From: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
There's no rate control algorithm that *doesn't* want to call
it internally, and calling it internally will let us modify
its behaviour in the future.
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@xxxxxxxxx>
---
.../driver-api/80211/mac80211-advanced.rst | 3 ---
drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c | 3 ---
drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c | 4 ----
drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c | 4 ----
drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c | 4 ----
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c | 3 ---
include/net/mac80211.h | 23 -------------------
net/mac80211/rate.c | 13 ++++++-----
net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c | 4 ----
net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c | 3 ---
10 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 57 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/80211/mac80211-advanced.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/80211/mac80211-advanced.rst
index 70a89b2163c2..9f1c5bb7ac35 100644
--- a/Documentation/driver-api/80211/mac80211-advanced.rst
+++ b/Documentation/driver-api/80211/mac80211-advanced.rst
@@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ TBD
.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
:functions: ieee80211_tx_rate_control
-.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h
- :functions: rate_control_send_low
-
TBD
This part of the book describes mac80211 internals.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c
index a697edd46e7f..922f09f7ea3e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c
@@ -646,9 +646,6 @@ il3945_rs_get_rate(void *il_r, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *il_sta,
il_sta = NULL;
}
- if (rate_control_send_low(sta, il_sta, txrc))
- return;
-
rate_mask = sta->supp_rates[sband->band];
/* get user max rate if set */
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c
index 54ff83829afb..946f352fd9a4 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c
@@ -2224,10 +2224,6 @@ il4965_rs_get_rate(void *il_r, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *il_sta,
il_sta = NULL;
}
- /* Send management frames and NO_ACK data using lowest rate. */
- if (rate_control_send_low(sta, il_sta, txrc))
- return;
-
if (!lq_sta)
return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c
index ef4b9de256f7..838e76a5db68 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c
@@ -2731,10 +2731,6 @@ static void rs_get_rate(void *priv_r, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
priv_sta = NULL;
}
- /* Send management frames and NO_ACK data using lowest rate. */
- if (rate_control_send_low(sta, priv_sta, txrc))
- return;
-
rate_idx = lq_sta->last_txrate_idx;
if (lq_sta->last_rate_n_flags & RATE_MCS_HT_MSK) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
index c182821ab22b..9107b1698b0f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
@@ -2960,10 +2960,6 @@ static void rs_drv_get_rate(void *mvm_r, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
mvm_sta = NULL;
}
- /* Send management frames and NO_ACK data using lowest rate. */
- if (rate_control_send_low(sta, mvm_sta, txrc))
- return;
-
if (!mvm_sta)
return;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c
index cf8e42a01015..0c7d74902d33 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c
@@ -173,9 +173,6 @@ static void rtl_get_rate(void *ppriv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
u8 try_per_rate, i, rix;
bool not_data = !ieee80211_is_data(fc);
- if (rate_control_send_low(sta, priv_sta, txrc))
- return;
-
rix = _rtl_rc_get_highest_rix(rtlpriv, sta, skb, not_data);
try_per_rate = 1;
_rtl_rc_rate_set_series(rtlpriv, sta, &rates[0], txrc,
diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 72080d9d617e..9dc98d6d1b4d 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -5951,29 +5951,6 @@ static inline int rate_supported(struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
return (sta == NULL || sta->supp_rates[band] & BIT(index));
}
-/**
- * rate_control_send_low - helper for drivers for management/no-ack frames
- *
- * Rate control algorithms that agree to use the lowest rate to
- * send management frames and NO_ACK data with the respective hw
- * retries should use this in the beginning of their mac80211 get_rate
- * callback. If true is returned the rate control can simply return.
- * If false is returned we guarantee that sta and sta and priv_sta is
- * not null.
- *
- * Rate control algorithms wishing to do more intelligent selection of
- * rate for multicast/broadcast frames may choose to not use this.
- *
- * @sta: &struct ieee80211_sta pointer to the target destination. Note
- * that this may be null.
- * @priv_sta: private rate control structure. This may be null.
- * @txrc: rate control information we sholud populate for mac80211.
- */
-bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
- void *priv_sta,
- struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc);
-
-
static inline s8
rate_lowest_index(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.c b/net/mac80211/rate.c
index 76f303fda3ed..09f89d004a70 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rate.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c
@@ -369,9 +369,8 @@ static void __rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
}
-bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
- void *priv_sta,
- struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc)
+static bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
+ struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc)
{
struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(txrc->skb);
struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband = txrc->sband;
@@ -379,7 +378,7 @@ bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
int mcast_rate;
bool use_basicrate = false;
- if (!pubsta || !priv_sta || rc_no_data_or_no_ack_use_min(txrc)) {
+ if (!pubsta || rc_no_data_or_no_ack_use_min(txrc)) {
__rate_control_send_low(txrc->hw, sband, pubsta, info,
txrc->rate_idx_mask);
@@ -405,7 +404,6 @@ bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta,
}
return false;
}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(rate_control_send_low);
static bool rate_idx_match_legacy_mask(s8 *rate_idx, int n_bitrates, u32 mask)
{
@@ -902,12 +900,15 @@ void rate_control_get_rate(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata,
if (ieee80211_hw_check(&sdata->local->hw, HAS_RATE_CONTROL))
return;
+ if (rate_control_send_low(ista, txrc))
+ return;
+
if (ista) {
spin_lock_bh(&sta->rate_ctrl_lock);
ref->ops->get_rate(ref->priv, ista, priv_sta, txrc);
spin_unlock_bh(&sta->rate_ctrl_lock);
} else {
- ref->ops->get_rate(ref->priv, NULL, NULL, txrc);
+ rate_control_send_low(NULL, txrc);
}
if (ieee80211_hw_check(&sdata->local->hw, SUPPORTS_RC_TABLE))
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
index a34e9c2ca626..ee86c3333999 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
@@ -340,10 +340,6 @@ minstrel_get_rate(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
int delta;
int sampling_ratio;
- /* management/no-ack frames do not use rate control */
- if (rate_control_send_low(sta, priv_sta, txrc))
- return;
-
/* check multi-rate-retry capabilities & adjust lookaround_rate */
mrr_capable = mp->has_mrr &&
!txrc->rts &&
diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
index 8b168724c5e7..da18c6fb6c1d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
@@ -1098,9 +1098,6 @@ minstrel_ht_get_rate(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
int sample_idx;
- if (rate_control_send_low(sta, priv_sta, txrc))
- return;
-
if (!msp->is_ht)
return mac80211_minstrel.get_rate(priv, sta, &msp->legacy, txrc);
--
2.17.2
