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Re: [PATCH 1/2] rtl8xxxu: unset the hw capability HAS_RATE_CONTROL

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chris.chiu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx writes:

> From: Chris Chiu <chris.chiu@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> The HAS_RATE_CONTROL hw capability needs to be unset for the rate
> control of mac80211 to work. Since the ieee80211_start_tx_ba_session
> is started by the method .get_rate of rate_control_ops. We need to
> unset it so the ampdu can be handled by mac80211.

The commit log is not really describing in detail _why_ you are doing
this. Switching the rate control from hardware/firmware to mac80211 is a
major change and I want to see a good explanation why this is the right
thing to do and does not cause any regressions.

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