used to send nullfunc frame at minimum rate when + * the nullfunc is used for connection monitoring purpose. * * Note: If you have to add new flags to the enumeration, then don't * forget to update %IEEE80211_TX_TEMPORARY_FLAGS when necessary. @@ -404,6 +407,7 @@ enum mac80211_tx_control_flags { IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_TKIP_MIC_FAILURE = BIT(26), IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_CCK_RATE = BIT(27), IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_EOSP = BIT(28), + IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_MINRATE = BIT(29), }; #define IEEE80211_TX_CTL_STBC_SHIFT 23 diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c index c4e8901..0e5d8da 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c +++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c @@ -348,6 +348,7 @@ void ieee80211_send_nullfunc(struct ieee80211_local *local, { struct sk_buff *skb; struct ieee80211_hdr_3addr *nullfunc; + struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd; skb = ieee80211_nullfunc_get(&local->hw, &sdata->vif); if (!skb) @@ -358,6 +359,10 @@ void ieee80211_send_nullfunc(struct ieee80211_local *local, nullfunc->frame_control |= cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_FCTL_PM); IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT; + if (ifmgd->flags & (IEEE80211_STA_BEACON_POLL | + IEEE80211_STA_CONNECTION_POLL)) + IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_MINRATE; + ieee80211_tx_skb(sdata, skb); } diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.c b/net/mac80211/rate.c index f61244c..ff5c3aa 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/rate.c +++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c @@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static void rate_control_release(struct kref *kref) kfree(ctrl_ref); } -static bool rc_no_data_or_no_ack(struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc) +static bool rc_no_data_or_no_ack_use_min(struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc) { struct sk_buff *skb = txrc->skb; struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data; @@ -208,7 +208,9 @@ static bool rc_no_data_or_no_ack(struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc) fc = hdr->frame_control; - return (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK) || !ieee80211_is_data(fc); + return (info->flags & (IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK | + IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_MINRATE)) || + !ieee80211_is_data(fc); } static void rc_send_low_broadcast(s8 *idx, u32 basic_rates, @@ -262,7 +264,7 @@ bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *sta, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband = txrc->sband; int mcast_rate; - if (!sta || !priv_sta || rc_no_data_or_no_ack(txrc)) { + if (!sta || !priv_sta || rc_no_data_or_no_ack_use_min(txrc)) { if ((sband->band != IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ) || !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_CCK_RATE)) info->control.rates[0].idx = -- cgit v1.1