Extend set_coverage_class API in order to enable ACK timeout estimation
algorithm (dynack) passing coverage_class equals to -1 to lower drivers.
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi83@xxxxxxxxx>
---
include/net/mac80211.h | 5 +++--
net/mac80211/cfg.c | 9 +++++++--
net/mac80211/driver-ops.h | 2 +-
net/mac80211/trace.h | 4 ++--
4 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index dae2e24..3a43f66 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -2666,7 +2666,8 @@ enum ieee80211_roc_type {
*
* @set_coverage_class: Set slot time for given coverage class as specified
* in IEEE 802.11-2007 section 17.3.8.6 and modify ACK timeout
- * accordingly. This callback is not required and may sleep.
+ * accordingly; coverage_class equals to -1 to enable ACK timeout
+ * estimation algorithm. This callback is not required and may sleep.
*
* @testmode_cmd: Implement a cfg80211 test mode command. The passed @vif may
* be %NULL. The callback can sleep.
@@ -2950,7 +2951,7 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
int (*get_survey)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, int idx,
struct survey_info *survey);
void (*rfkill_poll)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw);
- void (*set_coverage_class)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, u8 coverage_class);
+ void (*set_coverage_class)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, s16 coverage_class);
#ifdef CONFIG_NL80211_TESTMODE
int (*testmode_cmd)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
void *data, int len);
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index 927b4ea..5927822 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -1984,8 +1984,13 @@ static int ieee80211_set_wiphy_params(struct wiphy *wiphy, u32 changed)
return err;
}
- if (changed & WIPHY_PARAM_COVERAGE_CLASS) {
- err = drv_set_coverage_class(local, wiphy->coverage_class);
+ if ((changed & WIPHY_PARAM_COVERAGE_CLASS) ||
+ (changed & WIPHY_PARAM_DYN_ACK)) {
+ s16 coverage_class;
+
+ coverage_class = (changed & WIPHY_PARAM_COVERAGE_CLASS)
+ ? wiphy->coverage_class : -1;
+ err = drv_set_coverage_class(local, coverage_class);
if (err)
return err;
diff --git a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
index 1142395..196d48c 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/driver-ops.h
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ static inline int drv_set_rts_threshold(struct ieee80211_local *local,
}
static inline int drv_set_coverage_class(struct ieee80211_local *local,
- u8 value)
+ s16 value)
{
int ret = 0;
might_sleep();
diff --git a/net/mac80211/trace.h b/net/mac80211/trace.h
index 02ac535..38fae7e 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/trace.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/trace.h
@@ -672,13 +672,13 @@ DEFINE_EVENT(local_u32_evt, drv_set_rts_threshold,
);
TRACE_EVENT(drv_set_coverage_class,
- TP_PROTO(struct ieee80211_local *local, u8 value),
+ TP_PROTO(struct ieee80211_local *local, s16 value),
TP_ARGS(local, value),
TP_STRUCT__entry(
LOCAL_ENTRY
- __field(u8, value)
+ __field(s16, value)
),
TP_fast_assign(
--
1.9.1
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