ath9k: use software queueing for multicast traffic
Create a per-vif dummy node entry for keeping the multicast software
queues. This helps in setups with a lot of mulitcast traffic that could
otherwise potentially drown out unicast traffic to stations.
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index f9e6eb2..d8dfb3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -135,6 +135,9 @@
static void ath_send_bar(struct ath_atx_tid *tid, u16 seqno)
{
+ if (!tid->an->sta)
+ return;
+
ieee80211_send_bar(tid->an->vif, tid->an->sta->addr, tid->tidno,
seqno << IEEE80211_SEQ_SEQ_SHIFT);
}
@@ -1382,7 +1385,7 @@
if (list_empty(&bf_q))
return false;
- if (tid->ac->clear_ps_filter) {
+ if (tid->ac->clear_ps_filter || tid->an->no_ps_filter) {
tid->ac->clear_ps_filter = false;
tx_info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_CLEAR_PS_FILT;
}
@@ -1572,7 +1575,7 @@
sent++;
TX_STAT_INC(txq->axq_qnum, a_queued_hw);
- if (!ath_tid_has_buffered(tid))
+ if (an->sta && !ath_tid_has_buffered(tid))
ieee80211_sta_set_buffered(an->sta, i, false);
}
ath_txq_unlock_complete(sc, tid->ac->txq);
@@ -2104,6 +2107,7 @@
struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
struct ieee80211_sta *sta = txctl->sta;
struct ieee80211_vif *vif = info->control.vif;
+ struct ath_vif *avp;
struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
int frmlen = skb->len + FCS_LEN;
int padpos, padsize;
@@ -2111,6 +2115,10 @@
/* NOTE: sta can be NULL according to net/mac80211.h */
if (sta)
txctl->an = (struct ath_node *)sta->drv_priv;
+ else if (vif && ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control)) {
+ avp = (void *)vif->drv_priv;
+ txctl->an = &avp->mcast_node;
+ }
if (info->control.hw_key)
frmlen += info->control.hw_key->icv_len;