linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/6] staging: rtl8192e: Remove action block acknowledgment

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Date:   Tue, 28 Nov 2023 21:43:15 +0100
From:   Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 1/6] staging: rtl8192e: Remove action block acknowledgment

Driver does not handle block acknowledgment correctly. Tests with AP have
shown that the AP is giving up after some tries. Remove function
rtllib_process_action().

Signed-off-by: Philipp Hortmann <philipp.g.hortmann@...il.com>
---
 drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c | 30 -----------------------
 1 file changed, 30 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
index d20970652432..1b66e718c59b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtllib_softmac.c
@@ -1556,33 +1556,6 @@ void rtllib_ps_tx_ack(struct rtllib_device *ieee, short success)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(rtllib_ps_tx_ack);
 
-static void rtllib_process_action(struct rtllib_device *ieee,
-				  struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	u8 *act = skb->data + RTLLIB_3ADDR_LEN;
-	u8 category = 0;
-
-	category = *act;
-	act++;
-	switch (category) {
-	case ACT_CAT_BA:
-		switch (*act) {
-		case ACT_ADDBAREQ:
-			rtllib_rx_ADDBAReq(ieee, skb);
-			break;
-		case ACT_ADDBARSP:
-			rtllib_rx_ADDBARsp(ieee, skb);
-			break;
-		case ACT_DELBA:
-			rtllib_rx_DELBA(ieee, skb);
-			break;
-		}
-		break;
-	default:
-		break;
-	}
-}
-
 static inline int
 rtllib_rx_assoc_resp(struct rtllib_device *ieee, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		     struct rtllib_rx_stats *rx_stats)
@@ -1789,9 +1762,6 @@ inline int rtllib_rx_frame_softmac(struct rtllib_device *ieee,
 	case IEEE80211_STYPE_DEAUTH:
 		rtllib_rx_deauth(ieee, skb);
 		break;
-	case IEEE80211_STYPE_ACTION:
-		rtllib_process_action(ieee, skb);
-		break;
 	default:
 		return -1;
 	}
-- 
2.42.0