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From: Ron Rindjunsky <ron.rindjunsky@intel.com>
To: linville@tuxdriver.com
Cc: johannes@sipsolutions.net, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
	flamingice@sourmilk.net, tomas.winkler@intel.com,
	yi.zhu@intel.com, Ron Rindjunsky <ron.rindjunsky@intel.com>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 01/12 v2] mac80211: A-MPDU Tx add session's and low level driver's API
Date: Wed, 16 Jan 2008 20:40:49 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <12005088643698-git-send-email-ron.rindjunsky@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1200508860699-git-send-email-ron.rindjunsky@intel.com>

This patch adds the API for 3 stages in A-MPDU Tx session flow:
- request mac80211 to start/stop A-MPDU Tx session for specific TID. such a
  request should be issued by a load aware element, either mac80211 itself
  or external element.
- requests by mac80211 to low-level driver to start/stop Tx aggregation.
  notice that low level driver responds now with Starting Sequence Number.
- async feedback by low-level to mac80211 to inform that HW is ready for
  next A-MPDU Tx state.

Signed-off-by: Ron Rindjunsky <ron.rindjunsky@intel.com>
---
 include/net/mac80211.h       |   85 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c |    4 +-
 2 files changed, 85 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 3b7bfc6..2f6a9e1 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -943,10 +943,14 @@ enum ieee80211_erp_change_flags {
  * &struct ieee80211_ops to indicate which action is needed.
  * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START: start Rx aggregation
  * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_STOP: stop Rx aggregation
+ * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START: start Tx aggregation
+ * @IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_STOP: stop Tx aggregation
  */
 enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
 	IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START,
 	IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_STOP,
+	IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START,
+	IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_STOP,
 };
 
 /**
@@ -1081,7 +1085,8 @@ enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action {
  * 	The RA/TID combination determines the destination and TID we want
  * 	the ampdu action to be performed for. The action is defined through
  * 	ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action. Starting sequence number (@ssn)
- * 	is the first frame we expect to perform the action on.
+ * 	is the first frame we expect to perform the action on. notice
+ * 	that TX/RX_STOP can pass NULL for this parameter.
  */
 struct ieee80211_ops {
 	int (*tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
@@ -1130,7 +1135,7 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
 	int (*conf_ht)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_conf *conf);
 	int (*ampdu_action)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 			    enum ieee80211_ampdu_mlme_action action,
-			    const u8 *ra, u16 tid, u16 ssn);
+			    u8 *addr, u16 tid, u16 *ssn);
 };
 
 /**
@@ -1513,4 +1518,80 @@ void ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 						struct ieee80211_vif *vif),
 					 void *data);
 
+/**
+ * ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session - Start a tx Block Ack session.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient
+ * @tid: the TID to BA on.
+ * @return: success if addBA request was sent, failure otherwise
+ *
+ * Although mac80211/low level driver/user space application can estimate
+ * the need to start aggregation on a certain RA/TID, the session level
+ * will be managed by the mac80211.
+ */
+int ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb - low level driver ready to aggregate.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
+ * @tid: the TID to BA on.
+ *
+ * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
+ * finished with preparations for the BA session.
+ */
+void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe - low level driver ready to aggregate.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
+ * @tid: the TID to BA on.
+ *
+ * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
+ * finished with preparations for the BA session.
+ * This version of the function is irq safe.
+ */
+void ieee80211_start_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra,
+				      u16 tid);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session - Stop a Block Ack session.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient
+ * @tid: the TID to stop BA.
+ * @initiator: if indicates initiator DELBA frame will be sent.
+ * @return: error if no sta with matching da found, success otherwise
+ *
+ * Although mac80211/low level driver/user space application can estimate
+ * the need to stop aggregation on a certain RA/TID, the session level
+ * will be managed by the mac80211.
+ */
+int ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+				 u8 *ra, u16 tid,
+				 enum ieee80211_back_parties initiator);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb - low level driver ready to stop aggregate.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
+ * @tid: the desired TID to BA on.
+ *
+ * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
+ * finished with preparations for the BA session tear down.
+ */
+void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u8 tid);
+
+/**
+ * ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe - low level driver ready to stop aggregate.
+ * @hw: pointer as obtained from ieee80211_alloc_hw().
+ * @ra: receiver address of the BA session recipient.
+ * @tid: the desired TID to BA on.
+ *
+ * This function must be called by low level driver once it has
+ * finished with preparations for the BA session tear down.
+ * This version of the function is irq safe.
+ */
+void ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_cb_irqsafe(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 *ra, u16 tid);
+
 #endif /* MAC80211_H */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
index b1e7d17..ec62938 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_sta.c
@@ -1132,7 +1132,7 @@ static void ieee80211_sta_process_addba_request(struct net_device *dev,
 
 	if (local->ops->ampdu_action)
 		ret = local->ops->ampdu_action(hw, IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_START,
-					       sta->addr, tid, start_seq_num);
+					       sta->addr, tid, &start_seq_num);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_HT_DEBUG
 	printk(KERN_DEBUG "Rx A-MPDU on tid %d result %d", tid, ret);
 #endif /* CONFIG_MAC80211_HT_DEBUG */
@@ -1237,7 +1237,7 @@ void ieee80211_sta_stop_rx_ba_session(struct net_device *dev, u8 *ra, u16 tid,
 	BUG_ON(!local->ops->ampdu_action);
 
 	ret = local->ops->ampdu_action(hw, IEEE80211_AMPDU_RX_STOP,
-					ra, tid, EINVAL);
+					ra, tid, NULL);
 	if (ret)
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "HW problem - can not stop rx "
 				"aggergation for tid %d\n", tid);
-- 
1.5.3.3


  reply	other threads:[~2008-01-16 18:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-01-16 18:40 [RFC PATCH 0/12 v2] mac80211/iwlwifi: A-MPDU Tx support Ron Rindjunsky
2008-01-16 18:40 ` Ron Rindjunsky [this message]
2008-01-16 18:40 ` [RFC PATCH 02/12 v2] mac80211: A-MPDU Tx add MLME structures Ron Rindjunsky
2008-01-16 18:40 ` [RFC PATCH 03/12 v2] mac80211: A-MPDU Tx adding basic functionality Ron Rindjunsky
2008-01-18  0:49   ` Johannes Berg
2008-01-20 15:36     ` Ron Rindjunsky
2008-01-16 18:40 ` [RFC PATCH 04/12 v2] mac80211: A-MPDU Tx MLME data initialization Ron Rindjunsky
2008-01-16 18:40 ` [RFC PATCH 05/12 v2] mac80211: A-MPDU add debugfs support Ron Rindjunsky
2008-01-16 18:40 ` [RFC PATCH 06/12 v2] mac80211: A-MPDU Tx adding qdisc support Ron Rindjunsky
2008-01-16 18:40 ` [RFC PATCH 07/12 v2] mac80211: A-MPDU Tx change tx_status to support Block Ack data Ron Rindjunsky
2008-01-16 18:40 ` [RFC PATCH 08/12 v2] mac80211: A-MPDU Tx add delBA from recipient support Ron Rindjunsky
2008-01-16 18:40 ` [RFC PATCH 09/12 v2] iwlwifi: A-MPDU Tx conform API to mac80211 Ron Rindjunsky
2008-01-18  0:36   ` Johannes Berg
2008-01-20 15:35     ` Ron Rindjunsky
2008-01-16 18:40 ` [RFC PATCH 10/12 v2] iwlwifi: A-MPDU Tx conform flows " Ron Rindjunsky
2008-01-16 18:40 ` [RFC PATCH 11/12 v2] iwlwifi: A-MPDU Tx conform block Ack rate scaling " Ron Rindjunsky
2008-01-16 18:41 ` [RFC PATCH 12/12 v2] iwlwifi: A-MPDU Tx activation by load measures Ron Rindjunsky

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