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Re: [RFC] mac80211: add rate to ieee80211_tx_status

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On Feb 4, 2008 4:25 PM, Johannes Berg <johannes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Tomas Winkler wrote:
>
> > I think we should also remove ieee80211_tx_control from
> > ieee80211_tx_status.
>
> Not sure. Where is it used?

Let's try, if it's break we won't be in worst situation then now :)

>
> > Maybe we should add blob to tx_status let say of skb->cb[] size and
> > field for rate scale algorithm version/name.  Otherwise we will be
> > inventing API for each rate scale algorithm...
>
> I disagree, we should have something generic enough to allow some sort of
> "capability negotiation" between the driver and the rate control
> algorithm, otherwise we could just remove rate control algorithms
> completely and internalize them into drivers (with some "helper" functions
> for those who don't want to write their own)... Which I'm sure you might
> actually like but I don't ;)

So Felix how many rates do you need for each packet?

Thanks
Tomas



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