From: Ching-Te Ku ku920601@realtek.com
[ Upstream commit ebea22c7f1b2f06f4ff0719d76bd19830cf25c9f ]
When Wi-Fi is scanning at 2.4GHz, PTA will abort almost all the BT request. Once the Wi-Fi slot stay too long, BT audio device can not get enough data, audio glitch will happened. This patch limit 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi slot to 80ms while Wi-Fi is scanning to avoid audio glitch.
Signed-off-by: Ching-Te Ku ku920601@realtek.com Signed-off-by: Ping-Ke Shih pkshih@realtek.com Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250819034428.26307-5-pkshih@realtek.com Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin sashal@kernel.org ---
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## BACKPORT RECOMMENDATION
**YES**
## DETAILED ANALYSIS
### What the Commit Changes
The commit makes two types of modifications to the Wi-Fi/Bluetooth coexistence (coex) subsystem in the rtw89 driver:
1. **CXST_ENULL Slot Configuration Change** (drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/coex.c:96): - **Before**: `CXST_ENULL = (5ms, 0xaaaaaaaa, SLOT_ISO)` - **After**: `CXST_ENULL = (5ms, 0x55555555, SLOT_MIX)` - **Impact**: Changes the slot from SLOT_ISO (isolates Wi-Fi, rejects BT low-priority requests) to SLOT_MIX (allows mixing, accepts BT low-priority requests). The PTA control bitmask changes from 0xaaaaaaaa to 0x55555555 (inverse bit pattern).
2. **Duration Limiting for CXST_EBT Slot** (drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/coex.c:4156, 4166, 4175): - Adds `_slot_set_dur(btc, CXST_EBT, dur_2)` to three coexistence policy cases: - `BTC_CXP_OFFE_DEF` - Default off-extended policy - `BTC_CXP_OFFE_DEF2` - Alternative default policy - `BTC_CXP_OFFE_2GBWMIXB` - 2.4GHz bandwidth mixed-BT policy - `dur_2` is set to `dm->e2g_slot_limit` which equals `BTC_E2G_LIMIT_DEF` (80ms)
### Problem Being Solved
This commit addresses a **real user-facing bug** affecting Bluetooth A2DP audio quality:
- When Wi-Fi is scanning at 2.4GHz, the PTA (Packet Traffic Arbitration) mechanism aborts almost all BT requests - If the Wi-Fi slot duration exceeds reasonable limits, BT audio devices cannot receive enough data in time - This causes **audible audio glitches and stuttering** during Wi-Fi scanning operations - The issue affects users with Bluetooth headphones/speakers while their device scans for Wi-Fi networks
### Technical Merit
**Why This Fix Works:**
1. **Slot Type Change (SLOT_ISO → SLOT_MIX)**: Makes the CXST_ENULL slot more cooperative with Bluetooth by accepting BT low-priority transmission/reception requests, giving BT more opportunities to transmit audio data.
2. **Duration Limiting (80ms)**: Caps the Wi-Fi slot duration at 80ms to ensure BT gets regular opportunities to transmit. The 80ms limit is already defined and used consistently throughout the driver (`BTC_E2G_LIMIT_DEF`).
3. **Targeted Scope**: The changes only affect specific coexistence policies that are active during 2.4GHz Wi-Fi scanning, not normal operation.
### Safety and Risk Assessment
**Low Risk for the following reasons:**
1. **No Reverts or Follow-up Fixes**: Extensive git history search shows no reverts, fixes, or related issues after this commit (checked all commits since 2025-08-19).
2. **Small and Contained**: Only 5 lines changed in a single file, all within the coexistence policy subsystem.
3. **Well-Understood Pattern**: The 80ms slot limit is already used elsewhere in the driver and is a known-good value.
4. **Subsystem-Specific**: Changes are isolated to the rtw89 driver's coexistence mechanism, affecting only Realtek RTL8852x/RTL8922x series Wi-Fi chips.
5. **No Architectural Changes**: This is a configuration tuning, not a structural change.
6. **Tested by Vendor**: Comes from Realtek engineers who develop and test this hardware.
### Affected Hardware
The rtw89 driver supports: - RTL8852A, RTL8852B, RTL8852C, RTL8852BT - RTL8922A
These are recent Realtek Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 chipsets commonly found in laptops and PCIe cards.
### Backporting Criteria Assessment
| Criterion | Assessment | Notes | |-----------|------------|-------| | Fixes user-facing bug? | ✅ YES | A2DP audio glitches during Wi-Fi scanning | | Small and contained? | ✅ YES | 5-line change in single file | | Clear side effects? | ✅ NO | No unexpected side effects | | Architectural changes? | ✅ NO | Configuration tuning only | | Critical subsystem? | ⚠️ MODERATE | Coex is important but isolated | | Stable tree mention? | ❌ NO | No explicit Cc: stable tag | | Minimal regression risk? | ✅ YES | No reverts or fixes found | | Subsystem-confined? | ✅ YES | rtw89 driver only |
### Recommendation Rationale
This commit **should be backported** because:
1. **Important User Experience Fix**: Audio glitches are highly noticeable and frustrating to users 2. **Low Risk**: Small, targeted change with no known issues 3. **Vendor-Tested**: Comes from hardware vendor with domain expertise 4. **Mature Subsystem**: The coex mechanism is well-established with clear patterns 5. **No Dependencies**: Standalone fix requiring no other patches 6. **Stable Track Record**: No problems reported in upstream since August 2025
The lack of an explicit `Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org` tag appears to be an oversight rather than intentional exclusion. The commit clearly meets the stable tree criteria for important bug fixes with minimal risk.
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/coex.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/coex.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/coex.c index e4e6daf51a1ba..0f7ae572ef915 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/coex.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtw89/coex.c @@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static const struct rtw89_btc_fbtc_slot s_def[] = { [CXST_E2G] = __DEF_FBTC_SLOT(5, 0xea5a5a5a, SLOT_MIX), [CXST_E5G] = __DEF_FBTC_SLOT(5, 0xffffffff, SLOT_ISO), [CXST_EBT] = __DEF_FBTC_SLOT(5, 0xe5555555, SLOT_MIX), - [CXST_ENULL] = __DEF_FBTC_SLOT(5, 0xaaaaaaaa, SLOT_ISO), + [CXST_ENULL] = __DEF_FBTC_SLOT(5, 0x55555555, SLOT_MIX), [CXST_WLK] = __DEF_FBTC_SLOT(250, 0xea5a5a5a, SLOT_MIX), [CXST_W1FDD] = __DEF_FBTC_SLOT(50, 0xffffffff, SLOT_ISO), [CXST_B1FDD] = __DEF_FBTC_SLOT(50, 0xffffdfff, SLOT_ISO), @@ -4153,6 +4153,7 @@ void rtw89_btc_set_policy_v1(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, u16 policy_type) s_def[CXST_EBT].cxtbl, s_def[CXST_EBT].cxtype); _slot_set_le(btc, CXST_ENULL, s_def[CXST_ENULL].dur, s_def[CXST_ENULL].cxtbl, s_def[CXST_ENULL].cxtype); + _slot_set_dur(btc, CXST_EBT, dur_2); break; case BTC_CXP_OFFE_DEF2: _slot_set(btc, CXST_E2G, 20, cxtbl[1], SLOT_ISO); @@ -4162,6 +4163,7 @@ void rtw89_btc_set_policy_v1(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, u16 policy_type) s_def[CXST_EBT].cxtbl, s_def[CXST_EBT].cxtype); _slot_set_le(btc, CXST_ENULL, s_def[CXST_ENULL].dur, s_def[CXST_ENULL].cxtbl, s_def[CXST_ENULL].cxtype); + _slot_set_dur(btc, CXST_EBT, dur_2); break; case BTC_CXP_OFFE_2GBWMIXB: if (a2dp->exist) @@ -4170,6 +4172,7 @@ void rtw89_btc_set_policy_v1(struct rtw89_dev *rtwdev, u16 policy_type) _slot_set(btc, CXST_E2G, 5, tbl_w1, SLOT_MIX); _slot_set_le(btc, CXST_EBT, cpu_to_le16(40), s_def[CXST_EBT].cxtbl, s_def[CXST_EBT].cxtype); + _slot_set_dur(btc, CXST_EBT, dur_2); break; case BTC_CXP_OFFE_WL: /* for 4-way */ _slot_set(btc, CXST_E2G, 5, cxtbl[1], SLOT_MIX);