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Re: [PATCH 2/2] ath9k: Choose highest rate of MRR based on IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_MINRATE

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On Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 01:32:03PM +0200, Felix Fietkau wrote:
> On 2011-09-29 1:24 PM, Rajkumar Manoharan wrote:
> >Select appropriate rate as highest rate of rate series, if the frame
> >was asked to be sent at minimum rate. For example nullfunc frames
> >either can be sent at HT rates on normal case or at non-HT rates if
> >it is used for connection monitoring.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Rajkumar Manoharan<rmanohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >---
> >  drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c |    4 ++--
> >  1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> Shouldn't the check for IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_MINRATE be in
> rate_control_send_low(), so that it does not have to be repeated in
> every single rate control module?
>
But I donno what could be the side effect of changing rate_control_send_low
as it is used by all drivers. And also if the rate control provide the
minrate, it can be used to update the PER upon tx status. isnt it?

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Rajkumar
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