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Re: [ 104/173] rt2x00: Dont let mac80211 send a BAR when an AMPDU subframe fails

From: Ben Hutchings <hidden>
Date: 2012-12-30 12:38:39
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On Sat, 2012-12-29 at 09:04 +0100, Andreas Hartmann wrote:
Ben Hutchings wrote:
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3.2-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

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From: Andreas Hartmann <redacted>

commit be03d4a45c09ee5100d3aaaedd087f19bc20d01f upstream.
[...]

This patch is a workaround for

mac80211: retry sending failed BAR frames later instead of tearing down
aggr (http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg76379.html -
f0425beda4d404a6e751439b562100b902ba9c98)
See:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel.wireless.general/83297/focus=83304


Meanwhile there was a bug report complaining about problems with
be03d4a45 when used as STA:
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.rt2x00.user/1257
You can find there a few other workaround proposals.
[...]

OK, I'll drop this for now.  Once this is sorted out, please send to
stable a complete list of fixes that are needed.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
It is easier to change the specification to fit the program than vice versa.

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