From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from smtp.codeaurora.org ([198.145.29.96]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtps (Exim 4.92 #3 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1hniwW-000761-8o for ath11k@lists.infradead.org; Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:21:57 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath11k: Add probe response throttling logic From: Kalle Valo In-Reply-To: <1561595753-11351-1-git-send-email-srirrama@codeaurora.org> References: <1561595753-11351-1-git-send-email-srirrama@codeaurora.org> Message-Id: <20190717122154.8107F611CF@smtp.codeaurora.org> Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 12:21:54 +0000 (UTC) List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: "ath11k" Errors-To: ath11k-bounces+kvalo=adurom.com@lists.infradead.org To: Sriram R Cc: ath11k@lists.infradead.org Sriram R wrote: > Drop probe response packets when the pending management tx > count has reached a certain threshold, so as to prioritize > other mgmt packets like auth and assoc to be sent on time > for establishing successful connections. > This might be required in dense networks, multi-vap scenarios > or due to emulated probe requests (DoS attack), > which could lead to association failures due to failure to > send auth/assoc packets as high probe response traffic occupies the > limited target mgmt transmit queue. > Currently the threshold is set to 3/4th of the target management > tx queue. > > Signed-off-by: Sriram R > Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo Patch applied to ath11k-bringup branch of ath.git, thanks. 1a50014ff2d3 ath11k: Add probe response throttling logic -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11018825/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches _______________________________________________ ath11k mailing list ath11k@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/ath11k