Johannes Berg wrote: > > HT frames for aggregation enabled STAs are processed in the TX completion path, so > > they are buffered. > > But couldn't non-HT frames be buffered similarly? Maybe I'm missing one > of the finer points of the 11n draft? Probably because 11n aggregation have more rigorous timing requirements between frames. > > Makes sense, ath9k currently has a similar set of functions ( pausing/resuming TIDs). > > How would the pending frames for each TID be managed ? > > Will the driver be able to pull them as and when needed or would mac80211 > > push them down on checking if the TID is awake ? > > I guess there's no clear answer here. How about "whichever you want"? > Though I think I prefer pushing them down as that makes the model easier > to understand. It probably also makes the Intel case easier to > implement. A way to pull down buffered frames for each TID (like ieee80211_get_buffered_bc() ) would be really useful for ath9k. Sujith -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
