netdev - Re: [PATCH] ath10k: increase rx buffer size to 2048

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Date:   Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:13:13 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@...3.blue>
Cc:     ath10k@...ts.infradead.org,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>,
        Simon Wunderlich <sw@...onwunderlich.de>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Linus Lüssing 
        <ll@...onwunderlich.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath10k: increase rx buffer size to 2048

Linus Lüssing <linus.luessing@...3.blue> wrote:

> Before, only frames with a maximum size of 1528 bytes could be
> transmitted between two 802.11s nodes.
> 
> For batman-adv for instance, which adds its own header to each frame,
> we typically need an MTU of at least 1532 bytes to be able to transmit
> without fragmentation.
> 
> This patch now increases the maxmimum frame size from 1528 to 1656
> bytes.
> 
> Tested with two ath10k devices in 802.11s mode, as well as with
> batman-adv on top of 802.11s with forwarding disabled.
> 
> Fix originally found and developed by Ben Greear.
> 
> Link: https://github.com/greearb/ath10k-ct/issues/89
> Link: https://github.com/greearb/ath10k-ct/commit/9e5ab25027e0971fa24ccf93373324c08c4e992d
> Cc: Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
> Signed-off-by: Linus Lüssing <ll@...onwunderlich.de>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

3e6b9cf534ca ath10k: increase rx buffer size to 2048

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