mac80211: handle non-bufferable MMPDUs correctly
This renames the IEEE80211_TX_CTL_POLL_RESPONSE
TX flag to IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_PS_BUFFER and also
uses it for non-bufferable MMPDUs (all MMPDUs but
deauth, disassoc and action frames.)
Previously, mac80211 would let the MMPDU through
but not set the flag so drivers supporting some
hardware aids for avoiding the PS races would
then reject the frame.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 7c021f2..570737d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -448,18 +448,23 @@
struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)tx->skb->data;
struct ieee80211_local *local = tx->local;
- if (unlikely(!sta ||
- ieee80211_is_probe_resp(hdr->frame_control) ||
- ieee80211_is_auth(hdr->frame_control) ||
- ieee80211_is_assoc_resp(hdr->frame_control) ||
- ieee80211_is_reassoc_resp(hdr->frame_control)))
+ if (unlikely(!sta))
return TX_CONTINUE;
if (unlikely((test_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_PS_STA) ||
test_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_PS_DRIVER)) &&
- !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_POLL_RESPONSE))) {
+ !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_PS_BUFFER))) {
int ac = skb_get_queue_mapping(tx->skb);
+ /* only deauth, disassoc and action are bufferable MMPDUs */
+ if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control) &&
+ !ieee80211_is_deauth(hdr->frame_control) &&
+ !ieee80211_is_disassoc(hdr->frame_control) &&
+ !ieee80211_is_action(hdr->frame_control)) {
+ info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_PS_BUFFER;
+ return TX_CONTINUE;
+ }
+
#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_PS_DEBUG
printk(KERN_DEBUG "STA %pM aid %d: PS buffer for AC %d\n",
sta->sta.addr, sta->sta.aid, ac);