mac80211: add TX fastpath
In order to speed up mac80211's TX path, add the "fast-xmit" cache
that will cache the data frame 802.11 header and other data to be
able to build the frame more quickly. This cache is rebuilt when
external triggers imply changes, but a lot of the checks done per
packet today are simplified away to the check for the cache.
There's also a more detailed description in the code.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
index 0800e02..737730a 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.c
@@ -1201,6 +1201,8 @@
ps_dbg(sdata,
"STA %pM aid %d sending %d filtered/%d PS frames since STA not sleeping anymore\n",
sta->sta.addr, sta->sta.aid, filtered, buffered);
+
+ ieee80211_check_fast_xmit(sta);
}
static void ieee80211_send_null_response(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
@@ -1599,6 +1601,7 @@
if (block) {
set_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_PS_DRIVER);
+ ieee80211_clear_fast_xmit(sta);
return;
}
@@ -1616,6 +1619,7 @@
ieee80211_queue_work(hw, &sta->drv_deliver_wk);
} else {
clear_sta_flag(sta, WLAN_STA_PS_DRIVER);
+ ieee80211_check_fast_xmit(sta);
}
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_sta_block_awake);
@@ -1720,6 +1724,7 @@
!sta->sdata->u.vlan.sta))
atomic_dec(&sta->sdata->bss->num_mcast_sta);
clear_bit(WLAN_STA_AUTHORIZED, &sta->_flags);
+ ieee80211_clear_fast_xmit(sta);
}
break;
case IEEE80211_STA_AUTHORIZED:
@@ -1729,6 +1734,7 @@
!sta->sdata->u.vlan.sta))
atomic_inc(&sta->sdata->bss->num_mcast_sta);
set_bit(WLAN_STA_AUTHORIZED, &sta->_flags);
+ ieee80211_check_fast_xmit(sta);
}
break;
default: