--- /dev/null
+From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
+Date: Thu, 24 Sep 2015 16:57:37 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] ath9k: declare required extra tx headroom
+
+ath9k inserts padding between the 802.11 header and the data area (to
+align it). Since it didn't declare this extra required headroom, this
+led to some nasty issues like randomly dropped packets in some setups.
+
+Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
+Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
+---
+
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+@@ -867,6 +867,7 @@ static void ath9k_set_hw_capab(struct at
+ hw->max_rate_tries = 10;
+ hw->sta_data_size = sizeof(struct ath_node);
+ hw->vif_data_size = sizeof(struct ath_vif);
++ hw->extra_tx_headroom = 4;
+
+ hw->wiphy->available_antennas_rx = BIT(ah->caps.max_rxchains) - 1;
+ hw->wiphy->available_antennas_tx = BIT(ah->caps.max_txchains) - 1;
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
-@@ -1299,6 +1299,53 @@ void ath9k_deinit_debug(struct ath_softc
+@@ -1301,6 +1301,53 @@ void ath9k_deinit_debug(struct ath_softc
ath9k_cmn_spectral_deinit_debug(&sc->spec_priv);
}
int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
{
struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
-@@ -1318,6 +1365,8 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
+@@ -1320,6 +1367,8 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
ath9k_tx99_init_debug(sc);
ath9k_cmn_spectral_init_debug(&sc->spec_priv, sc->debug.debugfs_phy);
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
-@@ -1023,23 +1023,23 @@ static int __init ath9k_init(void)
+@@ -1024,23 +1024,23 @@ static int __init ath9k_init(void)
{
int error;
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
-@@ -1346,6 +1346,52 @@ static const struct file_operations fops
+@@ -1348,6 +1348,52 @@ static const struct file_operations fops
.owner = THIS_MODULE
};
int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
{
struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
-@@ -1367,6 +1413,8 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
+@@ -1369,6 +1415,8 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
debugfs_create_file("eeprom", S_IRUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc,
&fops_eeprom);
void ath_fill_led_pin(struct ath_softc *sc)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
-@@ -935,7 +935,7 @@ int ath9k_init_device(u16 devid, struct
+@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ int ath9k_init_device(u16 devid, struct
#ifdef CPTCFG_MAC80211_LEDS
/* must be initialized before ieee80211_register_hw */
#endif
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
-@@ -1391,6 +1391,61 @@ static const struct file_operations fops
+@@ -1393,6 +1393,61 @@ static const struct file_operations fops
.llseek = default_llseek,
};
int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
{
-@@ -1415,6 +1470,10 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
+@@ -1417,6 +1472,10 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
&fops_eeprom);
debugfs_create_file("chanbw", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, sc->debug.debugfs_phy,
sc, &fops_chanbw);
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
-@@ -1447,6 +1447,50 @@ static const struct file_operations fops
+@@ -1449,6 +1449,50 @@ static const struct file_operations fops
#endif
int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
{
struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
-@@ -1474,6 +1518,8 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
+@@ -1476,6 +1520,8 @@ int ath9k_init_debug(struct ath_hw *ah)
debugfs_create_file("gpio_led", S_IWUSR,
sc->debug.debugfs_phy, sc, &fops_gpio_led);
#endif
}
static const struct ieee80211_iface_limit if_limits[] = {
-@@ -895,6 +896,18 @@ static void ath9k_set_hw_capab(struct at
+@@ -896,6 +897,18 @@ static void ath9k_set_hw_capab(struct at
SET_IEEE80211_PERM_ADDR(hw, common->macaddr);
}
int ath9k_init_device(u16 devid, struct ath_softc *sc,
const struct ath_bus_ops *bus_ops)
{
-@@ -940,6 +953,8 @@ int ath9k_init_device(u16 devid, struct
+@@ -941,6 +954,8 @@ int ath9k_init_device(u16 devid, struct
ARRAY_SIZE(ath9k_tpt_blink));
#endif