On Wednesday 21 February 2007 17:12, Michael Buesch wrote:
> On Wednesday 21 February 2007 17:02, Ivo van Doorn wrote:
> > Currently d80211 only uses a single variable for antenna selection,
> > some devices (rt2x00) can configure the TX and RX antenna
> > seperately from eachother.
> > Assuming that antenna_sel is only for tx, and rx is "the other antenna"
> > is flawed and does hinder possible switching of RX antenna based
> > on RSSI results. And configuring the wrong antenna also impacts
> > transfer rates and link quality.
> >
> > This patch will remove the usage of the IOCTL call:
> > PRISM2_PARAM_ANTENNA_SEL but will restore the usage of
> > (the already excisting) IOCTL calls PRISM2_PARAM_ANTSEL_TX and
> > PRISM2_PARAM_ANTSEL_RX.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > ---
> >
> > diff --git a/include/net/d80211.h b/include/net/d80211.h
> > index 551fe46..68c8c8a 100644
> > --- a/include/net/d80211.h
> > +++ b/include/net/d80211.h
> > @@ -196,7 +196,8 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_control {
> > * above */
> > u8 retry_limit; /* 1 = only first attempt, 2 = one retry, .. */
> > u8 power_level; /* per-packet transmit power level, in dBm */
> > - u8 antenna_sel; /* 0 = default/diversity, 1 = Ant0, 2 = Ant1 */
> > + u8 antenna_sel_tx; /* 0 = default/diversity, 1 = Ant0, 2 = Ant1 */
> > + u8 antenna_sel_rx; /* 0 = default/diversity, 1 = Ant0, 2 = Ant1 */
>
> This doesn't make sense to me.
> Why should we want to set the RX antenna on TXing a packet?
Good point. :)
Here is the new version, I have kep the rename form antenna_sel to
antenna_sel_tx since I think this rename would make some sense since
the configuration structure also defines 2 different antenna_sel fields.
Signed-off-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@xxxxxxxxx>
---
diff --git a/include/net/d80211.h b/include/net/d80211.h
index 551fe46..af26661 100644
--- a/include/net/d80211.h
+++ b/include/net/d80211.h
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_control {
* above */
u8 retry_limit; /* 1 = only first attempt, 2 = one retry, .. */
u8 power_level; /* per-packet transmit power level, in dBm */
- u8 antenna_sel; /* 0 = default/diversity, 1 = Ant0, 2 = Ant1 */
+ u8 antenna_sel_tx; /* 0 = default/diversity, 1 = Ant0, 2 = Ant1 */
s8 key_idx; /* -1 = do not encrypt, >= 0 keyidx from
* hw->set_key() */
u8 icv_len; /* length of the ICV/MIC field in octets */
@@ -285,10 +285,9 @@ struct ieee80211_conf {
u8 antenna_max; /* maximum antenna gain */
short tx_power_reduction; /* in 0.1 dBm */
- int antenna_sel; /* default antenna conf:
- * 0 = default/diversity,
- * 1 = Ant0,
- * 2 = Ant1 */
+ /* 0 = default/diversity, 1 = Ant0, 2 = Ant1 */
+ u8 antenna_sel_tx;
+ u8 antenna_sel_rx;
int antenna_def;
int antenna_mode;
diff --git a/net/d80211/ieee80211.c b/net/d80211/ieee80211.c
index 273cba1..72f1935 100644
--- a/net/d80211/ieee80211.c
+++ b/net/d80211/ieee80211.c
@@ -1075,9 +1075,9 @@ __ieee80211_tx_prepare(struct ieee80211_txrx_data *tx,
control->flags |= IEEE80211_TXCTL_CLEAR_DST_MASK;
tx->sta->clear_dst_mask = 0;
}
- control->antenna_sel = local->hw.conf.antenna_sel;
+ control->antenna_sel_tx = local->hw.conf.antenna_sel_tx;
if (local->sta_antenna_sel != STA_ANTENNA_SEL_AUTO && tx->sta)
- control->antenna_sel = tx->sta->antenna_sel;
+ control->antenna_sel_tx = tx->sta->antenna_sel_tx;
hdrlen = ieee80211_get_hdrlen(tx->fc);
if (skb->len > hdrlen + sizeof(rfc1042_header) + 2) {
u8 *pos = &skb->data[hdrlen + sizeof(rfc1042_header)];
@@ -1788,7 +1788,7 @@ struct sk_buff * ieee80211_beacon_get(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int if_id,
control->tx_rate = (local->short_preamble &&
(rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_PREAMBLE2)) ?
rate->val2 : rate->val;
- control->antenna_sel = local->hw.conf.antenna_sel;
+ control->antenna_sel_tx = local->hw.conf.antenna_sel_tx;
control->power_level = local->hw.conf.power_level;
control->flags |= IEEE80211_TXCTL_NO_ACK;
control->retry_limit = 1;
diff --git a/net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c b/net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
index cad4d54..20a200a 100644
--- a/net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
+++ b/net/d80211/ieee80211_ioctl.c
@@ -2480,6 +2480,18 @@ static int ieee80211_ioctl_prism2_param(struct net_device *dev,
"for low-level driver\n", dev->name, value);
break;
+ case PRISM2_PARAM_ANTSEL_TX:
+ local->hw.conf.antenna_sel_tx = value;
+ if (ieee80211_hw_config(local))
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ break;
+
+ case PRISM2_PARAM_ANTSEL_RX:
+ local->hw.conf.antenna_sel_rx = value;
+ if (ieee80211_hw_config(local))
+ ret = -EINVAL;
+ break;
+
case PRISM2_PARAM_CTS_PROTECT_ERP_FRAMES:
local->cts_protect_erp_frames = value;
break;
@@ -2532,12 +2544,6 @@ static int ieee80211_ioctl_prism2_param(struct net_device *dev,
ret = ieee80211_ioctl_set_radio_enabled(dev, value);
break;
- case PRISM2_PARAM_ANTENNA_SEL:
- local->hw.conf.antenna_sel = value;
- if (ieee80211_hw_config(local))
- ret = -EINVAL;
- break;
-
case PRISM2_PARAM_ANTENNA_MODE:
local->hw.conf.antenna_mode = value;
if (ieee80211_hw_config(local))
@@ -2712,6 +2718,14 @@ static int ieee80211_ioctl_get_prism2_param(struct net_device *dev,
*param = sdata->ieee802_1x;
break;
+ case PRISM2_PARAM_ANTSEL_TX:
+ *param = local->hw.conf.antenna_sel_tx;
+ break;
+
+ case PRISM2_PARAM_ANTSEL_RX:
+ *param = local->hw.conf.antenna_sel_rx;
+ break;
+
case PRISM2_PARAM_CTS_PROTECT_ERP_FRAMES:
*param = local->cts_protect_erp_frames;
break;
@@ -2735,10 +2749,6 @@ static int ieee80211_ioctl_get_prism2_param(struct net_device *dev,
*param = local->next_mode;
break;
- case PRISM2_PARAM_ANTENNA_SEL:
- *param = local->hw.conf.antenna_sel;
- break;
-
case PRISM2_PARAM_ANTENNA_MODE:
*param = local->hw.conf.antenna_mode;
break;
diff --git a/net/d80211/ieee80211_sta.c b/net/d80211/ieee80211_sta.c
index f5dd80f..9f36ba6 100644
--- a/net/d80211/ieee80211_sta.c
+++ b/net/d80211/ieee80211_sta.c
@@ -2220,7 +2220,7 @@ static int ieee80211_sta_join_ibss(struct net_device *dev,
control.tx_rate = (local->short_preamble &&
(rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_PREAMBLE2)) ?
rate->val2 : rate->val;
- control.antenna_sel = local->hw.conf.antenna_sel;
+ control.antenna_sel_tx = local->hw.conf.antenna_sel_tx;
control.power_level = local->hw.conf.power_level;
control.flags |= IEEE80211_TXCTL_NO_ACK;
control.retry_limit = 1;
diff --git a/net/d80211/ieee80211_sysfs.c b/net/d80211/ieee80211_sysfs.c
index b9d0973..4c44c73 100644
--- a/net/d80211/ieee80211_sysfs.c
+++ b/net/d80211/ieee80211_sysfs.c
@@ -153,7 +153,8 @@ static ssize_t ieee80211_local_show_##name(struct class_device *cd, \
IEEE80211_LOCAL_SHOW(channel, hw.conf.channel, "%d");
IEEE80211_LOCAL_SHOW(frequency, hw.conf.freq, "%d");
IEEE80211_LOCAL_SHOW(radar_detect, hw.conf.radar_detect, "%d");
-IEEE80211_LOCAL_SHOW(antenna_sel, hw.conf.antenna_sel, "%d");
+IEEE80211_LOCAL_SHOW(antenna_sel_tx, hw.conf.antenna_sel_tx, "%d");
+IEEE80211_LOCAL_SHOW(antenna_sel_rx, hw.conf.antenna_sel_rx, "%d");
IEEE80211_LOCAL_SHOW(bridge_packets, bridge_packets, "%d");
IEEE80211_LOCAL_SHOW(key_tx_rx_threshold, key_tx_rx_threshold, "%d");
IEEE80211_LOCAL_SHOW(rts_threshold, rts_threshold, "%d");
@@ -216,7 +217,8 @@ static struct class_device_attribute ieee80211_class_dev_attrs[] = {
__ATTR(channel, S_IRUGO, ieee80211_local_show_channel, NULL),
__ATTR(frequency, S_IRUGO, ieee80211_local_show_frequency, NULL),
__ATTR(radar_detect, S_IRUGO, ieee80211_local_show_radar_detect, NULL),
- __ATTR(antenna_sel, S_IRUGO, ieee80211_local_show_antenna_sel, NULL),
+ __ATTR(antenna_sel_tx, S_IRUGO, ieee80211_local_show_antenna_sel_tx, NULL),
+ __ATTR(antenna_sel_rx, S_IRUGO, ieee80211_local_show_antenna_sel_rx, NULL),
__ATTR(bridge_packets, S_IRUGO, ieee80211_local_show_bridge_packets, NULL),
__ATTR(key_tx_rx_threshold, S_IRUGO, ieee80211_local_show_key_tx_rx_threshold, NULL),
__ATTR(rts_threshold, S_IRUGO, ieee80211_local_show_rts_threshold, NULL),
diff --git a/net/d80211/rc80211_simple.c b/net/d80211/rc80211_simple.c
index 3634d00..bdf93a8 100644
--- a/net/d80211/rc80211_simple.c
+++ b/net/d80211/rc80211_simple.c
@@ -137,12 +137,13 @@ static void rate_control_simple_tx_status(void *priv, struct net_device *dev,
srctrl = sta->rate_ctrl_priv;
srctrl->tx_num_xmit++;
if (status->excessive_retries) {
- sta->antenna_sel = sta->antenna_sel == 1 ? 2 : 1;
+ sta->antenna_sel_tx = sta->antenna_sel_tx == 1 ? 2 : 1;
+ sta->antenna_sel_rx = sta->antenna_sel_rx == 1 ? 2 : 1;
if (local->sta_antenna_sel == STA_ANTENNA_SEL_SW_CTRL_DEBUG) {
printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: " MAC_FMT " TX antenna --> %d "
- "(@%lu)\n",
+ "RX antenna --> %d (@%lu)\n",
dev->name, MAC_ARG(hdr->addr1),
- sta->antenna_sel, jiffies);
+ sta->antenna_sel_tx, sta->antenna_sel_rx, jiffies);
}
srctrl->tx_num_failures++;
sta->tx_retry_failed++;
diff --git a/net/d80211/sta_info.h b/net/d80211/sta_info.h
index ad000a2..4622902 100644
--- a/net/d80211/sta_info.h
+++ b/net/d80211/sta_info.h
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ struct sta_info {
int channel_use;
int channel_use_raw;
- int antenna_sel;
+ int antenna_sel_tx;
+ int antenna_sel_rx;
int key_idx_compression; /* key table index for compression and TX
-
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