On Thu, Dec 9, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Bob Copeland <me@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Dec 09, 2010 at 10:21:34AM +0100, Helmut Schaa wrote: >> On Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 10:53 PM, Jonathan Guerin <jonathan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > I only seem to have Minstrel as the only available Rate Control >> > algorithm in my kernel config? >> >> PID is only selectable on embedded platforms: >> >> config MAC80211_RC_PID >> bool "PID controller based rate control algorithm" if EMBEDDED >> >> Just remove the "if EMBEDDED" from net/mac8011/Kconfig and retry. > > For what it's worth, I tested pid and minstrel a while ago with a > modified mac80211_hwsim, and found minstrel to be quite a bit better > at rate adaptation. So while it may be worth testing out for this > particular use case, minstrel is probably the way to go in general. So, while I say this with no idea how to do it, might it be worth fixing Minstrel so that it adheres to mac80211's maximum retry values? Cheers, Jonathan > > -- > Bob Copeland %% www.bobcopeland.com > > -- 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
