On 06/05/2013 08:10 PM, Sujith Manoharan wrote:
From: Sujith Manoharan <c_manoha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> The ath9k rate control algorithm has various architectural issues that make it a poor fit in scenarios like congested environments etc. An example: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=927191 Change the default to minstrel which is more robust in such cases. The ath9k RC code is left in the driver for now, maybe it can be removed altogether later on. Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: Jouni Malinen <jouni@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Sujith Manoharan <c_manoha@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig | 7 ++++--- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile | 2 +- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c | 2 +- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h | 2 +- 4 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig index 3b07851..7526580 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig @@ -84,13 +84,14 @@ config ATH9K_DFS_CERTIFIED developed. At this point enabling this option won't do anything except increase code size. -config ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL +config ATH9K_LEGACY_RATE_CONTROL bool "Atheros ath9k rate control" depends on ATH9K - default y + default n ---help--- Say Y, if you want to use the ath9k specific rate control - module instead of minstrel_ht. + module instead of minstrel_ht. Be warned that there are various + issues with the ath9k RC and minstrel is a more robust algorithm. config ATH9K_HTC tristate "Atheros HTC based wireless cards support" diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile index 2ad8f94..75ee9e7 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile @@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ath9k-y += beacon.o \ antenna.o ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT) += mci.o -ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL) += rc.o +ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_LEGACY_RATE_CONTROL) += rc.o ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_PCI) += pci.o ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_AHB) += ahb.o ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS) += debug.o diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c index db81acc..b8a3a0e 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c @@ -830,7 +830,7 @@ void ath9k_set_hw_capab(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw) sc->ant_rx = hw->wiphy->available_antennas_rx; sc->ant_tx = hw->wiphy->available_antennas_tx; -#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL +#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_LEGACY_RATE_CONTROL hw->rate_control_algorithm = "ath9k_rate_control"; #endif
If you will just delete that code above, then you can compile in both ath9k and minstrel rate controls and select at run-time by twiddling the mac80211 rate control module option. Last I tested there were still advantages to ath9k rate control in our environment, (including when running through an attenuator and over-the-air), so I think it should be left in to keep minstrel honest if nothing else. Thanks, Ben
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h index 267dbfc..b9a8738 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h @@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static inline void ath_debug_stat_retries(struct ath_rate_priv *rc, int rix, } #endif -#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL +#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_LEGACY_RATE_CONTROL int ath_rate_control_register(void); void ath_rate_control_unregister(void); #else
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