mac802154: change frame_retries behaviour
This patch changes the default minimum value of frame_retries to 0 and
changes the frame_retries default value to 3 which is also 802.15.4
default.
We don't use the frame_retries "-1" value as indicator for no-aret mode
anymore, instead we checking on the ack request bit inside the 802.15.4
frame control field. This allows a acknowledge handling per frame. This
checking is done by transceiver or inside xmit callback of driver layer.
If a transceiver doesn't support ARET handling the transmit
functionality ignores ack frames then, which isn't well but should not
effect anything of current functionality.
Reviewed-by: Stefan Schmidt <stefan@osg.samsung.com>
Signed-off-by: Alexander Aring <alex.aring@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Marcel Holtmann <marcel@holtmann.org>
diff --git a/net/mac802154/iface.c b/net/mac802154/iface.c
index ff99055..ed26952 100644
--- a/net/mac802154/iface.c
+++ b/net/mac802154/iface.c
@@ -498,8 +498,7 @@
wpan_dev->min_be = 3;
wpan_dev->max_be = 5;
wpan_dev->csma_retries = 4;
- /* for compatibility, actual default is 3 */
- wpan_dev->frame_retries = -1;
+ wpan_dev->frame_retries = 3;
wpan_dev->pan_id = cpu_to_le16(IEEE802154_PANID_BROADCAST);
wpan_dev->short_addr = cpu_to_le16(IEEE802154_ADDR_BROADCAST);
