ath9k: limit multicast buffer hardware queue depth

The CAB (Content after Beacon) queue is used for beacon-triggered
transmission of buffered multicast frames. If lots of multicast frames
were buffered and this queue fills up, it drowns out all regular
traffic. To limit the damage that buffered traffic can do, try to limit
the queued data to becaon_interval / 8.
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h

@@ -344,6 +344,8 @@ int ath_txq_update(struct ath_softc *sc, int qnum,
 void ath_update_max_aggr_framelen(struct ath_softc *sc, int queue, int txop);
 int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		 struct ath_tx_control *txctl);
+void ath_tx_cabq(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+		 struct sk_buff *skb);
 void ath_tx_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc);
 void ath_tx_edma_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc);
 int ath_tx_aggr_start(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,

drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c

@@ -108,23 +108,6 @@ static void ath9k_beacon_setup(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
 	ath9k_hw_set_txdesc(ah, bf->bf_desc, &info);
 }
 
-static void ath9k_tx_cabq(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
-{
-	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
-	struct ath_tx_control txctl;
-
-	memset(&txctl, 0, sizeof(struct ath_tx_control));
-	txctl.txq = sc->beacon.cabq;
-
-	ath_dbg(common, XMIT, "transmitting CABQ packet, skb: %p\n", skb);
-
-	if (ath_tx_start(hw, skb, &txctl) != 0) {
-		ath_dbg(common, XMIT, "CABQ TX failed\n");
-		ieee80211_free_txskb(hw, skb);
-	}
-}
-
 static struct ath_buf *ath9k_beacon_generate(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 					     struct ieee80211_vif *vif)
 {
@@ -206,10 +189,8 @@ static struct ath_buf *ath9k_beacon_generate(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 
 	ath9k_beacon_setup(sc, vif, bf, info->control.rates[0].idx);
 
-	while (skb) {
-		ath9k_tx_cabq(hw, skb);
-		skb = ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(hw, vif);
-	}
+	if (skb)
+		ath_tx_cabq(hw, vif, skb);
 
 	return bf;
 }

drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c

@@ -1970,8 +1970,7 @@ static struct ath_buf *ath_tx_setup_buffer(struct ath_softc *sc,
 	return bf;
 }
 
-/* Upon failure caller should free skb */
-int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
+static int ath_tx_prepare(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			  struct ath_tx_control *txctl)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
@@ -1979,13 +1978,8 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct ieee80211_sta *sta = txctl->sta;
 	struct ieee80211_vif *vif = info->control.vif;
 	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
-	struct ath_txq *txq = txctl->txq;
-	struct ath_atx_tid *tid = NULL;
-	struct ath_buf *bf;
-	int padpos, padsize;
 	int frmlen = skb->len + FCS_LEN;
-	u8 tidno;
-	int q;
+	int padpos, padsize;
 
 	/* NOTE:  sta can be NULL according to net/mac80211.h */
 	if (sta)
@@ -2006,6 +2000,11 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 		hdr->seq_ctrl |= cpu_to_le16(sc->tx.seq_no);
 	}
 
+	if ((vif && vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
+	            vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN) ||
+	    !ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control))
+		info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_CLEAR_PS_FILT;
+
 	/* Add the padding after the header if this is not already done */
 	padpos = ieee80211_hdrlen(hdr->frame_control);
 	padsize = padpos & 3;
@@ -2015,16 +2014,34 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 		skb_push(skb, padsize);
 		memmove(skb->data, skb->data + padsize, padpos);
-		hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
 	}
 
-	if ((vif && vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP &&
-	            vif->type != NL80211_IFTYPE_AP_VLAN) ||
-	    !ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control))
-		info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_CLEAR_PS_FILT;
-
 	setup_frame_info(hw, sta, skb, frmlen);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+
+/* Upon failure caller should free skb */
+int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		 struct ath_tx_control *txctl)
+{
+	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
+	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
+	struct ieee80211_sta *sta = txctl->sta;
+	struct ieee80211_vif *vif = info->control.vif;
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
+	struct ath_txq *txq = txctl->txq;
+	struct ath_atx_tid *tid = NULL;
+	struct ath_buf *bf;
+	u8 tidno;
+	int q;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = ath_tx_prepare(hw, skb, txctl);
+	if (ret)
+	    return ret;
 
+	hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
 	/*
 	 * At this point, the vif, hw_key and sta pointers in the tx control
 	 * info are no longer valid (overwritten by the ath_frame_info data.
@@ -2086,6 +2103,74 @@ int ath_tx_start(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void ath_tx_cabq(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+		 struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	struct ath_softc *sc = hw->priv;
+	struct ath_tx_control txctl = {
+		.txq = sc->beacon.cabq
+	};
+	struct ath_tx_info info = {};
+	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
+	struct ath_buf *bf_tail = NULL;
+	struct ath_buf *bf;
+	LIST_HEAD(bf_q);
+	int duration = 0;
+	int max_duration;
+
+	max_duration =
+		sc->cur_beacon_conf.beacon_interval * 1000 *
+		sc->cur_beacon_conf.dtim_period / ATH_BCBUF;
+
+	do {
+		struct ath_frame_info *fi = get_frame_info(skb);
+
+		if (ath_tx_prepare(hw, skb, &txctl))
+			break;
+
+		bf = ath_tx_setup_buffer(sc, txctl.txq, NULL, skb);
+		if (!bf)
+			break;
+
+		bf->bf_lastbf = bf;
+		ath_set_rates(vif, NULL, bf);
+		ath_buf_set_rate(sc, bf, &info, fi->framelen);
+		duration += info.rates[0].PktDuration;
+		if (bf_tail)
+			bf_tail->bf_next = bf;
+
+		list_add_tail(&bf->list, &bf_q);
+		bf_tail = bf;
+		skb = NULL;
+
+		if (duration > max_duration)
+			break;
+
+		skb = ieee80211_get_buffered_bc(hw, vif);
+	} while(skb);
+
+	if (skb)
+		ieee80211_free_txskb(hw, skb);
+
+	if (list_empty(&bf_q))
+		return;
+
+	bf = list_first_entry(&bf_q, struct ath_buf, list);
+	hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) bf->bf_mpdu->data;
+
+	if (hdr->frame_control & IEEE80211_FCTL_MOREDATA) {
+		hdr->frame_control &= ~IEEE80211_FCTL_MOREDATA;
+		dma_sync_single_for_device(sc->dev, bf->bf_buf_addr,
+			sizeof(*hdr), DMA_TO_DEVICE);
+	}
+
+	ath_txq_lock(sc, txctl.txq);
+	ath_tx_fill_desc(sc, bf, txctl.txq, 0);
+	ath_tx_txqaddbuf(sc, txctl.txq, &bf_q, false);
+	TX_STAT_INC(txctl.txq->axq_qnum, queued);
+	ath_txq_unlock(sc, txctl.txq);
+}
+
 /*****************/
 /* TX Completion */
 /*****************/