[PATCH v2] wifi: ath9k_htc: count length-discarded frames in the RX stats

From: Nerijus Bendžiūnas

Date: Fri Sep 04 2026 - 15:08:58 EST


ath9k_rx_prepare() drops short and malformed frames with a log message
and nothing counts them, so a burst of drops cannot be told apart from
a quiet link in the statistics. The recv debugfs file already prints
rx_len_err in its LENGTH-ERR line, but nothing increments it on
ath9k_htc.

Count the three length drops in rx_stats.rx_len_err so the existing
line reports them.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-fable-5-1
Signed-off-by: Nerijus Bendžiūnas <nerijus.bendziunas@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
- Sent on its own; in v1 this was patch 2/2 of "cope with lost WMI
reads", which it has nothing to do with.
- Add Assisted-by, rewrite the commit message, rebase onto ath-next. No
code change.

drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h | 2 ++
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c | 3 +++
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
index 6c33e898b300..0bdb300f0ad7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc.h
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ static inline struct ath9k_htc_tx_ctl *HTC_SKB_CB(struct sk_buff *skb)
#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_HTC_DEBUGFS
#define __STAT_SAFE(hif_dev, expr) do { ((hif_dev)->htc_handle->drv_priv ? (expr) : 0); } while (0)
#define CAB_STAT_INC(priv) do { ((priv)->debug.tx_stats.cab_queued++); } while (0)
+#define RX_LEN_ERR_INC(priv) ((priv)->debug.rx_stats.rx_len_err++)
#define TX_QSTAT_INC(priv, q) do { ((priv)->debug.tx_stats.queue_stats[q]++); } while (0)

#define TX_STAT_INC(hif_dev, c) \
@@ -383,6 +384,7 @@ void ath9k_htc_get_et_stats(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
#define RX_STAT_ADD(hif_dev, c, a) do { } while (0)

#define CAB_STAT_INC(priv)
+#define RX_LEN_ERR_INC(priv)
#define TX_QSTAT_INC(priv, c)

static inline void ath9k_htc_err_stat_rx(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
index bed7ea2425a0..3c1e4fad5ad1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_txrx.c
@@ -988,6 +988,7 @@ static bool ath9k_rx_prepare(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
if (skb->len < HTC_RX_FRAME_HEADER_SIZE) {
ath_err(common, "Corrupted RX frame, dropping (len: %d)\n",
skb->len);
+ RX_LEN_ERR_INC(priv);
goto rx_next;
}

@@ -999,6 +1000,7 @@ static bool ath9k_rx_prepare(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
ath_err(common,
"Corrupted RX data len, dropping (dlen: %d, skblen: %d)\n",
rs_datalen, skb->len);
+ RX_LEN_ERR_INC(priv);
goto rx_next;
}

@@ -1011,6 +1013,7 @@ static bool ath9k_rx_prepare(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
ath_dbg(common, ANY,
"Short RX data len, dropping (dlen: %d)\n",
rs_datalen);
+ RX_LEN_ERR_INC(priv);
goto rx_next;
}


base-commit: 1d8e73163ef933624341075f576e2f36ef9133f7
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2.55.0