From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Ali MJ Al-Nasrawy <alimjalnasrawy@gmail.com>,
Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>,
Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>,
linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@broadcom.com,
brcm80211-dev-list@cypress.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.14 010/150] brcmsmac: AP mode: update beacon when TIM changes
Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2019 10:45:08 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20191116154729.9573-10-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20191116154729.9573-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Ali MJ Al-Nasrawy <alimjalnasrawy@gmail.com>
[ Upstream commit 2258ee58baa554609a3cc3996276e4276f537b6d ]
Beacons are not updated to reflect TIM changes. This is not compliant with
power-saving client stations as the beacons do not have valid TIM and can
cause the network to stall at random occasions and to have highly variable
latencies.
Fix it by updating beacon templates on mac80211 set_tim callback.
Addresses an issue described in:
https://marc.info/?i=20180911163534.21312d08%20()%20manjaro
Signed-off-by: Ali MJ Al-Nasrawy <alimjalnasrawy@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c | 26 +++++++++++++++++++
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
index ddfdfe177e245..257968fb3111f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/mac80211_if.c
@@ -502,6 +502,7 @@ brcms_ops_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
}
spin_lock_bh(&wl->lock);
+ wl->wlc->vif = vif;
wl->mute_tx = false;
brcms_c_mute(wl->wlc, false);
if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
@@ -519,6 +520,11 @@ brcms_ops_add_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
static void
brcms_ops_remove_interface(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
{
+ struct brcms_info *wl = hw->priv;
+
+ spin_lock_bh(&wl->lock);
+ wl->wlc->vif = NULL;
+ spin_unlock_bh(&wl->lock);
}
static int brcms_ops_config(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u32 changed)
@@ -937,6 +943,25 @@ static void brcms_ops_set_tsf(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
spin_unlock_bh(&wl->lock);
}
+static int brcms_ops_beacon_set_tim(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+ struct ieee80211_sta *sta, bool set)
+{
+ struct brcms_info *wl = hw->priv;
+ struct sk_buff *beacon = NULL;
+ u16 tim_offset = 0;
+
+ spin_lock_bh(&wl->lock);
+ if (wl->wlc->vif)
+ beacon = ieee80211_beacon_get_tim(hw, wl->wlc->vif,
+ &tim_offset, NULL);
+ if (beacon)
+ brcms_c_set_new_beacon(wl->wlc, beacon, tim_offset,
+ wl->wlc->vif->bss_conf.dtim_period);
+ spin_unlock_bh(&wl->lock);
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static const struct ieee80211_ops brcms_ops = {
.tx = brcms_ops_tx,
.start = brcms_ops_start,
@@ -955,6 +980,7 @@ static const struct ieee80211_ops brcms_ops = {
.flush = brcms_ops_flush,
.get_tsf = brcms_ops_get_tsf,
.set_tsf = brcms_ops_set_tsf,
+ .set_tim = brcms_ops_beacon_set_tim,
};
void brcms_dpc(unsigned long data)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.h b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.h
index c4d135cff04ad..9f76b880814e8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/main.h
@@ -563,6 +563,7 @@ struct brcms_c_info {
struct wiphy *wiphy;
struct scb pri_scb;
+ struct ieee80211_vif *vif;
struct sk_buff *beacon;
u16 beacon_tim_offset;
--
2.20.1
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2019-11-16 15:45 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
2019-11-16 15:45 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.14 011/150] ath10k: allocate small size dma memory in ath10k_pci_diag_write_mem Sasha Levin
2019-11-16 15:46 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.14 120/150] wil6210: fix locking in wmi_call Sasha Levin
2019-11-16 15:46 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.14 121/150] wlcore: Fix the return value in case of error in 'wlcore_vendor_cmd_smart_config_start()' Sasha Levin
2019-11-16 15:47 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.14 122/150] rtl8xxxu: Fix missing break in switch Sasha Levin
2019-11-16 15:47 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.14 123/150] brcmsmac: never log "tid x is not agg'able" by default Sasha Levin
2019-11-16 15:47 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.14 124/150] wireless: airo: potential buffer overflow in sprintf() Sasha Levin
2019-11-16 15:47 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.14 125/150] rtlwifi: rtl8192de: Fix misleading REG_MCUFWDL information Sasha Levin
2019-11-16 15:47 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.14 141/150] cfg80211: Prevent regulatory restore during STA disconnect in concurrent interfaces Sasha Levin
2019-11-16 15:47 ` [PATCH AUTOSEL 4.14 150/150] cfg80211: call disconnect_wk when AP stops Sasha Levin
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