[PATCH 0/2] wcn36xx: Fixup BMPS

[PATCH 0/2] wcn36xx: Fixup BMPS

[Bryan O'Donoghue]

This is a fairly simple set of fixes for BMPS. In the first instance
treating a series of BMPS entry fails as a connection loss. Three
consecutive entry failures are treated a loss-of-signal.

The second is a revert of a disable of BMPS for Open APs. We are finding
that with our latest kernels no longer suffer from this bug.

Bryan O'Donoghue (2):
  wcn36xx: Treat repeated BMPS entry fail as connection loss
  Revert "wcn36xx: Disable bmps when encryption is disabled"

 drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c    | 10 ----------
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c     | 14 ++++++++++----
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h |  3 ++-
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

-- 
2.33.0

[PATCH 1/2] wcn36xx: Treat repeated BMPS entry fail as connection loss

[Bryan O'Donoghue]

On an open AP when you pull the plug on the AP, if we are not already in
BMPS mode then the firmware will not generate a disconnection event.

Instead we need to monitor for failure to enter BMPS and treat a string of
failures as connection loss.

Secure AP connections don't appear to demonstrate this behavior so the
work-around is limited to open APs only.

Signed-off-by: Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@linaro.org>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c     | 9 +++++++++
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h | 2 ++
 2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c
index 2d0780fefd477..592a9416e51f9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
 
 #include "wcn36xx.h"
 
+#define WCN36XX_BMPS_FAIL_THREHOLD 3
+
 int wcn36xx_pmc_enter_bmps_state(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 				 struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ int wcn36xx_pmc_enter_bmps_state(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 	if (!ret) {
 		wcn36xx_dbg(WCN36XX_DBG_PMC, "Entered BMPS\n");
 		vif_priv->pw_state = WCN36XX_BMPS;
+		vif_priv->bmps_fail_ct = 0;
 		vif->driver_flags |= IEEE80211_VIF_BEACON_FILTER;
 	} else {
 		/*
@@ -39,6 +42,12 @@ int wcn36xx_pmc_enter_bmps_state(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 		 * received just after auth complete
 		 */
 		wcn36xx_err("Can not enter BMPS!\n");
+
+		if (vif_priv->bmps_fail_ct++ == WCN36XX_BMPS_FAIL_THREHOLD) {
+			wcn36xx_err("BMPS fail exceeded connection loss\n");
+			ieee80211_connection_loss(vif);
+			vif_priv->bmps_fail_ct = 0;
+		}
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h
index 9469feed1475f..871aab7fd4e60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ struct wcn36xx_vif {
 	} rekey_data;
 
 	struct list_head sta_list;
+
+	int bmps_fail_ct;
 };
 
 /**
-- 
2.33.0

[PATCH 2/2] Revert "wcn36xx: Disable bmps when encryption is disabled"

[Bryan O'Donoghue]

This reverts commit c6522a5076e1a65877c51cfee313a74ef61cabf8.

Testing on tip-of-tree shows that this is working now. Revert this and
re-enable BMPS for Open APs.

Signed-off-by: Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@linaro.org>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c    | 10 ----------
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c     |  5 +----
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h |  1 -
 3 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
index fbfa9947c4a5b..ad75e6faa3bae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/main.c
@@ -630,15 +630,6 @@ static int wcn36xx_set_key(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, enum set_key_cmd cmd,
 				}
 			}
 		}
-		/* FIXME: Only enable bmps support when encryption is enabled.
-		 * For any reasons, when connected to open/no-security BSS,
-		 * the wcn36xx controller in bmps mode does not forward
-		 * 'wake-up' beacons despite AP sends DTIM with station AID.
-		 * It could be due to a firmware issue or to the way driver
-		 * configure the station.
-		 */
-		if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION)
-			vif_priv->allow_bmps = true;
 		break;
 	case DISABLE_KEY:
 		if (!(IEEE80211_KEY_FLAG_PAIRWISE & key_conf->flags)) {
@@ -966,7 +957,6 @@ static void wcn36xx_bss_info_changed(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 				    vif->addr,
 				    bss_conf->aid);
 			vif_priv->sta_assoc = false;
-			vif_priv->allow_bmps = false;
 			wcn36xx_smd_set_link_st(wcn,
 						bss_conf->bssid,
 						vif->addr,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c
index 592a9416e51f9..d8119241b2fe8 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c
@@ -25,10 +25,7 @@ int wcn36xx_pmc_enter_bmps_state(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct wcn36xx_vif *vif_priv = wcn36xx_vif_to_priv(vif);
-
-	if (!vif_priv->allow_bmps)
-		return -ENOTSUPP;
-
+	/* TODO: Make sure the TX chain clean */
 	ret = wcn36xx_smd_enter_bmps(wcn, vif);
 	if (!ret) {
 		wcn36xx_dbg(WCN36XX_DBG_PMC, "Entered BMPS\n");
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h
index 871aab7fd4e60..8111488fed7bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ struct wcn36xx_vif {
 	enum wcn36xx_hal_bss_type bss_type;
 
 	/* Power management */
-	bool allow_bmps;
 	enum wcn36xx_power_state pw_state;
 
 	u8 bss_index;
-- 
2.33.0

Re: [PATCH 1/2] wcn36xx: Treat repeated BMPS entry fail as connection loss

[Kalle Valo]

Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@linaro.org> writes:

> On an open AP when you pull the plug on the AP, if we are not already in
> BMPS mode then the firmware will not generate a disconnection event.
>
> Instead we need to monitor for failure to enter BMPS and treat a string of
> failures as connection loss.
>
> Secure AP connections don't appear to demonstrate this behavior so the
> work-around is limited to open APs only.
>
> Signed-off-by: Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@linaro.org>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c     | 9 +++++++++
>  drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/wcn36xx.h | 2 ++
>  2 files changed, 11 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c
> index 2d0780fefd477..592a9416e51f9 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/pmc.c
> @@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
>  
>  #include "wcn36xx.h"
>  
> +#define WCN36XX_BMPS_FAIL_THREHOLD 3
> +
>  int wcn36xx_pmc_enter_bmps_state(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
>  				 struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
>  {
> @@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ int wcn36xx_pmc_enter_bmps_state(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
>  	if (!ret) {
>  		wcn36xx_dbg(WCN36XX_DBG_PMC, "Entered BMPS\n");
>  		vif_priv->pw_state = WCN36XX_BMPS;
> +		vif_priv->bmps_fail_ct = 0;
>  		vif->driver_flags |= IEEE80211_VIF_BEACON_FILTER;
>  	} else {
>  		/*
> @@ -39,6 +42,12 @@ int wcn36xx_pmc_enter_bmps_state(struct wcn36xx *wcn,
>  		 * received just after auth complete
>  		 */
>  		wcn36xx_err("Can not enter BMPS!\n");
> +
> +		if (vif_priv->bmps_fail_ct++ == WCN36XX_BMPS_FAIL_THREHOLD) {
> +			wcn36xx_err("BMPS fail exceeded connection loss\n");
> +			ieee80211_connection_loss(vif);

We shouldn't spam the kernel log when a connection to AP is lost, that's
a normal situation with wireless networks. So I removed the
wcn36xx_err() call in the pending branch.

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Re: [PATCH 1/2] wcn36xx: Treat repeated BMPS entry fail as connection loss

[Kalle Valo]

Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@linaro.org> wrote:

> On an open AP when you pull the plug on the AP, if we are not already in
> BMPS mode then the firmware will not generate a disconnection event.
> 
> Instead we need to monitor for failure to enter BMPS and treat a string of
> failures as connection loss.
> 
> Secure AP connections don't appear to demonstrate this behavior so the
> work-around is limited to open APs only.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bryan O'Donoghue <bryan.odonoghue@linaro.org>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>

2 patches applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

2f1ae32f736d wcn36xx: Treat repeated BMPS entry fail as connection loss
285bb1738e19 Revert "wcn36xx: Disable bmps when encryption is disabled"

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