netdev - [PATCH 1/1] mac80211:Resetting connection monitor timers in transmit path

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Date:	Wed, 23 Oct 2013 15:42:25 +0530
From:	Dhahira Thesneem <dhahira.thesneem@...tralsolutions.com>
To:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Dhahira Thesneem <dhahira.thesneem@...tralsolutions.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/1] mac80211:Resetting connection monitor timers in transmit path

Reset connection monitor timers when we are able to successfully transmit data to an AP.

Signed-off-by: Dhahira Thesneem <dhahira.thesneem@...tralsolutions.com>
---
 net/mac80211/tx.c |    6 ++++--
 1 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 3456c04..e7725cf 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1700,7 +1700,8 @@ netdev_tx_t ieee80211_monitor_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	ieee80211_xmit(sdata, skb, chan->band);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-
+	/*To reset connection monitor timers, after successful transmission*/
+	ieee80211_sta_reset_conn_monitor(sdata);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
 fail_rcu:
@@ -2139,7 +2140,8 @@ netdev_tx_t ieee80211_subif_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	ieee80211_xmit(sdata, skb, band);
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-
+	/*To reset connection monitor timers, after successful transmission*/
+	ieee80211_sta_reset_conn_monitor(sdata);
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 
  fail_rcu:
-- 
1.7.5.4

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