rtl8187: Fix driver to return TX retry info for RTL8187L

Current code for the RTL8187 is not returning valid retry information, thus the
rate-setting mechanism is not functioning. As a further complication, this info
is only obtained by reading a register, which cannot be read while in interrupt
context.

This patch implements the TX status return to mac80211 through the use of a
work queue.

One additional problem is that the driver currently enables the rate fallback
mechanism of the device, which conflicts with the mac80211 rate-setting
algorithm. This version of the patch disables rate fallback.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Tested-by: Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski <herton@mandriva.com.br>
Tested-by: Martín Ernesto Barreyro <barreyromartin@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Hin-Tak Leung <htl10@users.sourceforge.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

1 files changed, 55 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_dev.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_dev.c
index db7318d1d401..82bd47e7c617 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtl818x/rtl8187_dev.c
@@ -177,25 +177,33 @@ static void rtl8187_tx_cb(struct urb *urb)
 					  sizeof(struct rtl8187_tx_hdr));
 	ieee80211_tx_info_clear_status(info);
 
-	if (!urb->status &&
-	    !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK) &&
-	    priv->is_rtl8187b) {
-		skb_queue_tail(&priv->b_tx_status.queue, skb);
+	if (!(urb->status) && !(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK)) {
+		if (priv->is_rtl8187b) {
+			skb_queue_tail(&priv->b_tx_status.queue, skb);
 
-		/* queue is "full", discard last items */
-		while (skb_queue_len(&priv->b_tx_status.queue) > 5) {
-			struct sk_buff *old_skb;
+			/* queue is "full", discard last items */
+			while (skb_queue_len(&priv->b_tx_status.queue) > 5) {
+				struct sk_buff *old_skb;
 
-			dev_dbg(&priv->udev->dev,
-				"transmit status queue full\n");
+				dev_dbg(&priv->udev->dev,
+					"transmit status queue full\n");
 
-			old_skb = skb_dequeue(&priv->b_tx_status.queue);
-			ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe(hw, old_skb);
-		}
-	} else {
-		if (!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK) && !urb->status)
+				old_skb = skb_dequeue(&priv->b_tx_status.queue);
+				ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe(hw, old_skb);
+			}
+			return;
+		} else {
 			info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK;
+		}
+	}
+	if (priv->is_rtl8187b)
 		ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe(hw, skb);
+	else {
+		/* Retry information for the RTI8187 is only available by
+		 * reading a register in the device. We are in interrupt mode
+		 * here, thus queue the skb and finish on a work queue. */
+		skb_queue_tail(&priv->b_tx_status.queue, skb);
+		queue_delayed_work(hw->workqueue, &priv->work, 0);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -645,7 +653,7 @@ static int rtl8187_init_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 
 	rtl818x_iowrite32(priv, &priv->map->INT_TIMEOUT, 0);
 	rtl818x_iowrite8(priv, &priv->map->WPA_CONF, 0);
-	rtl818x_iowrite8(priv, &priv->map->RATE_FALLBACK, 0x81);
+	rtl818x_iowrite8(priv, &priv->map->RATE_FALLBACK, 0);
 
 	// TODO: set RESP_RATE and BRSR properly
 	rtl818x_iowrite8(priv, &priv->map->RESP_RATE, (8 << 4) | 0);
@@ -765,9 +773,6 @@ static int rtl8187b_init_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 	rtl818x_iowrite8(priv, &priv->map->TX_AGC_CTL, reg);
 
 	rtl818x_iowrite16_idx(priv, (__le16 *)0xFFE0, 0x0FFF, 1);
-	reg = rtl818x_ioread8(priv, &priv->map->RATE_FALLBACK);
-	reg |= RTL818X_RATE_FALLBACK_ENABLE;
-	rtl818x_iowrite8(priv, &priv->map->RATE_FALLBACK, reg);
 
 	rtl818x_iowrite16(priv, &priv->map->BEACON_INTERVAL, 100);
 	rtl818x_iowrite16(priv, &priv->map->ATIM_WND, 2);
@@ -855,6 +860,34 @@ static int rtl8187b_init_hw(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void rtl8187_work(struct work_struct *work)
+{
+	/* The RTL8187 returns the retry count through register 0xFFFA. In
+	 * addition, it appears to be a cumulative retry count, not the
+	 * value for the current TX packet. When multiple TX entries are
+	 * queued, the retry count will be valid for the last one in the queue.
+	 * The "error" should not matter for purposes of rate setting. */
+	struct rtl8187_priv *priv = container_of(work, struct rtl8187_priv,
+				    work.work);
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
+	struct ieee80211_hw *dev = priv->dev;
+	static u16 retry;
+	u16 tmp;
+
+	mutex_lock(&priv->conf_mutex);
+	tmp = rtl818x_ioread16(priv, (__le16 *)0xFFFA);
+	while (skb_queue_len(&priv->b_tx_status.queue) > 0) {
+		struct sk_buff *old_skb;
+
+		old_skb = skb_dequeue(&priv->b_tx_status.queue);
+		info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(old_skb);
+		info->status.rates[0].count = tmp - retry + 1;
+		ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe(dev, old_skb);
+	}
+	retry = tmp;
+	mutex_unlock(&priv->conf_mutex);
+}
+
 static int rtl8187_start(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 {
 	struct rtl8187_priv *priv = dev->priv;
@@ -869,6 +902,7 @@ static int rtl8187_start(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 	mutex_lock(&priv->conf_mutex);
 
 	init_usb_anchor(&priv->anchored);
+	priv->dev = dev;
 
 	if (priv->is_rtl8187b) {
 		reg = RTL818X_RX_CONF_MGMT |
@@ -936,6 +970,7 @@ static int rtl8187_start(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 	reg |= RTL818X_CMD_TX_ENABLE;
 	reg |= RTL818X_CMD_RX_ENABLE;
 	rtl818x_iowrite8(priv, &priv->map->CMD, reg);
+	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&priv->work, rtl8187_work);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->conf_mutex);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -966,6 +1001,8 @@ static void rtl8187_stop(struct ieee80211_hw *dev)
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 
 	usb_kill_anchored_urbs(&priv->anchored);
+	if (!priv->is_rtl8187b)
+		cancel_delayed_work_sync(&priv->work);
 	mutex_unlock(&priv->conf_mutex);
 }