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authorFelix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>2008-01-26 05:45:37 +0000
committerFelix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>2008-01-26 05:45:37 +0000
commitc9d3be59ae677d57b5e66a39755d391326ec019f (patch)
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madwifi: nuke some totally wrong code which was causing performance issues
SVN-Revision: 10270
-rw-r--r--package/madwifi/patches/319-no_queue_stop.patch118
1 files changed, 118 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/package/madwifi/patches/319-no_queue_stop.patch b/package/madwifi/patches/319-no_queue_stop.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a8df8e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/madwifi/patches/319-no_queue_stop.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+Index: madwifi-dfs-r3252/ath/if_ath.c
+===================================================================
+--- madwifi-dfs-r3252.orig/ath/if_ath.c 2008-01-26 06:36:36.889082972 +0100
++++ madwifi-dfs-r3252/ath/if_ath.c 2008-01-26 06:41:35.670109540 +0100
+@@ -3082,46 +3082,44 @@
+ {
+ struct ath_buf* bf = NULL;
+ ATH_TXBUF_LOCK_ASSERT(sc);
++
+ /* Reserve at least ATH_TXBUF_MGT_RESERVED buffers for management frames */
+- if (ath_get_buffers_available() <= ATH_TXBUF_MGT_RESERVED) {
++ if (!for_management && (ath_get_buffers_available() <= ATH_TXBUF_MGT_RESERVED)) {
+ /* Stop the queue, we are full */
+ DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_XMIT, "%s: stopping queuing of additional "
+ "frames. Insufficient free "
+ "buffers.\n", __func__);
+ sc->sc_stats.ast_tx_qstop++;
+- netif_stop_queue(sc->sc_dev);
+- sc->sc_devstopped = 1;
+ ATH_SCHEDULE_TQUEUE(&sc->sc_txtq, NULL);
++ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ /* Only let us go further if management frame, or there are enough */
+- if (for_management || (ath_get_buffers_available() > ATH_TXBUF_MGT_RESERVED)) {
+- bf = STAILQ_FIRST(&sc->sc_txbuf);
+- if (bf) {
+- STAILQ_REMOVE_HEAD(&sc->sc_txbuf, bf_list);
+- /* This should be redundant, unless someone illegally
+- * accessed the buffer after returning it. */
++ bf = STAILQ_FIRST(&sc->sc_txbuf);
++ if (bf) {
++ STAILQ_REMOVE_HEAD(&sc->sc_txbuf, bf_list);
++ /* This should be redundant, unless someone illegally
++ * accessed the buffer after returning it. */
+ #ifdef IEEE80211_DEBUG_REFCNT
+- cleanup_ath_buf_debug(sc, bf, BUS_DMA_TODEVICE, func, line);
++ cleanup_ath_buf_debug(sc, bf, BUS_DMA_TODEVICE, func, line);
+ #else
+- cleanup_ath_buf(sc, bf, BUS_DMA_TODEVICE);
++ cleanup_ath_buf(sc, bf, BUS_DMA_TODEVICE);
+ #endif
+- atomic_inc(&ath_buf_counter);
++ atomic_inc(&ath_buf_counter);
+ #ifdef IEEE80211_DEBUG_REFCNT
+- DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_TXBUF,
+- "[TXBUF=%03d/%03d] %s:%d -> %s:%d took txbuf %p.\n",
+- ath_get_buffer_count(), ATH_TXBUF,
+- func, line, __func__, __LINE__,
+- bf);
++ DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_TXBUF,
++ "[TXBUF=%03d/%03d] %s:%d -> %s:%d took txbuf %p.\n",
++ ath_get_buffer_count(), ATH_TXBUF,
++ func, line, __func__, __LINE__,
++ bf);
+ #endif
+- }
+- else {
+- DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_ANY,
+- "%s: discard %s, no xmit buffers available.\n",
+- __func__,
+- for_management ? "management frame" : "frame");
+- sc->sc_stats.ast_tx_nobuf++;
+- }
++ }
++ else {
++ DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_ANY,
++ "%s: discard %s, no xmit buffers available.\n",
++ __func__,
++ for_management ? "management frame" : "frame");
++ sc->sc_stats.ast_tx_nobuf++;
+ }
+
+ return bf;
+@@ -3503,9 +3501,6 @@
+ /* Pass control of the skb to the caller (i.e., resources are their
+ * problem). */
+ if (requeue) {
+- /* queue is full, let the kernel backlog the skb */
+- netif_stop_queue(dev);
+- sc->sc_devstopped = 1;
+ /* Stop tracking again we are giving it back*/
+ ieee80211_skb_untrack(skb);
+ return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;
+@@ -12871,21 +12866,6 @@
+ ath_get_buffer_count(), ATH_TXBUF,
+ func, line, __func__, __LINE__, bfaddr);
+ #endif /* #ifdef IEEE80211_DEBUG_REFCNT */
+- if (sc->sc_devstopped) {
+- ++sc->sc_reapcount;
+- if (sc->sc_reapcount > ATH_TXBUF_FREE_THRESHOLD) {
+- if (!ath_radio_silence_required_for_dfs(sc)) {
+- netif_start_queue(sc->sc_dev);
+- DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_ANY,
+- "%s: restarting queue.\n",
+- __func__);
+- }
+- sc->sc_reapcount = 0;
+- sc->sc_devstopped = 0;
+- }
+- else if (!ath_radio_silence_required_for_dfs(sc))
+- ATH_SCHEDULE_TQUEUE(&sc->sc_txtq, NULL);
+- }
+
+ *bf = NULL;
+ }
+Index: madwifi-dfs-r3252/ath/if_athvar.h
+===================================================================
+--- madwifi-dfs-r3252.orig/ath/if_athvar.h 2008-01-26 06:41:42.206482027 +0100
++++ madwifi-dfs-r3252/ath/if_athvar.h 2008-01-26 06:41:46.646735062 +0100
+@@ -667,7 +667,6 @@
+ unsigned int sc_xrgrppoll:1; /* xr group polls are active */
+ unsigned int sc_syncbeacon:1; /* sync/resync beacon timers */
+ unsigned int sc_hasclrkey:1; /* CLR key supported */
+- unsigned int sc_devstopped:1; /* stopped due to of no tx bufs */
+ unsigned int sc_stagbeacons:1; /* use staggered beacons */
+ unsigned int sc_dfswait:1; /* waiting on channel for radar detect */
+ unsigned int sc_ackrate:1; /* send acks at high bitrate */