wlcore: AP mode - send non-data packets with basic rates

This solves interoperability issues with peer that don't seem to "hear"
management packets transmitted in higher rates. Based on a previous
patch by Igal Chernobelsky.

Cc: Igal Chernobelsky <igalc@ti.com>
Signed-off-by: Arik Nemtsov <arik@wizery.com>
Signed-off-by: Luciano Coelho <luca@coelho.fi>

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
index 4f66e759de3..24ac8ecde86 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ti/wlcore/tx.c
@@ -319,8 +319,12 @@ static void wl1271_tx_fill_hdr(struct wl1271 *wl, struct wl12xx_vif *wlvif,
                 if (hlid == wlvif->ap.global_hlid)
                         rate_idx = wlvif->ap.mgmt_rate_idx;
                 else if (hlid == wlvif->ap.bcast_hlid ||
-                         skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_PAE))
-                        /* send AP bcast and EAPOLs using the min basic rate */
+                         skb->protocol == cpu_to_be16(ETH_P_PAE) ||
+                         !ieee80211_is_data(frame_control))
+                        /*
+                         * send non-data, bcast and EAPOLs using the
+                         * min basic rate
+                         */
                         rate_idx = wlvif->ap.bcast_rate_idx;
                 else
                         rate_idx = wlvif->ap.ucast_rate_idx[ac];