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diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index cbff4f94a200..7477f020ee7a 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -341,9 +341,9 @@ struct ieee80211_bss_conf {
* used to indicate that a frame was already retried due to PS
* @IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT: completely internal to mac80211,
* used to indicate frame should not be encrypted
- * @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_POLL_RESPONSE: This frame is a response to a poll
- * frame (PS-Poll or uAPSD) and should be sent although the station
- * is in powersave mode.
+ * @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_PS_BUFFER: This frame is a response to a poll
+ * frame (PS-Poll or uAPSD) or a non-bufferable MMPDU and must
+ * be sent although the station is in powersave mode.
* @IEEE80211_TX_CTL_MORE_FRAMES: More frames will be passed to the
* transmit function after the current frame, this can be used
* by drivers to kick the DMA queue only if unset or when the
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ enum mac80211_tx_control_flags {
IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_NEED_TXPROCESSING = BIT(14),
IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RETRIED = BIT(15),
IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_DONT_ENCRYPT = BIT(16),
- IEEE80211_TX_CTL_POLL_RESPONSE = BIT(17),
+ IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_PS_BUFFER = BIT(17),
IEEE80211_TX_CTL_MORE_FRAMES = BIT(18),
IEEE80211_TX_INTFL_RETRANSMISSION = BIT(19),
/* hole at 20, use later */
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ enum mac80211_tx_control_flags {
IEEE80211_TX_CTL_SEND_AFTER_DTIM | IEEE80211_TX_CTL_AMPDU | \
IEEE80211_TX_STAT_TX_FILTERED | IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK | \
IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU | IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU_NO_BACK | \
- IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE | IEEE80211_TX_CTL_POLL_RESPONSE | \
+ IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE | IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_PS_BUFFER | \
IEEE80211_TX_CTL_MORE_FRAMES | IEEE80211_TX_CTL_LDPC | \
IEEE80211_TX_CTL_STBC | IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_EOSP)
@@ -1634,7 +1634,7 @@ void ieee80211_free_txskb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);
* the station sends a PS-Poll or a uAPSD trigger frame, mac80211
* will inform the driver of this with the @allow_buffered_frames
* callback; this callback is optional. mac80211 will then transmit
- * the frames as usual and set the %IEEE80211_TX_CTL_POLL_RESPONSE
+ * the frames as usual and set the %IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_PS_BUFFER
* on each frame. The last frame in the service period (or the only
* response to a PS-Poll) also has %IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_EOSP set to
* indicate that it ends the service period; as this frame must have
@@ -1642,6 +1642,9 @@ void ieee80211_free_txskb(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb);
* When TX status is reported for this frame, the service period is
* marked has having ended and a new one can be started by the peer.
*
+ * Additionally, non-bufferable MMPDUs can also be transmitted by
+ * mac80211 with the %IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_PS_BUFFER set in them.
+ *
* Another race condition can happen on some devices like iwlwifi
* when there are frames queued for the station and it wakes up
* or polls; the frames that are already queued could end up being
@@ -2140,7 +2143,7 @@ enum ieee80211_frame_release_type {
* @allow_buffered_frames: Prepare device to allow the given number of frames
* to go out to the given station. The frames will be sent by mac80211
* via the usual TX path after this call. The TX information for frames
- * released will also have the %IEEE80211_TX_CTL_POLL_RESPONSE flag set
+ * released will also have the %IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_PS_BUFFER flag set
* and the last one will also have %IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_EOSP set. In case
* frames from multiple TIDs are released and the driver might reorder
* them between the TIDs, it must set the %IEEE80211_TX_STATUS_EOSP flag