1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
index ba34dda1ae36..ef32e177f662 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c
@@ -1049,6 +1049,14 @@ out:
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Note that there are transports that buffer frames before they reach
+ * the firmware. This means that after flush_tx_path is called, the
+ * queue might not be empty. The race-free way to handle this is to:
+ * 1) set the station as draining
+ * 2) flush the Tx path
+ * 3) wait for the transport queues to be empty
+ */
 int iwl_mvm_flush_tx_path(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, u32 tfd_msk, bool sync)
 {
 	int ret;