[RFC/RFT 0/5] mac80211: re-enable software retry

[RFC/RFT 0/5] mac80211: re-enable software retry

[Johannes Berg]

This patchset re-enables software retry of failed/filtered
frames.

At least that's the intention. I haven't actually tested
it at all yet, so it might break crypto completely :)

johannes

[RFC/RFT 1/5] mac80211: move and rename misc tx handler

[Johannes Berg]

This TX handler is used only for assigning the
station pointer in the control information, so
give it a better name. Also move it before rate
control.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
---
 net/mac80211/tx.c |   24 ++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

--- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/tx.c	2009-12-15 20:03:24.000000000 +0100
+++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/tx.c	2009-12-15 20:04:48.000000000 +0100
@@ -494,6 +494,17 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_select_key(struct ieee802
 }
 
 static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
+ieee80211_tx_h_sta(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(tx->skb);
+
+	if (tx->sta)
+		info->control.sta = &tx->sta->sta;
+
+	return TX_CONTINUE;
+}
+
+static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
 ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(tx->skb);
@@ -663,17 +674,6 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl(struct ieee8021
 }
 
 static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
-ieee80211_tx_h_misc(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
-{
-	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(tx->skb);
-
-	if (tx->sta)
-		info->control.sta = &tx->sta->sta;
-
-	return TX_CONTINUE;
-}
-
-static ieee80211_tx_result debug_noinline
 ieee80211_tx_h_sequence(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(tx->skb);
@@ -1217,10 +1217,10 @@ static int invoke_tx_handlers(struct iee
 	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_check_assoc);
 	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_ps_buf);
 	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_select_key);
+	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_sta);
 	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_michael_mic_add);
 	if (!(tx->local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_HAS_RATE_CONTROL))
 		CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl);
-	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_misc);
 	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_sequence);
 	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_fragment);
 	/* handlers after fragment must be aware of tx info fragmentation! */

[RFC/RFT 2/5] mac80211: clear TX control on filtered frames

[Johannes Berg]

When an skb survived a round-trip through the driver
and needs to be re-used, its control information is
definitely not valid any more, the driver will have
overwritten it.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
---
 net/mac80211/status.c |    8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

--- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/status.c	2009-12-15 20:09:33.000000000 +0100
+++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/status.c	2009-12-15 20:13:51.000000000 +0100
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ static void ieee80211_handle_filtered_fr
 	 */
 	goto drop;
 
+	/*
+	 * This skb 'survived' a round-trip through the driver, and
+	 * hopefully the driver didn't mangle it too badly. However,
+	 * we can definitely not rely on the the control information
+	 * being correct. Clear it so we don't get junk there.
+	 */
+	memset(&info->control, 0, sizeof(info->control));
+
 	sta->tx_filtered_count++;
 
 	/*

[RFC/RFT 3/5] mac80211: remove useless setting of IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT

[Johannes Berg]

There's no value in setting a flag that will
never be checked after this point, this seems
to be legacy code -- I think previously the
flag was used to check whether to encrypt the
frame or not. Now, however, the flag need not
be set, and setting it actually interferes if
the frame will be processed again later.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
---
 net/mac80211/tx.c |    3 ---
 1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)

--- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/tx.c	2009-12-15 20:42:50.000000000 +0100
+++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/tx.c	2009-12-15 20:42:56.000000000 +0100
@@ -487,9 +487,6 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_select_key(struct ieee802
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (!tx->key || !(tx->key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE))
-		info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT;
-
 	return TX_CONTINUE;
 }
 

[RFC/RFT 4/5] mac80211: move control.hw_key assignment

[Johannes Berg]

When mac80211 asks a driver to encrypt a frame, it
must assign the control.hw_key pointer for it to
know which key to use etc. Currently, mac80211 does
this whenever it would software-encrypt a frame.

Change the logic of this code to assign the hw_key
pointer when selecting the key, and later check it
when deciding whether to encrypt the frame or let
it be encrypted by the hardware. This allows us to
later simply skip the encryption function since it
no longer modifies the TX control.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
---
 net/mac80211/tkip.c |   11 +++++-----
 net/mac80211/tx.c   |    9 ++++++++
 net/mac80211/wep.c  |   18 ++++++++--------
 net/mac80211/wpa.c  |   57 ++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------------
 4 files changed, 46 insertions(+), 49 deletions(-)

--- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/tkip.c	2009-12-15 20:42:43.000000000 +0100
+++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/tkip.c	2009-12-15 20:45:48.000000000 +0100
@@ -195,11 +195,13 @@ void ieee80211_get_tkip_key(struct ieee8
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_get_tkip_key);
 
-/* Encrypt packet payload with TKIP using @key. @pos is a pointer to the
+/*
+ * Encrypt packet payload with TKIP using @key. @pos is a pointer to the
  * beginning of the buffer containing payload. This payload must include
- * headroom of eight octets for IV and Ext. IV and taildroom of four octets
- * for ICV. @payload_len is the length of payload (_not_ including extra
- * headroom and tailroom). @ta is the transmitter addresses. */
+ * the IV/Ext.IV and space for (taildroom) four octets for ICV.
+ * @payload_len is the length of payload (_not_ including IV/ICV length).
+ * @ta is the transmitter addresses.
+ */
 void ieee80211_tkip_encrypt_data(struct crypto_blkcipher *tfm,
 				 struct ieee80211_key *key,
 				 u8 *pos, size_t payload_len, u8 *ta)
@@ -214,7 +216,6 @@ void ieee80211_tkip_encrypt_data(struct 
 
 	tkip_mixing_phase2(tk, ctx, ctx->iv16, rc4key);
 
-	pos = ieee80211_tkip_add_iv(pos, key, key->u.tkip.tx.iv16);
 	ieee80211_wep_encrypt_data(tfm, rc4key, 16, pos, payload_len);
 }
 
--- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/wpa.c	2009-12-15 20:42:43.000000000 +0100
+++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/wpa.c	2009-12-15 20:45:48.000000000 +0100
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_michael_mic_add(struct ie
 	unsigned int hdrlen;
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
 	struct sk_buff *skb = tx->skb;
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	int authenticator;
-	int wpa_test = 0;
 	int tail;
 
 	hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
@@ -47,16 +47,15 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_michael_mic_add(struct ie
 	data = skb->data + hdrlen;
 	data_len = skb->len - hdrlen;
 
-	if ((tx->key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE) &&
+	if (info->control.hw_key &&
 	    !(tx->flags & IEEE80211_TX_FRAGMENTED) &&
-	    !(tx->key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC) &&
-	    !wpa_test) {
-		/* hwaccel - with no need for preallocated room for MMIC */
+	    !(tx->key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_MMIC)) {
+		/* hwaccel - with no need for SW-generated MMIC */
 		return TX_CONTINUE;
 	}
 
 	tail = MICHAEL_MIC_LEN;
-	if (!(tx->key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE))
+	if (!info->control.hw_key)
 		tail += TKIP_ICV_LEN;
 
 	if (WARN_ON(skb_tailroom(skb) < tail ||
@@ -147,17 +146,16 @@ static int tkip_encrypt_skb(struct ieee8
 	int len, tail;
 	u8 *pos;
 
-	if ((tx->key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE) &&
-	    !(tx->key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV)) {
-		/* hwaccel - with no need for preallocated room for IV/ICV */
-		info->control.hw_key = &tx->key->conf;
+	if (info->control.hw_key &&
+	    !(info->control.hw_key->flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV)) {
+		/* hwaccel - with no need for software-generated IV */
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	hdrlen = ieee80211_hdrlen(hdr->frame_control);
 	len = skb->len - hdrlen;
 
-	if (tx->key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE)
+	if (info->control.hw_key)
 		tail = 0;
 	else
 		tail = TKIP_ICV_LEN;
@@ -175,13 +173,11 @@ static int tkip_encrypt_skb(struct ieee8
 	if (key->u.tkip.tx.iv16 == 0)
 		key->u.tkip.tx.iv32++;
 
-	if (tx->key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE) {
-		/* hwaccel - with preallocated room for IV */
-		ieee80211_tkip_add_iv(pos, key, key->u.tkip.tx.iv16);
+	pos = ieee80211_tkip_add_iv(pos, key, key->u.tkip.tx.iv16);
 
-		info->control.hw_key = &tx->key->conf;
+	/* hwaccel - with software IV */
+	if (info->control.hw_key)
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	/* Add room for ICV */
 	skb_put(skb, TKIP_ICV_LEN);
@@ -363,24 +359,20 @@ static int ccmp_encrypt_skb(struct ieee8
 	int hdrlen, len, tail;
 	u8 *pos, *pn;
 	int i;
-	bool skip_hw;
-
-	skip_hw = (tx->key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_SW_MGMT) &&
-		ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control);
 
-	if ((tx->key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE) &&
-	    !(tx->key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV) &&
-	    !skip_hw) {
-		/* hwaccel - with no need for preallocated room for CCMP
-		 * header or MIC fields */
-		info->control.hw_key = &tx->key->conf;
+	if (info->control.hw_key &&
+	    !(info->control.hw_key->flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV)) {
+		/*
+		 * hwaccel has no need for preallocated room for CCMP
+		 * header or MIC fields
+		 */
 		return 0;
 	}
 
 	hdrlen = ieee80211_hdrlen(hdr->frame_control);
 	len = skb->len - hdrlen;
 
-	if (key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE)
+	if (info->control.hw_key)
 		tail = 0;
 	else
 		tail = CCMP_MIC_LEN;
@@ -405,11 +397,9 @@ static int ccmp_encrypt_skb(struct ieee8
 
 	ccmp_pn2hdr(pos, pn, key->conf.keyidx);
 
-	if ((key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE) && !skip_hw) {
-		/* hwaccel - with preallocated room for CCMP header */
-		info->control.hw_key = &tx->key->conf;
+	/* hwaccel - with software CCMP header */
+	if (info->control.hw_key)
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	pos += CCMP_HDR_LEN;
 	ccmp_special_blocks(skb, pn, key->u.ccmp.tx_crypto_buf, 0);
@@ -525,11 +515,8 @@ ieee80211_crypto_aes_cmac_encrypt(struct
 	u8 *pn, aad[20];
 	int i;
 
-	if (tx->key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE) {
-		/* hwaccel */
-		info->control.hw_key = &tx->key->conf;
+	if (info->control.hw_key)
 		return 0;
-	}
 
 	if (WARN_ON(skb_tailroom(skb) < sizeof(*mmie)))
 		return TX_DROP;
--- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/wep.c	2009-12-15 20:42:43.000000000 +0100
+++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/wep.c	2009-12-15 20:45:48.000000000 +0100
@@ -305,20 +305,20 @@ static int wep_encrypt_skb(struct ieee80
 {
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 
-	if (!(tx->key->flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE)) {
+	if (!info->control.hw_key) {
 		if (ieee80211_wep_encrypt(tx->local, skb, tx->key->conf.key,
 					  tx->key->conf.keylen,
 					  tx->key->conf.keyidx))
 			return -1;
-	} else {
-		info->control.hw_key = &tx->key->conf;
-		if (tx->key->conf.flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV) {
-			if (!ieee80211_wep_add_iv(tx->local, skb,
-						  tx->key->conf.keylen,
-						  tx->key->conf.keyidx))
-				return -1;
-		}
 	}
+
+	if (info->control.hw_key->flags & IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_GENERATE_IV) {
+		if (!ieee80211_wep_add_iv(tx->local, skb,
+					  tx->key->conf.keylen,
+					  tx->key->conf.keyidx))
+			return -1;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
--- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/tx.c	2009-12-15 20:42:56.000000000 +0100
+++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/tx.c	2009-12-15 20:45:48.000000000 +0100
@@ -463,6 +463,8 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_select_key(struct ieee802
 		tx->key = NULL;
 
 	if (tx->key) {
+		bool skip_hw = false;
+
 		tx->key->tx_rx_count++;
 		/* TODO: add threshold stuff again */
 
@@ -479,12 +481,19 @@ ieee80211_tx_h_select_key(struct ieee802
 			    !ieee80211_use_mfp(hdr->frame_control, tx->sta,
 					       tx->skb))
 				tx->key = NULL;
+			skip_hw = (tx->key->conf.flags &
+						IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_SW_MGMT) &&
+				   ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control);
 			break;
 		case ALG_AES_CMAC:
 			if (!ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control))
 				tx->key = NULL;
 			break;
 		}
+
+		if (!skip_hw &&
+		    tx->key->conf.flags & KEY_FLAG_UPLOADED_TO_HARDWARE)
+			info->control.hw_key = &tx->key->conf;
 	}
 
 	return TX_CONTINUE;

[RFC/RFT 5/5] mac80211: re-enable re-transmission of filtered frames

[Johannes Berg]

In an earlier commit,

    mac80211: disable software retry for now
    
    Pavel Roskin reported a problem that seems to be due to
    software retry of already transmitted frames. It turns
    out that we've never done that correctly, but due to
    some recent changes it now crashes in the TX code. I've
    added a comment in the patch that explains the problem
    better and also points to possible solutions -- which
    I can't implement right now.

I disabled software retry of failed/filtered frames
because it was broken. With the work of the previous
patches, it now becomes fairly easy to re-enable it
by adding a flag indicating that the frame shouldn't
be modified, but still running it through the transmit
handlers to populate the control information.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
---
 include/net/mac80211.h |    4 ++++
 net/mac80211/status.c  |   32 +++++---------------------------
 net/mac80211/tx.c      |    5 +++++
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

--- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/status.c	2009-12-15 20:50:58.000000000 +0100
+++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/status.c	2009-12-15 20:53:28.000000000 +0100
@@ -45,37 +45,16 @@ static void ieee80211_handle_filtered_fr
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 
 	/*
-	 * XXX: This is temporary!
-	 *
-	 *	The problem here is that when we get here, the driver will
-	 *	quite likely have pretty much overwritten info->control by
-	 *	using info->driver_data or info->rate_driver_data. Thus,
-	 *	when passing out the frame to the driver again, we would be
-	 *	passing completely bogus data since the driver would then
-	 *	expect a properly filled info->control. In mac80211 itself
-	 *	the same problem occurs, since we need info->control.vif
-	 *	internally.
-	 *
-	 *	To fix this, we should send the frame through TX processing
-	 *	again. However, it's not that simple, since the frame will
-	 *	have been software-encrypted (if applicable) already, and
-	 *	encrypting it again doesn't do much good. So to properly do
-	 *	that, we not only have to skip the actual 'raw' encryption
-	 *	(key selection etc. still has to be done!) but also the
-	 *	sequence number assignment since that impacts the crypto
-	 *	encapsulation, of course.
-	 *
-	 *	Hence, for now, fix the bug by just dropping the frame.
-	 */
-	goto drop;
-
-	/*
 	 * This skb 'survived' a round-trip through the driver, and
 	 * hopefully the driver didn't mangle it too badly. However,
 	 * we can definitely not rely on the the control information
-	 * being correct. Clear it so we don't get junk there.
+	 * being correct. Clear it so we don't get junk there, and
+	 * indicate that it needs new processing, but must not be
+	 * modified/encrypted again.
 	 */
 	memset(&info->control, 0, sizeof(info->control));
+	info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_NEED_TXPROCESSING |
+		       IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RETRANSMISSION;
 
 	sta->tx_filtered_count++;
 
@@ -130,7 +109,6 @@ static void ieee80211_handle_filtered_fr
 		return;
 	}
 
- drop:
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_VERBOSE_DEBUG
 	if (net_ratelimit())
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: dropped TX filtered frame, "
--- wireless-testing.orig/include/net/mac80211.h	2009-12-15 20:51:21.000000000 +0100
+++ wireless-testing/include/net/mac80211.h	2009-12-15 20:54:11.000000000 +0100
@@ -272,6 +272,9 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
  *	transmit function after the current frame, this can be used
  *	by drivers to kick the DMA queue only if unset or when the
  *	queue gets full.
+ * @IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RETRANSMISSION: This frame is being retransmitted
+ *	after TX status because the destination was asleep, it must not
+ *	be modified again (no seqno assignment, crypto, etc.)
  */
 enum mac80211_tx_control_flags {
 	IEEE80211_TX_CTL_REQ_TX_STATUS		= BIT(0),
@@ -293,6 +296,7 @@ enum mac80211_tx_control_flags {
 	IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT		= BIT(16),
 	IEEE80211_TX_CTL_PSPOLL_RESPONSE	= BIT(17),
 	IEEE80211_TX_CTL_MORE_FRAMES		= BIT(18),
+	IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RETRANSMISSION	= BIT(19),
 };
 
 /**
--- wireless-testing.orig/net/mac80211/tx.c	2009-12-15 20:54:18.000000000 +0100
+++ wireless-testing/net/mac80211/tx.c	2009-12-15 20:55:01.000000000 +0100
@@ -1211,6 +1211,7 @@ static int __ieee80211_tx(struct ieee802
 static int invoke_tx_handlers(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb = tx->skb;
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	ieee80211_tx_result res = TX_DROP;
 
 #define CALL_TXH(txh) \
@@ -1227,6 +1228,10 @@ static int invoke_tx_handlers(struct iee
 	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_michael_mic_add);
 	if (!(tx->local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_HAS_RATE_CONTROL))
 		CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_rate_ctrl);
+
+	if (unlikely(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RETRANSMISSION))
+		goto txh_done;
+
 	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_sequence);
 	CALL_TXH(ieee80211_tx_h_fragment);
 	/* handlers after fragment must be aware of tx info fragmentation! */