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ath5k: honor the RTS/CTS bits

The ath5k driver didn't use set_rts_threshold or use_cts_prot, and also
didn't check the IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_{RTS_CTS,CTS_PROTECT} RC flags.
Tell the hardware about these so RTS/CTS will work, and so the device
will work better in mixed b/g environments.

Changes-licensed-under: 3-Clause-BSD

Signed-off-by: Bob Copeland <me@bobcopeland.com>
Acked-by: Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Bob Copeland 16 years ago
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07c1e85251
1 changed files with 17 additions and 1 deletions
  1. 17 1
      drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c

+ 17 - 1
drivers/net/wireless/ath5k/base.c

@@ -1180,6 +1180,8 @@ ath5k_txbuf_setup(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct ath5k_buf *bf)
 	unsigned int mrr_rate[3], mrr_tries[3];
 	int i, ret;
 	u16 hw_rate;
+	u16 cts_rate = 0;
+	u16 duration = 0;
 	u8 rc_flags;
 
 	flags = AR5K_TXDESC_INTREQ | AR5K_TXDESC_CLRDMASK;
@@ -1199,6 +1201,19 @@ ath5k_txbuf_setup(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct ath5k_buf *bf)
 
 	pktlen = skb->len;
 
+	if (rc_flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS) {
+		flags |= AR5K_TXDESC_RTSENA;
+		cts_rate = ieee80211_get_rts_cts_rate(sc->hw, info)->hw_value;
+		duration = le16_to_cpu(ieee80211_rts_duration(sc->hw,
+			sc->vif, pktlen, info));
+	}
+	if (rc_flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT) {
+		flags |= AR5K_TXDESC_CTSENA;
+		cts_rate = ieee80211_get_rts_cts_rate(sc->hw, info)->hw_value;
+		duration = le16_to_cpu(ieee80211_ctstoself_duration(sc->hw,
+			sc->vif, pktlen, info));
+	}
+
 	if (info->control.hw_key) {
 		keyidx = info->control.hw_key->hw_key_idx;
 		pktlen += info->control.hw_key->icv_len;
@@ -1207,7 +1222,8 @@ ath5k_txbuf_setup(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct ath5k_buf *bf)
 		ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(skb), AR5K_PKT_TYPE_NORMAL,
 		(sc->power_level * 2),
 		hw_rate,
-		info->control.rates[0].count, keyidx, 0, flags, 0, 0);
+		info->control.rates[0].count, keyidx, 0, flags,
+		cts_rate, duration);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_unmap;