mac80211: add control port protocol TX control flag
A lot of drivers check the frame protocol for ETH_P_PAE,
for various reasons (like making those more reliable).
Add a new flags bitmap to the TX control info and a new
flag indicating the control port protocol is in use to
let all drivers also apply such logic to other control
port protocols, should they be configured.
Also use the new flag in the iwlwifi drivers.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
index 7475a7a..9eff382 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
@@ -439,12 +439,13 @@
{
struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
struct sta_info *sta = container_of(pubsta, struct sta_info, sta);
+ struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
u16 tid;
if (unlikely(!ieee80211_is_data_qos(hdr->frame_control)))
return;
- if (unlikely(skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_PAE)))
+ if (unlikely(info->control.flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_PORT_CTRL_PROTO))
return;
tid = *ieee80211_get_qos_ctl(hdr) & IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_TID_MASK;
@@ -776,7 +777,7 @@
/* Don't use EAPOL frames for sampling on non-mrr hw */
if (mp->hw->max_rates == 1 &&
- txrc->skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_PAE))
+ (info->control.flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTRL_PORT_CTRL_PROTO))
sample_idx = -1;
else
sample_idx = minstrel_get_sample_rate(mp, mi);