Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next-2.6 into for-davem

12 files changed, 225 insertions, 138 deletions

diff --git a/net/mac80211/Kconfig b/net/mac80211/Kconfig
index dbf5e40..513f85c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/Kconfig
+++ b/net/mac80211/Kconfig
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ config MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT
 endif
 
 comment "Some wireless drivers require a rate control algorithm"
-	depends on MAC80211_HAS_RC=n
+	depends on MAC80211 && MAC80211_HAS_RC=n
 
 config MAC80211_MESH
 	bool "Enable mac80211 mesh networking (pre-802.11s) support"
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 140503d..7b701dc 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -316,6 +316,17 @@ static int ieee80211_config_default_mgmt_key(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void rate_idx_to_bitrate(struct rate_info *rate, struct sta_info *sta, int idx)
+{
+	if (!(rate->flags & RATE_INFO_FLAGS_MCS)) {
+		struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
+		sband = sta->local->hw.wiphy->bands[
+				sta->local->hw.conf.channel->band];
+		rate->legacy = sband->bitrates[idx].bitrate;
+	} else
+		rate->mcs = idx;
+}
+
 static void sta_set_sinfo(struct sta_info *sta, struct station_info *sinfo)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = sta->sdata;
@@ -330,6 +341,7 @@ static void sta_set_sinfo(struct sta_info *sta, struct station_info *sinfo)
 			STATION_INFO_TX_RETRIES |
 			STATION_INFO_TX_FAILED |
 			STATION_INFO_TX_BITRATE |
+			STATION_INFO_RX_BITRATE |
 			STATION_INFO_RX_DROP_MISC;
 
 	sinfo->inactive_time = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies - sta->last_rx);
@@ -355,15 +367,16 @@ static void sta_set_sinfo(struct sta_info *sta, struct station_info *sinfo)
 		sinfo->txrate.flags |= RATE_INFO_FLAGS_40_MHZ_WIDTH;
 	if (sta->last_tx_rate.flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_SHORT_GI)
 		sinfo->txrate.flags |= RATE_INFO_FLAGS_SHORT_GI;
+	rate_idx_to_bitrate(&sinfo->txrate, sta, sta->last_tx_rate.idx);
 
-	if (!(sta->last_tx_rate.flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_MCS)) {
-		struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
-		sband = sta->local->hw.wiphy->bands[
-				sta->local->hw.conf.channel->band];
-		sinfo->txrate.legacy =
-			sband->bitrates[sta->last_tx_rate.idx].bitrate;
-	} else
-		sinfo->txrate.mcs = sta->last_tx_rate.idx;
+	sinfo->rxrate.flags = 0;
+	if (sta->last_rx_rate_flag & RX_FLAG_HT)
+		sinfo->rxrate.flags |= RATE_INFO_FLAGS_MCS;
+	if (sta->last_rx_rate_flag & RX_FLAG_40MHZ)
+		sinfo->rxrate.flags |= RATE_INFO_FLAGS_40_MHZ_WIDTH;
+	if (sta->last_rx_rate_flag & RX_FLAG_SHORT_GI)
+		sinfo->rxrate.flags |= RATE_INFO_FLAGS_SHORT_GI;
+	rate_idx_to_bitrate(&sinfo->rxrate, sta, sta->last_rx_rate_idx);
 
 	if (ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&sdata->vif)) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_MESH
@@ -1800,6 +1813,33 @@ static int ieee80211_mgmt_tx(struct wiphy *wiphy, struct net_device *dev,
 
 	*cookie = (unsigned long) skb;
 
+	if (is_offchan && local->ops->offchannel_tx) {
+		int ret;
+
+		IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb)->band = chan->band;
+
+		mutex_lock(&local->mtx);
+
+		if (local->hw_offchan_tx_cookie) {
+			mutex_unlock(&local->mtx);
+			return -EBUSY;
+		}
+
+		/* TODO: bitrate control, TX processing? */
+		ret = drv_offchannel_tx(local, skb, chan, channel_type, wait);
+
+		if (ret == 0)
+			local->hw_offchan_tx_cookie = *cookie;
+		mutex_unlock(&local->mtx);
+
+		/*
+		 * Allow driver to return 1 to indicate it wants to have the
+		 * frame transmitted with a remain_on_channel + regular TX.
+		 */
+		if (ret != 1)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
 	if (is_offchan && local->ops->remain_on_channel) {
 		unsigned int duration;
 		int ret;
@@ -1886,6 +1926,18 @@ static int ieee80211_mgmt_tx_cancel_wait(struct wiphy *wiphy,
 
 	mutex_lock(&local->mtx);
 
+	if (local->ops->offchannel_tx_cancel_wait &&
+	    local->hw_offchan_tx_cookie == cookie) {
+		ret = drv_offchannel_tx_cancel_wait(local);
+
+		if (!ret)
+			local->hw_offchan_tx_cookie = 0;
+
+		mutex_unlock(&local->mtx);
+
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	if (local->ops->cancel_remain_on_channel) {
 		cookie ^= 2;
 		ret = ieee80211_cancel_remain_on_channel_hw(local, cookie);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
index 78af32d..3729296 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 #include "ieee80211_i.h"
 #include "driver-trace.h"
 
-static inline int drv_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb)
+static inline void drv_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	return local->ops->tx(&local->hw, skb);
+	local->ops->tx(&local->hw, skb);
 }
 
 static inline int drv_start(struct ieee80211_local *local)
@@ -495,4 +495,35 @@ static inline int drv_cancel_remain_on_channel(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static inline int drv_offchannel_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local,
+				    struct sk_buff *skb,
+				    struct ieee80211_channel *chan,
+				    enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type,
+				    unsigned int wait)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	might_sleep();
+
+	trace_drv_offchannel_tx(local, skb, chan, channel_type, wait);
+	ret = local->ops->offchannel_tx(&local->hw, skb, chan,
+					channel_type, wait);
+	trace_drv_return_int(local, ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static inline int drv_offchannel_tx_cancel_wait(struct ieee80211_local *local)
+{
+	int ret;
+
+	might_sleep();
+
+	trace_drv_offchannel_tx_cancel_wait(local);
+	ret = local->ops->offchannel_tx_cancel_wait(&local->hw);
+	trace_drv_return_int(local, ret);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 #endif /* __MAC80211_DRIVER_OPS */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-trace.h b/net/mac80211/driver-trace.h
index e5cce19..520fe24 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-trace.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-trace.h
@@ -884,6 +884,39 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(local_only_evt, drv_cancel_remain_on_channel,
 	TP_ARGS(local)
 );
 
+TRACE_EVENT(drv_offchannel_tx,
+	TP_PROTO(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff *skb,
+		 struct ieee80211_channel *chan,
+		 enum nl80211_channel_type channel_type,
+		 unsigned int wait),
+
+	TP_ARGS(local, skb, chan, channel_type, wait),
+
+	TP_STRUCT__entry(
+		LOCAL_ENTRY
+		__field(int, center_freq)
+		__field(int, channel_type)
+		__field(unsigned int, wait)
+	),
+
+	TP_fast_assign(
+		LOCAL_ASSIGN;
+		__entry->center_freq = chan->center_freq;
+		__entry->channel_type = channel_type;
+		__entry->wait = wait;
+	),
+
+	TP_printk(
+		LOCAL_PR_FMT " freq:%dMHz, wait:%dms",
+		LOCAL_PR_ARG, __entry->center_freq, __entry->wait
+	)
+);
+
+DEFINE_EVENT(local_only_evt, drv_offchannel_tx_cancel_wait,
+	TP_PROTO(struct ieee80211_local *local),
+	TP_ARGS(local)
+);
+
 /*
  * Tracing for API calls that drivers call.
  */
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ht.c b/net/mac80211/ht.c
index 75d679d..b9e4b9b 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ht.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ht.c
@@ -66,6 +66,9 @@ void ieee80211_ht_cap_ie_to_sta_ht_cap(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 	/* own MCS TX capabilities */
 	tx_mcs_set_cap = sband->ht_cap.mcs.tx_params;
 
+	/* Copy peer MCS TX capabilities, the driver might need them. */
+	ht_cap->mcs.tx_params = ht_cap_ie->mcs.tx_params;
+
 	/* can we TX with MCS rates? */
 	if (!(tx_mcs_set_cap & IEEE80211_HT_MCS_TX_DEFINED))
 		return;
@@ -79,7 +82,7 @@ void ieee80211_ht_cap_ie_to_sta_ht_cap(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 		max_tx_streams = IEEE80211_HT_MCS_TX_MAX_STREAMS;
 
 	/*
-	 * 802.11n D5.0 20.3.5 / 20.6 says:
+	 * 802.11n-2009 20.3.5 / 20.6 says:
 	 * - indices 0 to 7 and 32 are single spatial stream
 	 * - 8 to 31 are multiple spatial streams using equal modulation
 	 *   [8..15 for two streams, 16..23 for three and 24..31 for four]
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ibss.c b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
index a42aa61..3e81af1 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ibss.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/ibss.c
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 #define IEEE80211_IBSS_JOIN_TIMEOUT (7 * HZ)
 
 #define IEEE80211_IBSS_MERGE_INTERVAL (30 * HZ)
-#define IEEE80211_IBSS_MERGE_DELAY 0x400000
 #define IEEE80211_IBSS_INACTIVITY_LIMIT (60 * HZ)
 
 #define IEEE80211_IBSS_MAX_STA_ENTRIES 128
@@ -355,7 +354,7 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_bss_info(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	if (memcmp(cbss->bssid, sdata->u.ibss.bssid, ETH_ALEN) == 0)
 		goto put_bss;
 
-	if (rx_status->flag & RX_FLAG_TSFT) {
+	if (rx_status->flag & RX_FLAG_MACTIME_MPDU) {
 		/*
 		 * For correct IBSS merging we need mactime; since mactime is
 		 * defined as the time the first data symbol of the frame hits
@@ -397,10 +396,6 @@ static void ieee80211_rx_bss_info(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	       jiffies);
 #endif
 
-	/* give slow hardware some time to do the TSF sync */
-	if (rx_timestamp < IEEE80211_IBSS_MERGE_DELAY)
-		goto put_bss;
-
 	if (beacon_timestamp > rx_timestamp) {
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_IBSS_DEBUG
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: beacon TSF higher than "
diff --git a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
index 0a570a1..a404017 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -957,6 +957,7 @@ struct ieee80211_local {
 	unsigned int hw_roc_duration;
 	u32 hw_roc_cookie;
 	bool hw_roc_for_tx;
+	unsigned long hw_offchan_tx_cookie;
 
 	/* dummy netdev for use w/ NAPI */
 	struct net_device napi_dev;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mlme.c b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
index 7b3f9df..cc984bd 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mlme.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mlme.c
@@ -145,6 +145,9 @@ void ieee80211_sta_reset_conn_monitor(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_if_managed *ifmgd = &sdata->u.mgd;
 
+	if (unlikely(!sdata->u.mgd.associated))
+		return;
+
 	if (sdata->local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_CONNECTION_MONITOR)
 		return;
 
@@ -738,9 +741,19 @@ void ieee80211_dynamic_ps_enable_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		return;
 
 	if ((local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK) &&
-	    (!(ifmgd->flags & IEEE80211_STA_NULLFUNC_ACKED)))
+	    (!(ifmgd->flags & IEEE80211_STA_NULLFUNC_ACKED))) {
+		netif_tx_stop_all_queues(sdata->dev);
+		/*
+		 * Flush all the frames queued in the driver before
+		 * going to power save
+		 */
+		drv_flush(local, false);
 		ieee80211_send_nullfunc(local, sdata, 1);
 
+		/* Flush once again to get the tx status of nullfunc frame */
+		drv_flush(local, false);
+	}
+
 	if (!((local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_TX_ACK_STATUS) &&
 	      (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_PS_NULLFUNC_STACK)) ||
 	    (ifmgd->flags & IEEE80211_STA_NULLFUNC_ACKED)) {
@@ -748,6 +761,8 @@ void ieee80211_dynamic_ps_enable_work(struct work_struct *work)
 		local->hw.conf.flags |= IEEE80211_CONF_PS;
 		ieee80211_hw_config(local, IEEE80211_CONF_CHANGE_PS);
 	}
+
+	netif_tx_start_all_queues(sdata->dev);
 }
 
 void ieee80211_dynamic_ps_timer(unsigned long data)
@@ -1071,12 +1086,6 @@ void ieee80211_sta_rx_notify(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	if (is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1))
 		return;
 
-	/*
-	 * In case we receive frames after disassociation.
-	 */
-	if (!sdata->u.mgd.associated)
-		return;
-
 	ieee80211_sta_reset_conn_monitor(sdata);
 }
 
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rx.c b/net/mac80211/rx.c
index f502634..5c1930ba 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rx.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ ieee80211_rx_radiotap_len(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	/* always present fields */
 	len = sizeof(struct ieee80211_radiotap_header) + 9;
 
-	if (status->flag & RX_FLAG_TSFT)
+	if (status->flag & RX_FLAG_MACTIME_MPDU)
 		len += 8;
 	if (local->hw.flags & IEEE80211_HW_SIGNAL_DBM)
 		len += 1;
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ ieee80211_add_rx_radiotap_header(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	/* the order of the following fields is important */
 
 	/* IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TSFT */
-	if (status->flag & RX_FLAG_TSFT) {
+	if (status->flag & RX_FLAG_MACTIME_MPDU) {
 		put_unaligned_le64(status->mactime, pos);
 		rthdr->it_present |=
 			cpu_to_le32(1 << IEEE80211_RADIOTAP_TSFT);
@@ -1156,14 +1156,23 @@ ieee80211_rx_h_sta_process(struct ieee80211_rx_data *rx)
 	if (rx->sdata->vif.type == NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC) {
 		u8 *bssid = ieee80211_get_bssid(hdr, rx->skb->len,
 						NL80211_IFTYPE_ADHOC);
-		if (compare_ether_addr(bssid, rx->sdata->u.ibss.bssid) == 0)
+		if (compare_ether_addr(bssid, rx->sdata->u.ibss.bssid) == 0) {
 			sta->last_rx = jiffies;
+			if (ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control)) {
+				sta->last_rx_rate_idx = status->rate_idx;
+				sta->last_rx_rate_flag = status->flag;
+			}
+		}
 	} else if (!is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1)) {
 		/*
 		 * Mesh beacons will update last_rx when if they are found to
 		 * match the current local configuration when processed.
 		 */
 		sta->last_rx = jiffies;
+		if (ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control)) {
+			sta->last_rx_rate_idx = status->rate_idx;
+			sta->last_rx_rate_flag = status->flag;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (!(status->rx_flags & IEEE80211_RX_RA_MATCH))
diff --git a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
index ca0b690..5768114 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/sta_info.h
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ enum plink_state {
  * @rate_ctrl_priv: rate control private per-STA pointer
  * @last_tx_rate: rate used for last transmit, to report to userspace as
  *	"the" transmit rate
+ * @last_rx_rate_idx: rx status rate index of the last data packet
+ * @last_rx_rate_flag: rx status flag of the last data packet
  * @lock: used for locking all fields that require locking, see comments
  *	in the header file.
  * @flaglock: spinlock for flags accesses
@@ -311,6 +313,8 @@ struct sta_info {
 	unsigned long tx_bytes;
 	unsigned long tx_fragments;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_rate last_tx_rate;
+	int last_rx_rate_idx;
+	int last_rx_rate_flag;
 	u16 tid_seq[IEEE80211_QOS_CTL_TID_MASK + 1];
 
 	/*
diff --git a/net/mac80211/status.c b/net/mac80211/status.c
index 010a559..b936dd2 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/status.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/status.c
@@ -318,8 +318,6 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 		if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK) {
 			local->ps_sdata->u.mgd.flags |=
 					IEEE80211_STA_NULLFUNC_ACKED;
-			ieee80211_queue_work(&local->hw,
-					&local->dynamic_ps_enable_work);
 		} else
 			mod_timer(&local->dynamic_ps_timer, jiffies +
 					msecs_to_jiffies(10));
@@ -343,6 +341,10 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 			cookie = local->hw_roc_cookie ^ 2;
 			local->hw_roc_skb_for_status = NULL;
 		}
+
+		if (cookie == local->hw_offchan_tx_cookie)
+			local->hw_offchan_tx_cookie = 0;
+
 		cfg80211_mgmt_tx_status(
 			skb->dev, cookie, skb->data, skb->len,
 			!!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK), GFP_ATOMIC);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/tx.c b/net/mac80211/tx.c
index 34edf7f..081dcaf 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
 #include "wme.h"
 #include "rate.h"
 
-#define IEEE80211_TX_OK		0
-#define IEEE80211_TX_AGAIN	1
-#define IEEE80211_TX_PENDING	2
-
 /* misc utils */
 
 static __le16 ieee80211_duration(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx, int group_addr,
@@ -1285,16 +1281,17 @@ ieee80211_tx_prepare(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 	return TX_CONTINUE;
 }
 
-static int __ieee80211_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local,
-			  struct sk_buff **skbp,
-			  struct sta_info *sta,
-			  bool txpending)
+/*
+ * Returns false if the frame couldn't be transmitted but was queued instead.
+ */
+static bool __ieee80211_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sk_buff **skbp,
+			   struct sta_info *sta, bool txpending)
 {
 	struct sk_buff *skb = *skbp, *next;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info;
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret, len;
+	int len;
 	bool fragm = false;
 
 	while (skb) {
@@ -1302,13 +1299,37 @@ static int __ieee80211_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 		__le16 fc;
 
 		spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
-		ret = IEEE80211_TX_OK;
 		if (local->queue_stop_reasons[q] ||
-		    (!txpending && !skb_queue_empty(&local->pending[q])))
-			ret = IEEE80211_TX_PENDING;
+		    (!txpending && !skb_queue_empty(&local->pending[q]))) {
+			/*
+			 * Since queue is stopped, queue up frames for later
+			 * transmission from the tx-pending tasklet when the
+			 * queue is woken again.
+			 */
+
+			do {
+				next = skb->next;
+				skb->next = NULL;
+				/*
+				 * NB: If txpending is true, next must already
+				 * be NULL since we must've gone through this
+				 * loop before already; therefore we can just
+				 * queue the frame to the head without worrying
+				 * about reordering of fragments.
+				 */
+				if (unlikely(txpending))
+					__skb_queue_head(&local->pending[q],
+							 skb);
+				else
+					__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[q],
+							 skb);
+			} while ((skb = next));
+
+			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock,
+					       flags);
+			return false;
+		}
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
-		if (ret != IEEE80211_TX_OK)
-			return ret;
 
 		info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 
@@ -1343,15 +1364,7 @@ static int __ieee80211_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 			info->control.sta = NULL;
 
 		fc = ((struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data)->frame_control;
-		ret = drv_tx(local, skb);
-		if (WARN_ON(ret != NETDEV_TX_OK && skb->len != len)) {
-			dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-			ret = NETDEV_TX_OK;
-		}
-		if (ret != NETDEV_TX_OK) {
-			info->control.vif = &sdata->vif;
-			return IEEE80211_TX_AGAIN;
-		}
+		drv_tx(local, skb);
 
 		ieee80211_tpt_led_trig_tx(local, fc, len);
 		*skbp = skb = next;
@@ -1359,7 +1372,7 @@ static int __ieee80211_tx(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 		fragm = true;
 	}
 
-	return IEEE80211_TX_OK;
+	return true;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1419,23 +1432,24 @@ static int invoke_tx_handlers(struct ieee80211_tx_data *tx)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static void ieee80211_tx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
+/*
+ * Returns false if the frame couldn't be transmitted but was queued instead.
+ */
+static bool ieee80211_tx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 			 struct sk_buff *skb, bool txpending)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_local *local = sdata->local;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_data tx;
 	ieee80211_tx_result res_prepare;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
-	struct sk_buff *next;
-	unsigned long flags;
-	int ret, retries;
 	u16 queue;
+	bool result = true;
 
 	queue = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
 
 	if (unlikely(skb->len < 10)) {
 		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-		return;
+		return true;
 	}
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
@@ -1445,85 +1459,19 @@ static void ieee80211_tx(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
 
 	if (unlikely(res_prepare == TX_DROP)) {
 		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	} else if (unlikely(res_prepare == TX_QUEUED)) {
-		rcu_read_unlock();
-		return;
+		goto out;
 	}
 
 	tx.channel = local->hw.conf.channel;
 	info->band = tx.channel->band;
 
-	if (invoke_tx_handlers(&tx))
-		goto out;
-
-	retries = 0;
- retry:
-	ret = __ieee80211_tx(local, &tx.skb, tx.sta, txpending);
-	switch (ret) {
-	case IEEE80211_TX_OK:
-		break;
-	case IEEE80211_TX_AGAIN:
-		/*
-		 * Since there are no fragmented frames on A-MPDU
-		 * queues, there's no reason for a driver to reject
-		 * a frame there, warn and drop it.
-		 */
-		if (WARN_ON(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU))
-			goto drop;
-		/* fall through */
-	case IEEE80211_TX_PENDING:
-		skb = tx.skb;
-
-		spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
-
-		if (local->queue_stop_reasons[queue] ||
-		    !skb_queue_empty(&local->pending[queue])) {
-			/*
-			 * if queue is stopped, queue up frames for later
-			 * transmission from the tasklet
-			 */
-			do {
-				next = skb->next;
-				skb->next = NULL;
-				if (unlikely(txpending))
-					__skb_queue_head(&local->pending[queue],
-							 skb);
-				else
-					__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue],
-							 skb);
-			} while ((skb = next));
-
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock,
-					       flags);
-		} else {
-			/*
-			 * otherwise retry, but this is a race condition or
-			 * a driver bug (which we warn about if it persists)
-			 */
-			spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock,
-					       flags);
-
-			retries++;
-			if (WARN(retries > 10, "tx refused but queue active\n"))
-				goto drop;
-			goto retry;
-		}
-	}
+	if (!invoke_tx_handlers(&tx))
+		result = __ieee80211_tx(local, &tx.skb, tx.sta, txpending);
  out:
 	rcu_read_unlock();
-	return;
-
- drop:
-	rcu_read_unlock();
-
-	skb = tx.skb;
-	while (skb) {
-		next = skb->next;
-		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
-		skb = next;
-	}
+	return result;
 }
 
 /* device xmit handlers */
@@ -2070,6 +2018,11 @@ void ieee80211_clear_tx_pending(struct ieee80211_local *local)
 		skb_queue_purge(&local->pending[i]);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Returns false if the frame couldn't be transmitted but was queued instead,
+ * which in this case means re-queued -- take as an indication to stop sending
+ * more pending frames.
+ */
 static bool ieee80211_tx_pending_skb(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 				     struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
@@ -2077,20 +2030,17 @@ static bool ieee80211_tx_pending_skb(struct ieee80211_local *local,
 	struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata;
 	struct sta_info *sta;
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
-	int ret;
-	bool result = true;
+	bool result;
 
 	sdata = vif_to_sdata(info->control.vif);
 
 	if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_NEED_TXPROCESSING) {
-		ieee80211_tx(sdata, skb, true);
+		result = ieee80211_tx(sdata, skb, true);
 	} else {
 		hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
 		sta = sta_info_get(sdata, hdr->addr1);
 
-		ret = __ieee80211_tx(local, &skb, sta, true);
-		if (ret != IEEE80211_TX_OK)
-			result = false;
+		result = __ieee80211_tx(local, &skb, sta, true);
 	}
 
 	return result;
@@ -2132,8 +2082,6 @@ void ieee80211_tx_pending(unsigned long data)
 						flags);
 
 			txok = ieee80211_tx_pending_skb(local, skb);
-			if (!txok)
-				__skb_queue_head(&local->pending[i], skb);
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock,
 					  flags);
 			if (!txok)