linux/net/mac802154
Alexander Aring 89c7d788f8 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>
2015-08-10 20:43:06 +02:00
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