staging: wfx: fix case of lack of tx_retry_policies
In some rare cases, driver may not have any available tx_retry_policies. In this case, the driver asks to mac80211 to stop sending data. However, it seems that a race is possible and a few frames can be sent to the driver. In this case, driver can't wait for free tx_retry_policies since wfx_tx() must be atomic. So, this patch fix this case by sending these frames with the special policy number 15. The firmware normally use policy 15 to send internal frames (PS-poll, beacons, etc...). So, it is not a so bad fallback. Signed-off-by: Jérôme Pouiller <jerome.pouiller@silabs.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20191217161318.31402-3-Jerome.Pouiller@silabs.comSigned-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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