RE: [PATCH] wifi: rtlwifi: rtl8821ae: Fix media status report

[Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>]

Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> RTL8821AE is stuck transmitting at the lowest rate allowed by the rate
> mask. This is because the firmware doesn't know the device is connected
> to a network.
> 
> Fix the macros SET_H2CCMD_MSRRPT_PARM_OPMODE and
> SET_H2CCMD_MSRRPT_PARM_MACID_IND to work on the first byte of __cmd,
> not the second. Now the firmware is correctly notified when the device
> is connected to a network and it activates the rate control.
> 
> Before (MCS3):
> 
> [  5]   0.00-1.00   sec  12.5 MBytes   105 Mbits/sec    0    339 KBytes
> [  5]   1.00-2.00   sec  10.6 MBytes  89.1 Mbits/sec    0    339 KBytes
> [  5]   2.00-3.00   sec  10.6 MBytes  89.1 Mbits/sec    0    386 KBytes
> [  5]   3.00-4.00   sec  10.6 MBytes  89.1 Mbits/sec    0    386 KBytes
> [  5]   4.00-5.00   sec  10.2 MBytes  86.0 Mbits/sec    0    427 KBytes
> 
> After (MCS9):
> 
> [  5]   0.00-1.00   sec  33.9 MBytes   284 Mbits/sec    0    771 KBytes
> [  5]   1.00-2.00   sec  31.6 MBytes   265 Mbits/sec    0    865 KBytes
> [  5]   2.00-3.00   sec  29.9 MBytes   251 Mbits/sec    0    963 KBytes
> [  5]   3.00-4.00   sec  28.2 MBytes   237 Mbits/sec    0    963 KBytes
> [  5]   4.00-5.00   sec  26.8 MBytes   224 Mbits/sec    0    963 KBytes
> 
> Fixes: 39f40710d0b5 ("rtlwifi: rtl88821ae: Remove usage of private bit manipulation macros")
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@gmail.com>

Acked-by: Ping-Ke Shih <pkshih@realtek.com>

Is this an urgent patch? or it's fine to go via rtw-next?