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Re: [PATCH] mac80211: Add module parameter for setting initial rate in rc80211_simple

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On Sat, 2007-06-02 at 13:51 -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
> The initial rate for STA's using rc80211_simple is set to the last
> rate in the rate table. This is too fast for the bcm43xx-mac80211
> driver. To correct this situation without affecting any other driver,
> an initial_rate parameter is added to the rc80211_simple module. This
> parameter is set to 10 times the desired initial rate. If the parameter
> is zero or not set, the original behavior is kept. If the parameter
> does not match a valid rate, the first rate in the table will be set.

I think I'd like to see your "start at 1M" patch merged rather than this
new API. If rc80211_simple migrates quickly enough then it'll migrate to
54M quickly without causing much performance loss, if not we need a
better rate control algorithm anyway.

johannes

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