rtl8187: Fix for TX sequence number problem
authorLarry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 03:08:18 +0000 (22:08 -0500)
committerJohn W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Tue, 29 Jul 2008 20:55:08 +0000 (16:55 -0400)
"mac80211: fix TX sequence numbers" broke rtl8187. This
patch makes the same kind of fix that was done for rt2x00. Note that
this code will have to be reworked for proper sequence numbers on beacons.
In addition, the sequence number has been placed in the hardware state,
not the vif state.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187.h
drivers/net/wireless/rtl8187_dev.c

index 3afb49f8866a542dc4f06fcf41d32de96a8f0ab5..8961901b5c043cefbd00d3141e4954ec02d503aa 100644 (file)
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ struct rtl8187_priv {
        struct usb_device *udev;
        u32 rx_conf;
        u16 txpwr_base;
+       u16 seqno;
        u8 asic_rev;
        u8 is_rtl8187b;
        enum {
index d3067b1216caad08de4b94c03b6eb412e00a0276..7ff03aca25181f4060fe9d1be4b8dc8efa9079e7 100644 (file)
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@ static int rtl8187_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
        struct rtl8187_priv *priv = dev->priv;
        struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+       struct ieee80211_hdr *ieee80211hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
        unsigned int ep;
        void *buf;
        struct urb *urb;
@@ -234,6 +235,20 @@ static int rtl8187_tx(struct ieee80211_hw *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
                        ep = epmap[skb_get_queue_mapping(skb)];
        }
 
+       /* FIXME: The sequence that follows is needed for this driver to
+        * work with mac80211 since "mac80211: fix TX sequence numbers".
+        * As with the temporary code in rt2x00, changes will be needed
+        * to get proper sequence numbers on beacons. In addition, this
+        * patch places the sequence number in the hardware state, which
+        * limits us to a single virtual state.
+        */
+       if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_ASSIGN_SEQ) {
+               if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_FIRST_FRAGMENT)
+                       priv->seqno += 0x10;
+               ieee80211hdr->seq_ctrl &= cpu_to_le16(IEEE80211_SCTL_FRAG);
+               ieee80211hdr->seq_ctrl |= cpu_to_le16(priv->seqno);
+       }
+
        info->driver_data[0] = dev;
        info->driver_data[1] = urb;