Hi, Regarding streams used in Minstrel RC, I found that in "net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.h", at line 16, there is "#define MINSTREL_MAX_STREAMS 3", that sets the number of streams for minstrel RC. Now can someone help to pass this onto debugfs, so that we can change from 3 streams to 2 streams at runtime like the rx_chainmask. I tried creating a u8 stream_number and struct dentry *dbg_stream_number in the header file, then a debugfs_create_u8 in the c file. Then used it to redefine MINSTREL_MAX_STREAMS, but when I tested this I got errors, therefore, can anyone kindly share a patch to do this correctly. Thanks in advance On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 3:57 PM, Mohammed Shafi wrote: > On Wed, Jun 22, 2011 at 6:12 PM, Fred Matthews wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> I used that command to disable the third antenna, and applied it to both AP >> and STA AR9380 NICs. >> I then performed an IPerf test between both and then captured the statistics >> from the sender, (below) . >> You can see that in rc_stats (minstrel), the rate control actually >> "attempts" sending on 3 stream MCSs (16-23) around 256 times each. > > just a guess. as we are changing the chain mask via debugfs and there > may be a chance we may not have informed the minstrel rate control > which is maintained in upper layer(mac80211) and it might be taking > what we have configured the chain masks while we had initialized the > device and i have very little idea about ministrel rate control > >> >> Is there any way to prevent the RC from even attempting those rates, as if I >> where to fully imitate an AR9280, it shouldnt attempt at those MCSs. > > may be we can try with ath9k rate control, and see what happens which > is within the ath9k driver and affects xmit.c and it may have been > informed of the chain mask change. > >> >> Can Susinders comments also be detailed. >> >> Thanks in advance >> >> # cat /sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phy0/netdev\:wlan0/stations/00\MAC/ >> >> AUTH >> ASSOC >> AUTHORIZED >> WME >> ht supported >> cap: 0x11ce >> HT20/HT40 >> SM Power Save disabled >> RX HT40 SGI >> TX STBC >> RX STBC 1-stream >> Max AMSDU length: 7935 bytes >> DSSS/CCK HT40 >> ampdu factor/density: 3/6 >> MCS mask: ff ff ff 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 >> MCS tx params: 1 >> 792 >> 150 ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff 60 ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff ffff >> a40 >> -77 >> 0 >> type rate throughput ewma prob this prob this succ/attempt >> success attempts >> HT20/LGI MCS0 6.6 99.9 100.0 0( 0) 163 >> 230 >> HT20/LGI MCS1 13.1 100.0 100.0 0( 0) 75 >> 75 >> HT20/LGI MCS2 19.3 100.0 100.0 0( 0) 252 >> 252 >> HT20/LGI MCS3 25.4 100.0 100.0 0( 0) 75 >> 75 >> HT20/LGI MCS4 36.2 97.5 100.0 0( 0) 413 >> 474 >> HT20/LGI MCS5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 76 >> HT20/LGI MCS6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 80 >> HT20/LGI MCS7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT20/LGI MCS8 13.1 100.0 100.0 0( 0) 75 >> 75 >> HT20/LGI MCS9 25.4 100.0 100.0 0( 0) 70 >> 70 >> HT20/LGI MCS10 34.2 92.2 100.0 0( 0) 79 >> 82 >> HT20/LGI MCS11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 76 >> HT20/LGI MCS12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT20/LGI MCS13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT20/LGI MCS14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT20/LGI MCS15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT20/LGI MCS16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 75 >> HT20/LGI MCS17 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 68 >> HT20/LGI MCS18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 85 >> HT20/LGI MCS19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 257 >> HT20/LGI MCS20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT20/LGI MCS21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT20/LGI MCS22 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT20/LGI MCS23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/LGI MCS0 13.6 100.0 100.0 0( 0) 75 >> 75 >> HT40/LGI MCS1 26.5 100.0 100.0 0( 0) 72 >> 72 >> HT40/LGI MCS2 38.3 100.0 100.0 0( 0) 73 >> 73 >> HT40/LGI MCS3 49.7 99.9 100.0 0( 0) 70 >> 73 >> HT40/LGI MCS4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 10 >> 1220 >> HT40/LGI MCS5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/LGI MCS6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/LGI MCS7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/LGI MCS8 26.2 98.9 100.0 0( 0) 73 >> 74 >> HT40/LGI MCS9 49.3 99.2 100.0 0( 0) 67 >> 69 >> HT40/LGI MCS10 20.5 28.9 0.0 0( 0) 14 >> 255 >> HT40/LGI MCS11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 257 >> HT40/LGI MCS12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/LGI MCS13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/LGI MCS14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/LGI MCS15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/LGI MCS16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 74 >> HT40/LGI MCS17 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/LGI MCS18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 255 >> HT40/LGI MCS19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/LGI MCS20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/LGI MCS21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/LGI MCS22 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/LGI MCS23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/SGI MCS0 15.1 100.0 100.0 0( 0) 70 >> 70 >> HT40/SGI MCS1 29.2 100.0 100.0 0( 0) 72 >> 72 >> HT40/SGI t MCS2 38.5 91.3 100.0 0( 0) 81 >> 83 >> HT40/SGI PMCS3 54.3 99.5 100.0 0( 0) 66536 >> 67803 >> HT40/SGI MCS4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/SGI MCS5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/SGI MCS6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/SGI MCS7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/SGI MCS8 29.2 100.0 100.0 0( 0) 67 >> 67 >> HT40/SGI T MCS9 54.6 99.9 100.0 0( 0) 310227 >> 312339 >> HT40/SGI MCS10 22.7 29.3 100.0 0( 0) 14 >> 46.8 Mbits/sec 255 >> HT40/SGI MCS11 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/SGI MCS12 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 255 >> HT40/SGI MCS13 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/SGI MCS14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/SGI MCS15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/SGI MCS16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 68 >> HT40/SGI MCS17 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/SGI MCS18 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 255 >> HT40/SGI MCS19 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/SGI MCS20 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/SGI MCS21 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/SGI MCS22 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> HT40/SGI MCS23 0.0 0.0 0.0 0( 0) 0 >> 256 >> >> Total packet count:: ideal 365056 lookaround 13702 >> Average A-MPDU length: 5.4 >> >>> Date: Tue, 21 Jun 2011 14:25:36 +0530 >>> Subject: Re: [ath9k-devel] Disabling the third antenna for AR9380 in ath9k >>> From: shafi.wireless@xxxxxxxxx >>> To: fredmm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> CC: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; >>> ath9k-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; ath9k-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; >>> susinder@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> >>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 2:07 AM, Fred Matthews >>> wrote: >>> > Hi all, >>> > I am installing the AR9380 NIC on laptops, but some only have two UFL >>> > connectors, and thus I was wondering if using only two of the UFL >>> > antenna >>> > ports will have any negative effect or difference than installing a 2x2 >>> > NIC >>> > (AR9280 for example which has only 2 ports anyway). Please kindly >>> > explain >>> > with references if possible. >>> > Also for example is there anyway to disable transmission on the third >>> > UFL >>> > port (antenna) from ath9k or otherwise. >>> > Thank you all very much >>> >>> you can change the tx/rx chainmask for 3x3 AR9380 to disable >>> transmission on the third antenna >>> cd /sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phy0/ath9k# echo 0x3 > tx_chainmask >>> cd /sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phy0/ath9k# echo 0x3 > rx_chainmask >>> >>> after this, ideally it should operate as 2x2 device as per Susinders >>> comments. but if you got AR9280 please try to use that if 2 antenna is >>> the constraint. >>> >>> >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > ath9k-devel mailing list >>> > ath9k-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>> > https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel >>> > >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> -- -- 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
