[PATCH v4 0/8] wifi: brcm80211: performance and stability fixes
From: Shivesh
Date: Fri Jul 31 2026 - 12:14:02 EST
This series fixes several performance bottlenecks and correctness
issues in both brcmfmac (PCIe/SDIO) and brcmsmac drivers.
Changes since v3:
- cfg80211.c: Removed spurious double blank line flagged by
checkpatch --strict.
- All commit messages rewritten to follow kernel standards:
explain the problem symptom first, then the solution, add
Fixes: tags where applicable, wrap lines at 72 chars.
- pcie.c: Added Fixes: tag referencing the original PCIe commit.
Changes since v2:
- core.c: Add skb_cow_head() before skb_push() to prevent a
kernel panic when skb arrives with zero headroom.
- cfg80211.c: Fix PMKID V2 shadow counter corruption bug.
Changes since v1:
- Correct author and Signed-off-by to chanelshivesh@xxxxxxxxx.
Patch overview:
1/8 flowring: Replace O(N) blocked-ring scan with atomic counter.
2/8 sdio: Coalesce N+1 sdio_claim_host() pairs in rxglom path.
3/8 core: Fix skb_push() panic; populate radiotap RSSI field.
4/8 cfg80211: Implement PMKID_V2; fix shadow counter overwrite;
replace mdelay() with usleep_range().
5/8 msgbuf: Fix silent TX stall; increase NR_TX_PKTIDS to 4096.
6/8 pcie: Replace msleep() with usleep_range() + backoff.
7/8 fwsignal: Document safe no-op for duplicate MAC handle ADD.
8/8 brcmsmac/ampdu: Reference IEEE 802.11n TID requirement.
Shivesh (8):
wifi: brcmfmac: flowring: replace O(N) blocked-ring scan with atomic
counter
wifi: brcmfmac: sdio: coalesce sdio_claim_host calls in rxglom path
wifi: brcmfmac: core: fix missing headroom check and populate radiotap
RSSI
wifi: brcmfmac: cfg80211: implement PMKID_V2 and fix brcmf_delay
busy-wait
wifi: brcmfmac: msgbuf: fix TX stall and tune buffer/threshold
constants
wifi: brcmfmac: pcie: replace msleep polling with usleep_range and
backoff
wifi: brcmfmac: fwsignal: document safe no-op for duplicate MAC handle
ADD
wifi: brcmsmac: ampdu: document IEEE 802.11n TID requirement
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.c | 122 ++++++++++++++++--
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/cfg80211.h | 4 +-
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/core.c | 44 ++++---
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/flowring.c | 65 +++++++---
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/flowring.h | 18 +++
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/fwsignal.c | 4 +-
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/msgbuf.c | 69 ++++++++--
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/pcie.c | 66 ++++++++--
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmfmac/sdio.c | 62 +++++----
.../broadcom/brcm80211/brcmsmac/ampdu.c | 11 +-
10 files changed, 374 insertions(+), 91 deletions(-)
base-commit: 5e0bcb4920bcb9e0ef6c03a91730fe45f643f3a4
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