linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.9 095/206] ath10k: fix failure to send NULL func frame for 10.4

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Date:   Tue, 10 Jan 2017 14:36:18 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org,
        Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan <mohammed@....qualcomm.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@....qualcomm.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4.9 095/206] ath10k: fix failure to send NULL func frame for 10.4

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

------------------

From: Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan <mohammed@....qualcomm.com>

commit fcf7cf1551cae54e747a771f5808240f2a37708f upstream.

This partially reverts 'commit 2cdce425aa33
("ath10k: Fix broken NULL func data frame status for 10.4")'
Unfortunately this breaks sending NULL func and the existing
issue of obtaining proper tx status for NULL function will be
fixed. Also update the comments for feature flag added to be
useless and not working

Fixes: 2cdce425aa33 "ath10k: Fix broken NULL func data frame status for
10.4"
Signed-off-by: Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan <mohammed@....qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@....qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h |    6 ++----
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c  |    2 --
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
@@ -557,10 +557,8 @@ enum ath10k_fw_features {
 	 */
 	ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_BTCOEX_PARAM = 14,
 
-	/* Older firmware with HTT delivers incorrect tx status for null func
-	 * frames to driver, but this fixed in 10.2 and 10.4 firmware versions.
-	 * Also this workaround results in reporting of incorrect null func
-	 * status for 10.4. This flag is used to skip the workaround.
+	/* Unused flag and proven to be not working, enable this if you want
+	 * to experiment sending NULL func data frames in HTT TX
 	 */
 	ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_SKIP_NULL_FUNC_WAR = 15,
 
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -3255,8 +3255,6 @@ ath10k_mac_tx_h_get_txmode(struct ath10k
 	if (ar->htt.target_version_major < 3 &&
 	    (ieee80211_is_nullfunc(fc) || ieee80211_is_qos_nullfunc(fc)) &&
 	    !test_bit(ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_HAS_WMI_MGMT_TX,
-		      ar->running_fw->fw_file.fw_features) &&
-	    !test_bit(ATH10K_FW_FEATURE_SKIP_NULL_FUNC_WAR,
 		      ar->running_fw->fw_file.fw_features))
 		return ATH10K_HW_TXRX_MGMT;