Add use_minrate param to ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb() function. This is useful in case we would like to send frames with lowest rates, eg. nullfunc, probe_resp.
Signed-off-by: Janusz Dziedzic <[email protected]> --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/channel.c | 5 +++-- include/net/mac80211.h | 4 +++- net/mac80211/tx.c | 6 +++++- 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/channel.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/channel.c index b81f65c..ccb2d76 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/channel.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/channel.c @@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ static void ath_scan_send_probe(struct ath_softc *sc, skb_set_queue_mapping(skb, IEEE80211_AC_VO); - if (!ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb(sc->hw, vif, skb, band, NULL)) + if (!ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb(sc->hw, vif, skb, band, NULL, true)) goto error; txctl.txq = sc->tx.txq_map[IEEE80211_AC_VO]; @@ -1155,7 +1155,8 @@ ath_chanctx_send_vif_ps_frame(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_vif *avp, skb->priority = 7; skb_set_queue_mapping(skb, IEEE80211_AC_VO); - if (!ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb(sc->hw, vif, skb, band, &sta)) { + if (!ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb(sc->hw, vif, skb, + band, &sta, true)) { dev_kfree_skb_any(skb); return false; } diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h index 0ea9b51..7269fca 100644 --- a/include/net/mac80211.h +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h @@ -5412,12 +5412,14 @@ void ieee80211_report_wowlan_wakeup(struct ieee80211_vif *vif, * @skb: frame to be sent from within the driver * @band: the band to transmit on * @sta: optional pointer to get the station to send the frame to + * @use_minrate: use lowest rate * * Note: must be called under RCU lock */ bool ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif, struct sk_buff *skb, - int band, struct ieee80211_sta **sta); + int band, struct ieee80211_sta **sta, + bool use_minrate); /** * struct ieee80211_noa_data - holds temporary data for tracking P2P NoA state diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c index a512c4b..ebe8268 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/tx.c +++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c @@ -1526,7 +1526,8 @@ static int invoke_tx_handlers(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx) bool ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif, struct sk_buff *skb, - int band, struct ieee80211_sta **sta) + int band, struct ieee80211_sta **sta, + bool use_minrate) { struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = vif_to_sdata(vif); struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb); @@ -1540,6 +1541,9 @@ bool ieee80211_tx_prepare_skb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, info->control.vif = vif; info->hw_queue = vif->hw_queue[skb_get_queue_mapping(skb)]; + if (use_minrate) + info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_MINRATE; + if (invoke_tx_handlers(&tx)) return false; -- 1.9.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
