linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 61/65] staging: wfx: remove check for interface state

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Message-ID: <20200115135338.14374-62-Jerome.Pouiller@silabs.com>
Date:   Wed, 15 Jan 2020 13:55:31 +0000
From:   Jérôme Pouiller <Jerome.Pouiller@...abs.com>
To:     "devel@...verdev.osuosl.org" <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>,
        "linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jérôme Pouiller <Jerome.Pouiller@...abs.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 61/65] staging: wfx: remove check for interface state

From: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>

Obviously, the value of wvif->state as no reason to be wrong. At least,
if it the case, dropping the frame is probably not the bast thing to do.

Signed-off-by: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@...abs.com>
---
 drivers/staging/wfx/queue.c | 50 +++++++++----------------------------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/wfx/queue.c b/drivers/staging/wfx/queue.c
index c87d64fbb88f..e0c609c35a7b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wfx/queue.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wfx/queue.c
@@ -365,52 +365,26 @@ static bool hif_handle_tx_data(struct wfx_vif *wvif, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *frame = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) (req->frame + req->data_flags.fc_offset);
 
 	enum {
-		do_drop,
 		do_wep,
 		do_tx,
 	} action = do_tx;
 
-	switch (wvif->vif->type) {
-	case NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION:
-		if (wvif->state < WFX_STATE_PRE_STA)
-			action = do_drop;
-		break;
-	case NL80211_IFTYPE_AP:
-		if (!wvif->state)
-			action = do_drop;
-		break;
-	case NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC:
-		if (wvif->state != WFX_STATE_IBSS)
-			action = do_drop;
-		break;
-	case NL80211_IFTYPE_MONITOR:
-	default:
-		action = do_drop;
-		break;
-	}
-
-	if (action == do_tx) {
-		if (ieee80211_is_nullfunc(frame->frame_control)) {
-			mutex_lock(&wvif->bss_loss_lock);
-			if (wvif->bss_loss_state) {
-				wvif->bss_loss_confirm_id = req->packet_id;
-				req->queue_id.queue_id = HIF_QUEUE_ID_VOICE;
-			}
-			mutex_unlock(&wvif->bss_loss_lock);
-		} else if (ieee80211_has_protected(frame->frame_control) &&
-			   tx_priv->hw_key &&
-			   tx_priv->hw_key->keyidx != wvif->wep_default_key_id &&
-			   (tx_priv->hw_key->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP40 ||
-			    tx_priv->hw_key->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP104)) {
-			action = do_wep;
+	if (ieee80211_is_nullfunc(frame->frame_control)) {
+		mutex_lock(&wvif->bss_loss_lock);
+		if (wvif->bss_loss_state) {
+			wvif->bss_loss_confirm_id = req->packet_id;
+			req->queue_id.queue_id = HIF_QUEUE_ID_VOICE;
 		}
+		mutex_unlock(&wvif->bss_loss_lock);
+	} else if (ieee80211_has_protected(frame->frame_control) &&
+		   tx_priv->hw_key &&
+		   tx_priv->hw_key->keyidx != wvif->wep_default_key_id &&
+		   (tx_priv->hw_key->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP40 ||
+		    tx_priv->hw_key->cipher == WLAN_CIPHER_SUITE_WEP104)) {
+		action = do_wep;
 	}
 
 	switch (action) {
-	case do_drop:
-		wfx_pending_remove(wvif->wdev, skb);
-		handled = true;
-		break;
 	case do_wep:
 		wfx_tx_lock(wvif->wdev);
 		WARN_ON(wvif->wep_pending_skb);
-- 
2.25.0