ath9k: Use mac80211 for multicast power save buffering
Replace the internal ath9k implementation of multicast/broadcast frame
power save buffering (AP mode) in ath9k with use of mac80211
ieee80211_get_buffered_bc() mechanism. This removes quite a bit of
duplicated functionality and simplifies the driver part.
Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <jouni.malinen@atheros.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/beacon.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/beacon.c
index ee118562..fdbabc1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/beacon.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/beacon.c
@@ -140,56 +140,6 @@
ctsrate, ctsduration, series, 4, 0);
}
-/* Move everything from the vap's mcast queue to the hardware cab queue.
- * Caller must hold mcasq lock and cabq lock
- * XXX MORE_DATA bit?
- */
-static void empty_mcastq_into_cabq(struct ath_hal *ah,
- struct ath_txq *mcastq, struct ath_txq *cabq)
-{
- struct ath_buf *bfmcast;
-
- BUG_ON(list_empty(&mcastq->axq_q));
-
- bfmcast = list_first_entry(&mcastq->axq_q, struct ath_buf, list);
-
- /* link the descriptors */
- if (!cabq->axq_link)
- ath9k_hw_puttxbuf(ah, cabq->axq_qnum, bfmcast->bf_daddr);
- else
- *cabq->axq_link = bfmcast->bf_daddr;
-
- /* append the private vap mcast list to the cabq */
-
- cabq->axq_depth += mcastq->axq_depth;
- cabq->axq_totalqueued += mcastq->axq_totalqueued;
- cabq->axq_linkbuf = mcastq->axq_linkbuf;
- cabq->axq_link = mcastq->axq_link;
- list_splice_tail_init(&mcastq->axq_q, &cabq->axq_q);
- mcastq->axq_depth = 0;
- mcastq->axq_totalqueued = 0;
- mcastq->axq_linkbuf = NULL;
- mcastq->axq_link = NULL;
-}
-
-/* TODO: use ieee80211_get_buffered_bc() to fetch power saved mcast frames */
-/* This is only run at DTIM. We move everything from the vap's mcast queue
- * to the hardware cab queue. Caller must hold the mcastq lock. */
-static void trigger_mcastq(struct ath_hal *ah,
- struct ath_txq *mcastq, struct ath_txq *cabq)
-{
- spin_lock_bh(&cabq->axq_lock);
-
- if (!list_empty(&mcastq->axq_q))
- empty_mcastq_into_cabq(ah, mcastq, cabq);
-
- /* cabq is gated by beacon so it is safe to start here */
- if (!list_empty(&cabq->axq_q))
- ath9k_hw_txstart(ah, cabq->axq_qnum);
-
- spin_unlock_bh(&cabq->axq_lock);
-}
-
/*
* Generate beacon frame and queue cab data for a vap.
*
@@ -200,19 +150,14 @@
*/
static struct ath_buf *ath_beacon_generate(struct ath_softc *sc, int if_id)
{
- struct ath_hal *ah = sc->sc_ah;
struct ath_buf *bf;
struct ath_vap *avp;
struct sk_buff *skb;
int cabq_depth;
- int mcastq_depth;
- int is_beacon_dtim = 0;
struct ath_txq *cabq;
- struct ath_txq *mcastq;
struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
avp = sc->sc_vaps[if_id];
- mcastq = &avp->av_mcastq;
cabq = sc->sc_cabq;
ASSERT(avp);
@@ -250,11 +195,7 @@
skb_end_pointer(skb) - skb->head,
PCI_DMA_TODEVICE);
- /* TODO: convert to use ieee80211_get_buffered_bc() */
- /* XXX: spin_lock_bh should not be used here, but sparse bitches
- * otherwise. We should fix sparse :) */
- spin_lock_bh(&mcastq->axq_lock);
- mcastq_depth = avp->av_mcastq.axq_depth;
+ skb = ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(sc->hw, avp->av_if_data);
/*
* if the CABQ traffic from previous DTIM is pending and the current
@@ -268,10 +209,7 @@
cabq_depth = cabq->axq_depth;
spin_unlock_bh(&cabq->axq_lock);
- if (avp->av_boff.bo_tim)
- is_beacon_dtim = avp->av_boff.bo_tim[4] & 1;
-
- if (mcastq_depth && is_beacon_dtim && cabq_depth) {
+ if (skb && cabq_depth) {
/*
* Unlock the cabq lock as ath_tx_draintxq acquires
* the lock again which is a common function and that
@@ -291,10 +229,11 @@
* Enable the CAB queue before the beacon queue to
* insure cab frames are triggered by this beacon.
*/
- if (is_beacon_dtim)
- trigger_mcastq(ah, mcastq, cabq);
+ while (skb) {
+ ath_tx_cabq(sc, skb);
+ skb = ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(sc->hw, avp->av_if_data);
+ }
- spin_unlock_bh(&mcastq->axq_lock);
return bf;
}
@@ -426,7 +365,7 @@
* NB: the beacon data buffer must be 32-bit aligned;
* we assume the wbuf routines will return us something
* with this alignment (perhaps should assert).
- * FIXME: Fill avp->av_boff.bo_tim,avp->av_btxctl.txpower and
+ * FIXME: Fill avp->av_btxctl.txpower and
* avp->av_btxctl.shortPreamble
*/
skb = ieee80211_beacon_get(sc->hw, avp->av_if_data);