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    mac80211: Fix tx queue handling during scans · 6c17b77b
    Seth Forshee authored
    Scans currently work by stopping the netdev tx queues but leaving the
    mac80211 queues active. This stops the flow of incoming packets while
    still allowing mac80211 to transmit nullfunc and probe request frames to
    facilitate scanning. However, the driver may try to wake the mac80211
    queues while in this state, which will also wake the netdev queues.
    
    To prevent this, add a new queue stop reason,
    IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_OFFCHANNEL, to be used when stopping the tx
    queues for off-channel operation. This prevents the netdev queues from
    waking when a driver wakes the mac80211 queues.
    
    This also stops all frames from being transmitted, even those meant to
    be sent off-channel. Add a new tx control flag,
    IEEE80211_TX_CTL_OFFCHAN_TX_OK, which allows frames to be transmitted
    when the queues are stopped only for the off-channel stop reason. Update
    all locations transmitting off-channel frames to use this flag.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarSeth Forshee <seth.forshee@canonical.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJohannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
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