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Re: [PATCH] ath10k: add set_bitrate_mask callback

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On 23 December 2013 08:01, Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Janusz Dziedzic <janusz.dziedzic@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> Add set_bitrate_mask callback. Currently
>> ath10k HW is limited to handle only single
>> fixed rate setting or limit number of used
>> spatial streams.
>>
>> Example:
>> iw wlanX set bitrates legacy-5 ht-mcs-5 vht-mcs-5 2:9
>> will setup VHT, nss=2, mcs=9
>>
>> iw wlanX set bitrates legacy-5 18 ht-mcs-5 vht-mcs-5
>> will setup legacy, 18Mbps
>>
>> iw wlanX set bitrates legacy-5 ht-mcs-5 3 vht-mcs-5
>> will setup HT, nss=1, mcs=3
>>
>> iw wlanX set bitrate legacy-5 ht-mcs-5 vht-mcs-5 1:0-9
>> will setup nss=1
>>
>> iw wlanX set bitrate legacy-5 ht-mcs-5 vht-mcs-5 1:0-9 2:0-9
>> will setup nss=2
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Janusz Dziedzic <janusz.dziedzic@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> I see a new warning with this patch:
>
> ath10k/mac.c:3593:52: error: unknown field name in initializer
>
Will fix this.

>> Depends on, nl80211: add VHT support for set_bitrate_mask
>
> Good, I need to always know this. I now merged wireless-next to ath-next
> to get the dependency included.
>
>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.h
>> @@ -3003,6 +3003,24 @@ struct wmi_vdev_install_key_arg {
>>       const void *key_data;
>>  };
>>
>> +/*
>> + * CCK:  0 - 11Mbps, 1 - 5,5Mbps, 2 - 2Mbps, 3 - 1Mbps,
>> + *       4 - 11Mbps (s), 5 - 5,5Mbps (s), 6 - 2Mbps (s)
>> + * OFDM: 0 - 48Mbps, 1 - 24Mbps, 2 - 12Mbps, 3 - 6Mbps,
>> + *       4 - 54Mbps, 5 - 36Mbps, 6 - 18Mbps, 7 - 9Mbps
>> + * HT/VHT: MCS index
>> + */
>> +struct wmi_vdev_fixed_rate {
>> +     union {
>> +             u8 rate;
>> +             struct {
>> +                     u8 preamble:2, /* %WMI_RATE_PREAMBLE_ */
>> +                        nss:2,
>> +                        rate_mcs:4; /* see above */
>> +             } __packed;
>> +     } __packed;
>> +} __packed;
>
> Bitfields are frowned upon in kernel, better to use SM() and MS().
>
I don't use them, just put as a documentation.
Will add note that this bitfields should not be used.

BR
Janusz
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