kernel/iwlwifi_-Recover-TX-flow-failure.patch

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2010-07-30 00:18:45 +00:00
This patch is not upstream yet...
From 34c75818bfcd65e54fed9fe852fc41aba8cf233d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 13:38:59 -0800
Subject: [PATCH 15/17] iwlwifi: Recover TX flow failure
Monitors the tx statistics to detect the drop in throughput.
When the throughput drops, the ratio of the actual_ack_count and the
expected_ack_count also drops. At the same time, the aggregated
ba_timeout (the number of ba timeout retries) also rises. If the
actual_ack_count/expected_ack_count ratio is 0 and the number of ba
timeout retries rises to BA_TIMEOUT_MAX, no tx packets can be delivered.
Reloading the uCode and bring the system back to normal operational
state.
Signed-off-by: Trieu 'Andrew' Nguyen <trieux.t.nguyen@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com>
diff -up linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c.orig linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c
--- linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c.orig 2010-03-22 15:48:54.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c 2010-03-22 16:06:01.000000000 -0400
@@ -2559,10 +2559,21 @@ static int iwl_mac_ampdu_action(struct i
return ret;
case IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_START:
IWL_DEBUG_HT(priv, "start Tx\n");
- return iwl_tx_agg_start(priv, sta->addr, tid, ssn);
+ ret = iwl_tx_agg_start(priv, sta->addr, tid, ssn);
+ if (ret == 0) {
+ priv->_agn.agg_tids_count++;
+ IWL_DEBUG_HT(priv, "priv->_agn.agg_tids_count = %u\n",
+ priv->_agn.agg_tids_count);
+ }
+ return ret;
case IEEE80211_AMPDU_TX_STOP:
IWL_DEBUG_HT(priv, "stop Tx\n");
ret = iwl_tx_agg_stop(priv, sta->addr, tid);
+ if ((ret == 0) && (priv->_agn.agg_tids_count > 0)) {
+ priv->_agn.agg_tids_count--;
+ IWL_DEBUG_HT(priv, "priv->_agn.agg_tids_count = %u\n",
+ priv->_agn.agg_tids_count);
+ }
if (test_bit(STATUS_EXIT_PENDING, &priv->status))
return 0;
else
diff -up linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c.orig linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c
--- linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c.orig 2010-03-22 16:08:56.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c 2010-03-22 16:08:53.000000000 -0400
@@ -1494,6 +1494,7 @@ int iwl_init_drv(struct iwl_priv *priv)
priv->band = IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ;
priv->iw_mode = NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION;
+ priv->_agn.agg_tids_count = 0;
priv->current_ht_config.sm_ps = WLAN_HT_CAP_SM_PS_DISABLED;
diff -up linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h.orig linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h
--- linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h.orig 2010-03-22 15:48:54.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-dev.h 2010-03-22 16:06:01.000000000 -0400
@@ -1206,6 +1206,16 @@ struct iwl_priv {
u16 beacon_int;
struct ieee80211_vif *vif;
+ union {
+ struct {
+ /*
+ * reporting the number of tids has AGG on. 0 means
+ * no AGGREGATION
+ */
+ u8 agg_tids_count;
+ } _agn;
+ };
+
/*Added for 3945 */
void *shared_virt;
dma_addr_t shared_phys;
diff -up linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c.orig linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
--- linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c.orig 2010-03-22 16:02:35.000000000 -0400
+++ linux-2.6.32.noarch/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c 2010-03-22 16:06:01.000000000 -0400
@@ -550,9 +550,18 @@ static void iwl_rx_calc_noise(struct iwl
#define REG_RECALIB_PERIOD (60)
+/* the threshold ratio of actual_ack_cnt to expected_ack_cnt in percent */
+#define ACK_CNT_RATIO (50)
+#define BA_TIMEOUT_CNT (5)
+#define BA_TIMEOUT_MAX (16)
+
#define PLCP_MSG "plcp_err exceeded %u, %u, %u, %u, %u, %d, %u mSecs\n"
/*
- * This function checks for plcp error.
+ * This function checks for plcp error, ACK count ratios, aggregated BA
+ * timeout retries.
+ * - When the ACK count ratio is 0 and aggregated BA timeout retries is
+ * exceeding the BA_TIMEOUT_MAX, it will recover the failure by resetting
+ * the firmware.
* - When the plcp error is exceeding the thresholds, it will reset the radio
* to improve the throughput.
*/
@@ -562,6 +571,36 @@ void iwl_recover_from_statistics(struct
int combined_plcp_delta;
unsigned int plcp_msec;
unsigned long plcp_received_jiffies;
+ int actual_ack_cnt_delta;
+ int expected_ack_cnt_delta;
+ int ba_timeout_delta;
+
+ actual_ack_cnt_delta =
+ le32_to_cpu(pkt->u.stats.tx.actual_ack_cnt) -
+ le32_to_cpu(priv->statistics.tx.actual_ack_cnt);
+ expected_ack_cnt_delta =
+ le32_to_cpu(pkt->u.stats.tx.expected_ack_cnt) -
+ le32_to_cpu(priv->statistics.tx.expected_ack_cnt);
+ ba_timeout_delta =
+ le32_to_cpu(pkt->u.stats.tx.agg.ba_timeout) -
+ le32_to_cpu(priv->statistics.tx.agg.ba_timeout);
+ if ((priv->_agn.agg_tids_count > 0) &&
+ (expected_ack_cnt_delta > 0) &&
+ (((actual_ack_cnt_delta * 100) / expected_ack_cnt_delta)
+ < ACK_CNT_RATIO) &&
+ (ba_timeout_delta > BA_TIMEOUT_CNT)) {
+ IWL_DEBUG_RADIO(priv, "actual_ack_cnt delta = %d,"
+ " expected_ack_cnt = %d\n",
+ actual_ack_cnt_delta, expected_ack_cnt_delta);
+ IWL_DEBUG_RADIO(priv, "agg ba_timeout delta = %d\n",
+ ba_timeout_delta);
+ if ((actual_ack_cnt_delta == 0) &&
+ (ba_timeout_delta >= BA_TIMEOUT_MAX)) {
+ IWL_DEBUG_RADIO(priv,
+ "call iwl_force_reset(IWL_FW_RESET)\n");
+ iwl_force_reset(priv, IWL_FW_RESET);
+ }
+ }
/*
* check for plcp_err and trigger radio reset if it exceeds