linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.8 23/86] mac80211: send control port protocol frames to the VO queue

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Date:	Tue,  1 Apr 2014 09:07:36 -0700
From:	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@...ts.ubuntu.com
Cc:	Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>,
	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3.8 23/86] mac80211: send control port protocol frames to the VO queue

3.8.13.21 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>

commit 1bf4bbb4024dcdab5e57634dd8ae1072d42a53ac upstream.

Improves reliability of wifi connections with WPA, since authentication
frames are prioritized over normal traffic and also typically exempt
from aggregation.

Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
---
 net/mac80211/wme.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/net/mac80211/wme.c b/net/mac80211/wme.c
index 906f00c..8fa9cc6 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/wme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/wme.c
@@ -153,6 +153,11 @@ u16 ieee80211_select_queue(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 		return IEEE80211_AC_BE;
 	}
 
+	if (skb->protocol == sdata->control_port_protocol) {
+		skb->priority = 7;
+		return ieee80211_downgrade_queue(sdata, skb);
+	}
+
 	/* use the data classifier to determine what 802.1d tag the
 	 * data frame has */
 	skb->priority = cfg80211_classify8021d(skb);
-- 
1.8.3.2

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