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2011-10-19net: validate HWTSTAMP ioctl parametersRichard Cochran
This patch adds a sanity check on the values provided by user space for the hardware time stamping configuration. If the values lie outside of the absolute limits, then the ioctl request will be denied. Signed-off-by: Richard Cochran <richard.cochran@omicron.at> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-19net: Move rcu_barrier from rollback_registered_many to netdev_run_todo.Eric W. Biederman
This patch moves the rcu_barrier from rollback_registered_many (inside the rtnl_lock) into netdev_run_todo (just outside the rtnl_lock). This allows us to gain the full benefit of sychronize_net calling synchronize_rcu_expedited when the rtnl_lock is held. The rcu_barrier in rollback_registered_many was originally a synchronize_net but was promoted to be a rcu_barrier() when it was found that people were unnecessarily hitting the 250ms wait in netdev_wait_allrefs(). Changing the rcu_barrier back to a synchronize_net is therefore safe. Since we only care about waiting for the rcu callbacks before we get to netdev_wait_allrefs() it is also safe to move the wait into netdev_run_todo. This was tested by creating and destroying 1000 tap devices and observing /proc/lock_stat. /proc/lock_stat reports this change reduces the hold times of the rtnl_lock by a factor of 10. There was no observable difference in the amount of time it takes to destroy a network device. Signed-off-by: Eric W. Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-19tcp: use TCP_INIT_CWND in tcp_fixup_sndbuf()Eric Dumazet
Initial cwnd being 10 (TCP_INIT_CWND) instead of 3, change tcp_fixup_sndbuf() to get more than 16384 bytes (sysctl_tcp_wmem[1]) in initial sk_sndbuf Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-19net: Allow skb_recycle_check to be done in stagesAndy Fleming
skb_recycle_check resets the skb if it's eligible for recycling. However, there are times when a driver might want to optionally manipulate the skb data with the skb before resetting the skb, but after it has determined eligibility. We do this by splitting the eligibility check from the skb reset, creating two inline functions to accomplish that task. Signed-off-by: Andy Fleming <afleming@freescale.com> Acked-by: David Daney <david.daney@cavium.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-19net: add skb frag size accessorsEric Dumazet
To ease skb->truesize sanitization, its better to be able to localize all references to skb frags size. Define accessors : skb_frag_size() to fetch frag size, and skb_frag_size_{set|add|sub}() to manipulate it. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-18xfrm6: Don't call icmpv6_send on local errorSteffen Klassert
Calling icmpv6_send() on a local message size error leads to an incorrect update of the path mtu. So use xfrm6_local_rxpmtu() to notify about the pmtu if the IPV6_DONTFRAG socket option is set on an udp or raw socket, according RFC 3542 and use ipv6_local_error() otherwise. Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-18ipv6: Fix IPsec slowpath fragmentation problemSteffen Klassert
ip6_append_data() builds packets based on the mtu from dst_mtu(rt->dst.path). On IPsec the effective mtu is lower because we need to add the protocol headers and trailers later when we do the IPsec transformations. So after the IPsec transformations the packet might be too big, which leads to a slowpath fragmentation then. This patch fixes this by building the packets based on the lower IPsec mtu from dst_mtu(&rt->dst) and adapts the exthdr handling to this. Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-18ipv6: Remove superfluous NULL pointer check in ipv6_local_rxpmtuSteffen Klassert
The pointer to mtu_info is taken from the common buffer of the skb, thus it can't be a NULL pointer. This patch removes this check on mtu_info. Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-18xfrm: Simplify the replay check and advance functionsSteffen Klassert
The replay check and replay advance functions had some code duplications. This patch removes the duplications. Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-18net: allow vlan traffic to be received under bondJohn Fastabend
The following configuration used to work as I expected. At least we could use the fcoe interfaces to do MPIO and the bond0 iface to do load balancing or failover. ---eth2.228-fcoe | eth2 -----| | |---- bond0 | eth3 -----| | ---eth3.228-fcoe This worked because of a change we added to allow inactive slaves to rx 'exact' matches. This functionality was kept intact with the rx_handler mechanism. However now the vlan interface attached to the active slave never receives traffic because the bonding rx_handler updates the skb->dev and goto's another_round. Previously, the vlan_do_receive() logic was called before the bonding rx_handler. Now by the time vlan_do_receive calls vlan_find_dev() the skb->dev is set to bond0 and it is clear no vlan is attached to this iface. The vlan lookup fails. This patch moves the VLAN check above the rx_handler. A VLAN tagged frame is now routed to the eth2.228-fcoe iface in the above schematic. Untagged frames continue to the bond0 as normal. This case also remains intact, eth2 --> bond0 --> vlan.228 Here the skb is VLAN tagged but the vlan lookup fails on eth2 causing the bonding rx_handler to be called. On the second pass the vlan lookup is on the bond0 iface and completes as expected. Putting a VLAN.228 on both the bond0 and eth2 device will result in eth2.228 receiving the skb. I don't think this is completely unexpected and was the result prior to the rx_handler result. Note, the same setup is also used for other storage traffic that MPIO is used with eg. iSCSI and similar setups can be contrived without storage protocols. Signed-off-by: John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@intel.com> Acked-by: Jesse Gross <jesse@nicira.com> Reviewed-by: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@redhat.com> Tested-by: Hans Schillstrom <hams.schillstrom@ericsson.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-18l2tp: give proper headroom in pppol2tp_xmit()Eric Dumazet
pppol2tp_xmit() calls skb_cow_head(skb, 2) before calling l2tp_xmit_skb() Then l2tp_xmit_skb() calls again skb_cow_head(skb, large_headroom) This patchs changes the first skb_cow_head() call to supply the needed headroom to make sure at most one (expensive) pskb_expand_head() is done. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-18macvlan: handle fragmented multicast framesEric Dumazet
Fragmented multicast frames are delivered to a single macvlan port, because ip defrag logic considers other samples are redundant. Implement a defrag step before trying to send the multicast frame. Reported-by: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-17ipv6: remove a rcu_read_lock in ndisc_constructorRoy.Li
in6_dev_get(dev) takes a reference on struct inet6_dev, we dont need rcu locking in ndisc_constructor() Signed-off-by: Roy.Li <rongqing.li@windriver.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-17can: remove references to berlios mailinglistMarc Kleine-Budde
The BerliOS project, which currently hosts our mailinglist, will close with the end of the year. Now take the chance and remove all occurrences of the mailinglist address from the source files. Signed-off-by: Marc Kleine-Budde <mkl@pengutronix.de> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-17net/flow: Fix potential memory leakhuajun li
While preparing net flow caches, once a fail may cause potential memory leak , fix it. Signed-off-by: Huajun Li <huajun.li.lee@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-17Merge branch 'master' of ↵John W. Linville
git://git.infradead.org/users/linville/wireless-next into for-davem
2011-10-16if_link: Add additional parameter to IFLA_VF_INFO for spoof checkingGreg Rose
Add configuration setting for drivers to turn spoof checking on or off for discrete VFs. v2 - Fix indentation problem, wrap the ifla_vf_info structure in #ifdef __KERNEL__ to prevent user space from accessing and change function paramater for the spoof check setting netdev op from u8 to bool. v3 - Preset spoof check setting to -1 so that user space tools such as ip can detect that the driver didn't report a spoofcheck setting. Prevents incorrect display of spoof check settings for drivers that don't report it. Signed-off-by: Greg Rose <gregory.v.rose@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com>
2011-10-14mac80211: Provide station flags to cfg80211Helmut Schaa
Only station flags that are already defined in nl80211 are added for now. Signed-off-by: Helmut Schaa <helmut.schaa@googlemail.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-14nl80211: Add sta_flags to the station infoHelmut Schaa
Reuse the already existing struct nl80211_sta_flag_update to specify both, a flag mask and the flag set itself. This means nl80211_sta_flag_update is now used for setting station flags and also for getting station flags. Signed-off-by: Helmut Schaa <helmut.schaa@googlemail.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-14mac80211: fix TID for null poll responseJohannes Berg
The queue mapping/TID for non-QoS null data responses to is never set, making it default to BK. Fix that. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-14mac80211: reformat TX unauthorised checkJohannes Berg
Reformat the check, the indentation is completely strange. Also change the last part of the condition to make the code shorter. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-14mac80211: Populate radiotap header with MCS info for TX framesHelmut Schaa
mac80211 already filled in the MCS rate info for rx'ed frames but tx'ed frames that are sent to a monitor interface during the status callback lack this information. Add the radiotap fields for MCS info to ieee80211_tx_status_rtap_hdr and populate them when sending tx'ed frames to the monitors. The needed headroom is only extended by one byte since we don't include legacy rate information in the rtap header for HT frames. Signed-off-by: Helmut Schaa <helmut.schaa@googlemail.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-14mac80211: Build TX radiotap header dynamicallyHelmut Schaa
Get rid of the ieee80211_tx_status_rtap_hdr struct and instead build the rtap header dynamically. This makes it easier to extend the rtap header generation in the future. Add ieee80211_tx_radiotap_len to calculate the expected size of the rtap header before generating it. Since we can't check if the rtap header fits into the requested headroom during compile time anymore add a WARN_ON_ONCE. Also move the actual rtap header generation into its own function. Signed-off-by: Helmut Schaa <helmut.schaa@googlemail.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-13net: more accurate skb truesizeEric Dumazet
skb truesize currently accounts for sk_buff struct and part of skb head. kmalloc() roundings are also ignored. Considering that skb_shared_info is larger than sk_buff, its time to take it into account for better memory accounting. This patch introduces SKB_TRUESIZE(X) macro to centralize various assumptions into a single place. At skb alloc phase, we put skb_shared_info struct at the exact end of skb head, to allow a better use of memory (lowering number of reallocations), since kmalloc() gives us power-of-two memory blocks. Unless SLUB/SLUB debug is active, both skb->head and skb_shared_info are aligned to cache lines, as before. Note: This patch might trigger performance regressions because of misconfigured protocol stacks, hitting per socket or global memory limits that were previously not reached. But its a necessary step for a more accurate memory accounting. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> CC: Andi Kleen <ak@linux.intel.com> CC: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-12net-netlink: Add a new attribute to expose TOS values via netlinkMurali Raja
This patch exposes the tos value for the TCP sockets when the TOS flag is requested in the ext_flags for the inet_diag request. This would mainly be used to expose TOS values for both for TCP and UDP sockets. Currently it is supported for TCP. When netlink support for UDP would be added the support to expose the TOS values would alse be done. For IPV4 tos value is exposed and for IPV6 tclass value is exposed. Signed-off-by: Murali Raja <muralira@google.com> Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com> Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-11cipso: remove an unneeded NULL check in cipso_v4_doi_add()Dan Carpenter
We dereference doi_def on the line before the NULL check. It has been this way since 2008. I checked all the callers and doi_def is always non-NULL here. Signed-off-by: Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@oracle.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-11mac80211: dont orphan TX skbJohannes Berg
This was another workaround for truesize "bugs". The reason we did this was that when we orphaned the SKB it wouldn't be truesize-checked later. Now that the check is gone (and we just charge the former smaller size to the socket) there's no longer a reason to orphan the skb here. Keep the skb charged to the socket until it is really freed (or orphaned in TX status). This helps flow control and allows us to get at the socket later for other purposes. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-11mac80211: dont adjust truesizeJohannes Berg
There's no need to adjust truesize. The history of this was that we always ran into skb_truesize_bug (via skb_truesize_check) which has since been removed in commit 92a0acce186cd. skb_truesize_check() checked that truesize was bigger or equal to the actual allocation, which would trigger in mac80211 due to header adding. The check no longer exists and we shouldn't be messing with the truesize anwyay. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-11mac80211: parse radiotap header earlierJohannes Berg
We can now move the radiotap header parsing into ieee80211_monitor_start_xmit(). This moves it out of the hotpath, and also helps the code since now the radiotap header will no longer be present in ieee80211_xmit() etc. which is easier to understand. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-11mac80211: move fragment flag to info flag as dont-fragmentJohannes Berg
The purpose of this is two-fold: 1) by moving it out of tx_data.flags, we can in another patch move the radiotap parsing so it no longer is in the hotpath 2) if a device implements fragmentation but can optionally skip it, the radiotap request for not doing fragmentation may be honoured Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-11mac80211: remove tx_data ethertypeJohannes Berg
It's set, but never used, so kill it. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-11mac80211: optimise monitor xmitJohannes Berg
Since the only way the interface can be a monitor interface in ieee80211_xmit() is because the frame came from ieee80211_monitor_start_xmit() we can move all the code there. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-11mac80211: Fix regression that allowed mpaths between non-peers.Javier Cardona
Mesh paths should only exist over established peer links. Signed-off-by: Javier Cardona <javier@cozybit.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-11mac80211: fix offchannel TX cookie matchingJohannes Berg
When I introduced in-kernel off-channel TX I introduced a bug -- the work can't be canceled again because the code clear the skb pointer. Fix this by keeping track separately of whether TX status has already been reported. Cc: stable@kernel.org [2.6.38+] Reported-by: Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> Tested-by: Jouni Malinen <j@w1.fi> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-11mac80211: pass no-CCK flag through to HW scanJohannes Berg
This is needed so that offloaded scan can do the right thing. Without this patch, the no_cck flag contains random values from the kernel heap. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-11Merge branch 'master' of ↵John W. Linville
git://git.infradead.org/users/linville/wireless-next into for-davem Conflicts: Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
2011-10-10af_packet: remove unnecessary BUG_ON() in tpacket_destruct_skbdanborkmann@iogearbox.net
If skb is NULL, then stack trace is thrown anyway on dereference. Therefore, the stack trace triggered by BUG_ON is duplicate. Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <danborkmann@googlemail.com> Cc: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-07Merge branch 'master' of github.com:davem330/netDavid S. Miller
Conflicts: net/batman-adv/soft-interface.c
2011-10-07net: use sock_valbool_flag to set/clear SOCK_RXQ_OVFLJohannes Berg
There's no point in open-coding sock_valbool_flag(). Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Acked-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-06dcb: add DCBX mode to event notifier attributesJohn Fastabend
Add DCBX mode to event notifiers so listeners can learn currently enabled mode. Signed-off-by: John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@intel.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-06dcb: Use ifindex instead of ifnameMark Rustad
Use ifindex instead of ifname in the DCB app ring. This makes for a smaller data structure and faster comparisons. It also avoids possible issues when a net device is renamed. Signed-off-by: Mark Rustad <mark.d.rustad@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John Fastabend <john.r.fastabend@intel.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-06bridge: allow forwarding some link local framesstephen hemminger
This is based on an earlier patch by Nick Carter with comments by David Lamparter but with some refinements. Thanks for their patience this is a confusing area with overlap of standards, user requirements, and compatibility with earlier releases. It adds a new sysfs attribute /sys/class/net/brX/bridge/group_fwd_mask that controls forwarding of frames with address of: 01-80-C2-00-00-0X The default setting has no forwarding to retain compatibility. One change from earlier releases is that forwarding of group addresses is not dependent on STP being enabled or disabled. This choice was made based on interpretation of tie 802.1 standards. I expect complaints will arise because of this, but better to follow the standard than continue acting incorrectly by default. The filtering mask is writeable, but only values that don't forward known control frames are allowed. It intentionally blocks attempts to filter control protocols. For example: writing a 8 allows forwarding 802.1X PAE addresses which is the most common request. Reported-by: David Lamparter <equinox@diac24.net> Original-patch-by: Nick Carter <ncarter100@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com> Tested-by: Benjamin Poirier <benjamin.poirier@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-06bridge: leave carrier on for empty bridgestephen hemminger
This resolves a regression seen by some users of bridging. Some users use the bridge like a dummy device. They expect to be able to put an IPv6 address on the device with no ports attached. Although there are better ways of doing this, there is no reason to not allow it. Note: the bridge still will reflect the state of ports in the bridge if there are any added. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-05netfilter: Use proper rwlock init functionThomas Gleixner
Replace the open coded initialization with the init function. Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de> Acked-by: Hans Schillstrom <hans.schillstrom@ericsson.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-04tcp: properly update lost_cnt_hint during shiftingYan, Zheng
lost_skb_hint is used by tcp_mark_head_lost() to mark the first unhandled skb. lost_cnt_hint is the number of packets or sacked packets before the lost_skb_hint; When shifting a skb that is before the lost_skb_hint, if tcp_is_fack() is ture, the skb has already been counted in the lost_cnt_hint; if tcp_is_fack() is false, tcp_sacktag_one() will increase the lost_cnt_hint. So tcp_shifted_skb() does not need to adjust the lost_cnt_hint by itself. When shifting a skb that is equal to lost_skb_hint, the shifted packets will not be counted by tcp_mark_head_lost(). So tcp_shifted_skb() should adjust the lost_cnt_hint even tcp_is_fack(tp) is true. Signed-off-by: Zheng Yan <zheng.z.yan@intel.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-04tcp: properly handle md5sig_pool referencesYan, Zheng
tcp_v4_clear_md5_list() assumes that multiple tcp md5sig peers only hold one reference to md5sig_pool. but tcp_v4_md5_do_add() increases use count of md5sig_pool for each peer. This patch makes tcp_v4_md5_do_add() only increases use count for the first tcp md5sig peer. Signed-off-by: Zheng Yan <zheng.z.yan@intel.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2011-10-04Merge branch 'master' of git://github.com/padovan/bluetooth-nextJohn W. Linville
2011-10-04Merge git://github.com/davem330/netLinus Torvalds
* git://github.com/davem330/net: pch_gbe: Fixed the issue on which a network freezes pch_gbe: Fixed the issue on which PC was frozen when link was downed. make PACKET_STATISTICS getsockopt report consistently between ring and non-ring net: xen-netback: correctly restart Tx after a VM restore/migrate bonding: properly stop queuing work when requested can bcm: fix incomplete tx_setup fix RDSRDMA: Fix cleanup of rds_iw_mr_pool net: Documentation: Fix type of variables ibmveth: Fix oops on request_irq failure ipv6: nullify ipv6_ac_list and ipv6_fl_list when creating new socket cxgb4: Fix EEH on IBM P7IOC can bcm: fix tx_setup off-by-one errors MAINTAINERS: tehuti: Alexander Indenbaum's address bounces dp83640: reduce driver noise ptp: fix L2 event message recognition
2011-10-03mac80211: pass vif param to conf_tx() callbackEliad Peller
tx params should be configured per interface. add ieee80211_vif param to the conf_tx callback, and change all the drivers that use this callback. The following spatch was used: @rule1@ struct ieee80211_ops ops; identifier conf_tx_op; @@ ops.conf_tx = conf_tx_op; @rule2@ identifier rule1.conf_tx_op; identifier hw, queue, params; @@ conf_tx_op ( - struct ieee80211_hw *hw, + struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif, u16 queue, const struct ieee80211_tx_queue_params *params) {...} Signed-off-by: Eliad Peller <eliad@wizery.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-10-03mac80211: Send nullfunc frames at lower rate during connection monitorRajkumar Manoharan
Recently mac80211 was changed to use nullfunc instead of probe request for connection monitoring for tx ack status reporting hardwares. Sometimes in congested network, STA got disconnected quickly after the association. It was observered that the rate control was not adopted to environment due to minimal transmission. As the nullfunc are used for monitoring purpose, these frames should not be sacrificed for rate control updation. So it is better to send the monitoring null func frames at minimum rate that could help to retain the connection. Signed-off-by: Rajkumar Manoharan <rmanohar@qca.qualcomm.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>