netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] rtl8xxxu: Fix the handling of TX A-MPDU aggregation

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Message-ID: <87o8aabvpj.fsf@codeaurora.org>
Date:   Fri, 06 Aug 2021 15:31:52 +0300
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     Reto Schneider <rs@....ch>
Cc:     chris.chiu@...onical.com, code@...o-schneider.ch,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jes.sorensen@...il.com,
        davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] rtl8xxxu: Fix the handling of TX A-MPDU aggregation

Reto Schneider <rs@....ch> writes:

> On 8/4/21 17:13, chris.chiu@...onical.com wrote:
>> The TX A-MPDU aggregation is not handled in the driver since the
>> ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session has never been started properly.
>> Start and stop the TX BA session by tracking the TX aggregation
>> status of each TID. Fix the ampdu_action and the tx descriptor
>> accordingly with the given TID.
>
> I'd like to test this but I am not sure what to look for (before and
> after applying the patch).

Thanks, testing feedback is always very much appreciated.

> What should I look for when looking at the (sniffed) Wireshark traces?

>From my (maintainer) point of view most important is that there are no
regressions visible to users, for example no data stalls, crashes or
anything like that.

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