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Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: Initialize rate_init member of struct rate_control_ops

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On Mon, 2013-02-11 at 15:37 -0600, Larry Finger wrote:

> > +	.rate_init = rtl_rate_init,
> >   	.tx_status = rtl_tx_status,
> >   	.get_rate = rtl_get_rate,
> >   };
> 
> Shouldn't rate_control_rate_init() in net/mac80211/rate.h be changed to protect 
> against the oops? I don't see any value in the client driver having to provide a 
> dummy routine. The rtlwifi family of drivers use their own rate-control 
> mechanism, and get no rate-control info from mac80211.

In this case, I see no value in them providing rate control operations
at all, and they could just set IEEE80211_HW_HAS_RATE_CONTROL, no?

johannes

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