From: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
To: Jouni Malinen <jouni@codeaurora.org>
Cc: ath11k@lists.infradead.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
Sriram R <srirrama@codeaurora.org>,
Manikanta Pubbisetty <mpubbise@codeaurora.org>,
Jouni Malinen <jouni@codeaurora.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath11k: Add support for RX decapsulation offload
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:56:42 +0000 (UTC) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20210928105642.5A616C4360C@smtp.codeaurora.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20210721204217.120572-1-jouni@codeaurora.org>
Jouni Malinen <jouni@codeaurora.org> wrote:
> Add support for rx decapsulation offload by advertising
> the support to mac80211 during registration. Also ensure
> the frames have the RX_FLAG_8023 flag set in decap offload
> frames before passing to mac80211.
>
> Since the packets delivered to the driver are in 802.3 format, these
> can be sent to the network core with minimal processing in mac80211.
> This helps in releasing some CPU cycles in the host processor and
> thereby improving the performance.
>
> Two exceptions are made before passing decap frames, one is
> for EAPOL packets since mac80211 8023 fast rx for the sta
> is set only after authorization, other case is for multicast
> packets to validate PN in mac80211. In both the cases the
> decap frames are converted to 80211 frame and sent to mac80211.
>
> Ethernet decap can be enabled by using frame_mode modparam:
>
> insmod ath11k frame_mode=2
>
> Tested-on: IPQ8074 hw2.0 AHB WLAN.HK.2.5.0.1-00844-QCAHKSWPL_SILICONZ-1 v2
>
> Co-developed-by: Manikanta Pubbisetty <mpubbise@codeaurora.org>
> Signed-off-by: Manikanta Pubbisetty <mpubbise@codeaurora.org>
> Signed-off-by: Sriram R <srirrama@codeaurora.org>
> Signed-off-by: Jouni Malinen <jouni@codeaurora.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>
Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.
2167fa606c0f ath11k: Add support for RX decapsulation offload
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