linux-kernel - [PATCH 4.14 44/52] Revert "rt2800: use TXOP

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Date:   Mon,  4 Jun 2018 08:58:39 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@...hat.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Subject: [PATCH 4.14 44/52] Revert "rt2800: use TXOP_BACKOFF for probe frames"

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

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

From: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@...hat.com>

commit 52a192362932f333a7ebafd581c4d9b81da2fec8 upstream.

This reverts commit fb47ada8dc3c30c8e7b415da155742b49536c61e.

In some situations when we set TXOP_BACKOFF, the probe frame is
not sent at all. What it worse then sending probe frame as part
of AMPDU and can degrade 11n performance to 11g rates.

Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

---
 drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c |    7 +++----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00queue.c
@@ -372,16 +372,15 @@ static void rt2x00queue_create_tx_descri
 
 	/*
 	 * Determine IFS values
-	 * - Use TXOP_BACKOFF for probe and management frames except beacons
+	 * - Use TXOP_BACKOFF for management frames except beacons
 	 * - Use TXOP_SIFS for fragment bursts
 	 * - Use TXOP_HTTXOP for everything else
 	 *
 	 * Note: rt2800 devices won't use CTS protection (if used)
 	 * for frames not transmitted with TXOP_HTTXOP
 	 */
-	if ((ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control) &&
-	     !ieee80211_is_beacon(hdr->frame_control)) ||
-	    (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE))
+	if (ieee80211_is_mgmt(hdr->frame_control) &&
+	    !ieee80211_is_beacon(hdr->frame_control))
 		txdesc->u.ht.txop = TXOP_BACKOFF;
 	else if (!(tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_FIRST_FRAGMENT))
 		txdesc->u.ht.txop = TXOP_SIFS;