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From: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>
To: "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>
Subject: rtw89: Did a8188bb7644f change the behaviour for MLO?
Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2026 23:42:47 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <428324ed-59e2-4c7b-ac97-e3e431a17788@gmail.com> (raw)

a8188bb7644f ("wifi: mac80211: change public RX API to use link stations")
does this:

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
index 397ebbfcac09af..454d876aeb8861 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/core.c
@@ -3073,10 +3073,8 @@ static void rtw89_vif_rx_stats_iter(void *data, u8 *mac,
 	struct rtw89_vif *rtwvif = vif_to_rtwvif(vif);
 	struct rtw89_rx_desc_info *desc_info = iter_data->desc_info;
 	struct sk_buff *skb = iter_data->skb;
-	struct ieee80211_rx_status *rx_status = IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
 	struct rtw89_rx_phy_ppdu *phy_ppdu = iter_data->phy_ppdu;
-	bool is_mld = ieee80211_vif_is_mld(vif);
 	struct ieee80211_bss_conf *bss_conf;
 	struct rtw89_vif_link *rtwvif_link;
 	const u8 *bssid = iter_data->bssid;
@@ -3110,11 +3108,6 @@ static void rtw89_vif_rx_stats_iter(void *data, u8 *mac,
 	if (!ether_addr_equal(target_bssid, bssid))
 		goto out;
 
-	if (is_mld) {
-		rx_status->link_valid = true;
-		rx_status->link_id = rtwvif_link->link_id;
-	}
-
 	bb = rtw89_get_bb_ctx(rtwdev, rtwvif_link->phy_idx);
 	pkt_stat = &bb->cur_pkt_stat;
 
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 7bb4618065b672..cba7cdf61ce8a5 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -5389,14 +5389,18 @@ void ieee80211_restart_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
  * mixed for a single hardware. Must not run concurrently with
  * ieee80211_tx_status_skb() or ieee80211_tx_status_ni().
  *
+ * For data frames, when hardware has done address translation, a link station
+ * has to be provided and the frequency information may be skipped.
+ *
  * This function must be called with BHs disabled and RCU read lock
  *
  * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
- * @sta: the station the frame was received from, or %NULL
+ * @link_sta: the link station the data frame was received from, or %NULL
  * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac80211 after this call
  * @list: the destination list
  */
-void ieee80211_rx_list(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+void ieee80211_rx_list(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+		       struct ieee80211_link_sta *link_sta,
 		       struct sk_buff *skb, struct list_head *list);
 
 /**
@@ -5414,14 +5418,18 @@ void ieee80211_rx_list(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
  * mixed for a single hardware. Must not run concurrently with
  * ieee80211_tx_status_skb() or ieee80211_tx_status_ni().
  *
+ * For data frames, when hardware has done address translation, a link station
+ * has to be provided and the frequency information may be skipped.
+ *
  * This function must be called with BHs disabled.
  *
  * @hw: the hardware this frame came in on
- * @sta: the station the frame was received from, or %NULL
+ * @link_sta: the link station the data frame was received from, or %NULL
  * @skb: the buffer to receive, owned by mac80211 after this call
  * @napi: the NAPI context
  */
-void ieee80211_rx_napi(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
+void ieee80211_rx_napi(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+		       struct ieee80211_link_sta *link_sta,
 		       struct sk_buff *skb, struct napi_struct *napi);
 
 /**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index 31dc6f83781b1d..0ddd0b8ea12a05 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -5556,7 +5556,8 @@ static void __ieee80211_rx_handle_packet(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
  * This is the receive path handler. It is called by a low level driver when an
  * 802.11 MPDU is received from the hardware.
  */
-void ieee80211_rx_list(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
+void ieee80211_rx_list(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+		       struct ieee80211_link_sta *link_pubsta,
 		       struct sk_buff *skb, struct list_head *list)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(hw);
@@ -5564,6 +5565,7 @@ void ieee80211_rx_list(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
 	struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
 	struct ieee80211_rx_status *status = IEEE80211_SKB_RXCB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
+	struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta;
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(softirq_count() == 0);
 
@@ -5694,8 +5696,15 @@ void ieee80211_rx_list(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(status->link_id >= IEEE80211_LINK_UNSPECIFIED))
-		goto drop;
+	/* FIXME: Emulate the old driver behaviour for now */
+	if (link_pubsta) {
+		status->link_valid = 1;
+		status->link_id = link_pubsta->link_id;
+		pubsta = link_pubsta->sta;
+	} else {
+		status->link_valid = 0;
+		pubsta = NULL;
+	}
 
 	status->rx_flags = 0;
 
@@ -5727,7 +5736,8 @@ void ieee80211_rx_list(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ieee80211_rx_list);
 
-void ieee80211_rx_napi(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
+void ieee80211_rx_napi(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
+		       struct ieee80211_link_sta *link_pubsta,
 		       struct sk_buff *skb, struct napi_struct *napi)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *tmp;
@@ -5740,7 +5750,7 @@ void ieee80211_rx_napi(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
 	 * receive processing
 	 */
 	rcu_read_lock();
-	ieee80211_rx_list(hw, pubsta, skb, &list);
+	ieee80211_rx_list(hw, link_pubsta, skb, &list);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
 	if (!napi) {

rtw89_core_rx_to_mac80211() calls ieee80211_rx_napi() with link_sta = NULL,
so it's not getting the emulated old behaviour in ieee80211_rx_list().

Is this something that needs fixing?

             reply	other threads:[~2026-11-04 21:42 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-11-04 21:42 Bitterblue Smith [this message]
2026-11-08  1:41 ` rtw89: Did a8188bb7644f change the behaviour for MLO? Ping-Ke Shih
2026-11-08 16:47   ` Bitterblue Smith

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