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<title>linux-toradex.git/net/mac80211/offchannel.c, branch v4.0.2</title>
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<title>mac80211: let flush() drop packets when possible</title>
<updated>2015-01-14T08:31:18+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Emmanuel Grumbach</name>
<email>emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com</email>
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<published>2015-01-07T13:42:39+00:00</published>
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When roaming / suspending, it makes no sense to wait until
the transmit queues of the device are empty. In extreme
condition they can be starved (VO saturating the air), but
even in regular cases, it is pointless to delay the roaming
because the low level driver is trying to send packets to
an AP which is far away. We'd rather drop these packets and
let TCP retransmit if needed. This will allow to speed up
the roaming.

For suspend, the explanation is even more trivial.

Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach &lt;emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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When roaming / suspending, it makes no sense to wait until
the transmit queues of the device are empty. In extreme
condition they can be starved (VO saturating the air), but
even in regular cases, it is pointless to delay the roaming
because the low level driver is trying to send packets to
an AP which is far away. We'd rather drop these packets and
let TCP retransmit if needed. This will allow to speed up
the roaming.

For suspend, the explanation is even more trivial.

Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach &lt;emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<title>mac80211: introduce refcount for queue_stop_reasons</title>
<updated>2014-06-23T12:22:25+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Luciano Coelho</name>
<email>luciano.coelho@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2014-06-13T13:30:05+00:00</published>
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Sometimes different vifs may be stopping the queues for the same
reason (e.g. when several interfaces are performing a channel switch).
Instead of using a bitmask for the reasons, use an integer that holds
a refcount instead.  In order to keep it backwards compatible,
introduce a boolean in some functions that tell us whether the queue
stopping should be refcounted or not.  For now, use not refcounted for
all calls to keep it functionally the same as before.

Signed-off-by: Luciano Coelho &lt;luciano.coelho@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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Sometimes different vifs may be stopping the queues for the same
reason (e.g. when several interfaces are performing a channel switch).
Instead of using a bitmask for the reasons, use an integer that holds
a refcount instead.  In order to keep it backwards compatible,
introduce a boolean in some functions that tell us whether the queue
stopping should be refcounted or not.  For now, use not refcounted for
all calls to keep it functionally the same as before.

Signed-off-by: Luciano Coelho &lt;luciano.coelho@intel.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>mac80211: fix on-channel remain-on-channel</title>
<updated>2014-05-14T13:48:38+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Johannes Berg</name>
<email>johannes.berg@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2014-05-14T13:34:41+00:00</published>
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Jouni reported that if a remain-on-channel was active on the
same channel as the current operating channel, then the ROC
would start, but any frames transmitted using mgmt-tx on the
same channel would get delayed until after the ROC.

The reason for this is that the ROC starts, but doesn't have
any handling for "remain on the same channel", so it stops
the interface queues. The later mgmt-tx then puts the frame
on the interface queues (since it's on the current operating
channel) and thus they get delayed until after the ROC.

To fix this, add some logic to handle remaining on the same
channel specially and not stop the queues etc. in this case.
This not only fixes the bug but also improves behaviour in
this case as data frames etc. can continue to flow.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reported-by: Jouni Malinen &lt;j@w1.fi&gt;
Tested-by: Jouni Malinen &lt;j@w1.fi&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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Jouni reported that if a remain-on-channel was active on the
same channel as the current operating channel, then the ROC
would start, but any frames transmitted using mgmt-tx on the
same channel would get delayed until after the ROC.

The reason for this is that the ROC starts, but doesn't have
any handling for "remain on the same channel", so it stops
the interface queues. The later mgmt-tx then puts the frame
on the interface queues (since it's on the current operating
channel) and thus they get delayed until after the ROC.

To fix this, add some logic to handle remaining on the same
channel specially and not stop the queues etc. in this case.
This not only fixes the bug but also improves behaviour in
this case as data frames etc. can continue to flow.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reported-by: Jouni Malinen &lt;j@w1.fi&gt;
Tested-by: Jouni Malinen &lt;j@w1.fi&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<title>mac80211: fix software remain-on-channel implementation</title>
<updated>2014-04-09T08:47:47+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Johannes Berg</name>
<email>johannes.berg@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2014-03-27T14:39:20+00:00</published>
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Jouni reported that when doing off-channel transmissions mixed
with on-channel transmissions, the on-channel ones ended up on
the off-channel in some cases.

The reason for that is that during the refactoring of the off-
channel code, I lost the part that stopped all activity and as
a consequence the on-channel frames (including data frames)
were no longer queued but would be transmitted on the temporary
channel.

Fix this by simply restoring the lost activity stop call.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: 2eb278e083549 ("mac80211: unify SW/offload remain-on-channel")
Reported-by: Jouni Malinen &lt;j@w1.fi&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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Jouni reported that when doing off-channel transmissions mixed
with on-channel transmissions, the on-channel ones ended up on
the off-channel in some cases.

The reason for that is that during the refactoring of the off-
channel code, I lost the part that stopped all activity and as
a consequence the on-channel frames (including data frames)
were no longer queued but would be transmitted on the temporary
channel.

Fix this by simply restoring the lost activity stop call.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Fixes: 2eb278e083549 ("mac80211: unify SW/offload remain-on-channel")
Reported-by: Jouni Malinen &lt;j@w1.fi&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>mac80211: Run deferred scan if last roc_list item is not started</title>
<updated>2013-09-30T10:36:56+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Jouni Malinen</name>
<email>j@w1.fi</email>
</author>
<published>2013-09-30T09:36:05+00:00</published>
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mac80211 scan processing could get stuck if roc work for pending, but
not started when a scan request was deferred due to such roc item.
Normally the deferred scan would be started from
ieee80211_start_next_roc(), but ieee80211_sw_roc_work() calls that only
if the finished ROC was started. Fix this by calling
ieee80211_run_deferred_scan() in the case the last ROC was not actually
started.

This issue was hit relatively easily in P2P find operations where Listen
state (remain-on-channel) and Search state (scan) are repeated in a
loop.

Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen &lt;j@w1.fi&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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mac80211 scan processing could get stuck if roc work for pending, but
not started when a scan request was deferred due to such roc item.
Normally the deferred scan would be started from
ieee80211_start_next_roc(), but ieee80211_sw_roc_work() calls that only
if the finished ROC was started. Fix this by calling
ieee80211_run_deferred_scan() in the case the last ROC was not actually
started.

This issue was hit relatively easily in P2P find operations where Listen
state (remain-on-channel) and Search state (scan) are repeated in a
loop.

Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen &lt;j@w1.fi&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'for-john' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jberg/mac80211-next</title>
<updated>2013-04-10T18:09:54+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>John W. Linville</name>
<email>linville@tuxdriver.com</email>
</author>
<published>2013-04-10T18:09:54+00:00</published>
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Conflicts:
	drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c
	drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
	net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
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Conflicts:
	drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/debug.c
	drivers/net/wireless/ath/carl9170/main.c
	net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
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<entry>
<title>Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless</title>
<updated>2013-04-10T13:31:39+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>John W. Linville</name>
<email>linville@tuxdriver.com</email>
</author>
<published>2013-04-10T13:31:39+00:00</published>
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Conflicts:
	drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c
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Conflicts:
	drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2x00pci.c
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<entry>
<title>mac80211: purge remain-on-channel items when suspending</title>
<updated>2013-04-08T07:17:00+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Johannes Berg</name>
<email>johannes.berg@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2013-03-27T21:49:19+00:00</published>
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They can't really be executed while suspended and could
trigger work warnings, so abort all ROC items. When the
system resumes the notifications about this will be
delivered to userspace which can then act accordingly
(though it will assume they were canceled/finished.)

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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They can't really be executed while suspended and could
trigger work warnings, so abort all ROC items. When the
system resumes the notifications about this will be
delivered to userspace which can then act accordingly
(though it will assume they were canceled/finished.)

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>mac80211: fix remain-on-channel cancel crash</title>
<updated>2013-03-25T12:50:33+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Johannes Berg</name>
<email>johannes.berg@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2013-03-25T10:51:14+00:00</published>
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If a ROC item is canceled just as it expires, the work
struct may be scheduled while it is running (and waiting
for the mutex). This results in it being run after being
freed, which obviously crashes.

To fix this don't free it when aborting is requested but
instead mark it as "to be freed", which makes the work a
no-op and allows freeing it outside.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org [3.6+]
Reported-by: Jouni Malinen &lt;j@w1.fi&gt;
Tested-by: Jouni Malinen &lt;j@w1.fi&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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If a ROC item is canceled just as it expires, the work
struct may be scheduled while it is running (and waiting
for the mutex). This results in it being run after being
freed, which obviously crashes.

To fix this don't free it when aborting is requested but
instead mark it as "to be freed", which makes the work a
no-op and allows freeing it outside.

Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org [3.6+]
Reported-by: Jouni Malinen &lt;j@w1.fi&gt;
Tested-by: Jouni Malinen &lt;j@w1.fi&gt;
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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<entry>
<title>mac80211: stop queues temporarily for flushing</title>
<updated>2013-03-18T19:15:05+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Johannes Berg</name>
<email>johannes.berg@intel.com</email>
</author>
<published>2013-02-13T11:25:28+00:00</published>
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Sometimes queues are flushed in the middle of
operation, which can lead to driver issues.
Stop queues temporarily, while flushing, to
avoid transmitting new packets while they are
being flushed.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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Sometimes queues are flushed in the middle of
operation, which can lead to driver issues.
Stop queues temporarily, while flushing, to
avoid transmitting new packets while they are
being flushed.

Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg &lt;johannes.berg@intel.com&gt;
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