When we did the original tests for the optimal value of sk_pacing_shift, we came up with 6 ms of buffering as the default. Sadly, 6 is not a power of two, so when picking the shift value I erred on the size of less buffering and picked 4 ms instead of 8. This was probably wrong; those 2 ms of extra buffering makes a larger difference than I thought. So, change the default pacing shift to 7, which corresponds to 8 ms of buffering. The point of diminishing returns really kicks in after 8 ms, and so having this as a default should cut down on the need for extensive per-device testing and overrides needed in the drivers. Signed-off-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@xxxxxxxxxx> --- net/mac80211/main.c | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/mac80211/main.c b/net/mac80211/main.c index 5055aeba5c5a..800e67615e2a 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/main.c +++ b/net/mac80211/main.c @@ -617,13 +617,13 @@ struct ieee80211_hw *ieee80211_alloc_hw_nm(size_t priv_data_len, * We need a bit of data queued to build aggregates properly, so * instruct the TCP stack to allow more than a single ms of data * to be queued in the stack. The value is a bit-shift of 1 - * second, so 8 is ~4ms of queued data. Only affects local TCP + * second, so 7 is ~8ms of queued data. Only affects local TCP * sockets. * This is the default, anyhow - drivers may need to override it * for local reasons (longer buffers, longer completion time, or * similar). */ - local->hw.tx_sk_pacing_shift = 8; + local->hw.tx_sk_pacing_shift = 7; /* set up some defaults */ local->hw.queues = 1; -- 2.20.1
