Routine rtl_is_special_data() is supposed to identify packets that need to use a low bit rate so that the probability of successful transmission is high. The current version has a bug that causes all IPv6 packets to be labelled as special, with a corresponding low rate of transmission. A complete fix will be quite intrusive, but until that is available, all IPv6 packets are identified as regular.
This patch also removes a magic number. Reported-and-tested-by: Alan Fisher <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <[email protected]> Cc: Stable <[email protected]> [3.18+] Cc: Alan Fisher <[email protected]> --- drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c | 7 +++++-- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c index 1d46774..074f716 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c @@ -1386,8 +1386,11 @@ u8 rtl_is_special_data(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb, u8 is_tx) } return true; - } else if (0x86DD == ether_type) { - return true; + } else if (ETH_P_IPV6 == ether_type) { + /* TODO: Handle any IPv6 cases that need special handling. + * For now, always return false + */ + goto end; } end: -- 2.1.4 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to [email protected] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
