@@ -91,13 +91,17 @@ config ATH9K_MAC_DEBUG
This option enables collection of statistics for Rx/Tx status
data and some other MAC related statistics
-config ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL
+config ATH9K_LEGACY_RATE_CONTROL
bool "Atheros ath9k rate control"
depends on ATH9K
- default y
+ default n
---help---
Say Y, if you want to use the ath9k specific rate control
- module instead of minstrel_ht.
+ module instead of minstrel_ht. Be warned that there are various
+ issues with the ath9k RC and minstrel is a more robust algorithm.
+ Note that even if this option is selected, "ath9k_rate_control"
+ has to be passed to mac80211 using the module parameter,
+ ieee80211_default_rc_algo.
config ATH9K_HTC
tristate "Atheros HTC based wireless cards support"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ath9k-y += beacon.o \
antenna.o
ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT) += mci.o
-ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL) += rc.o
+ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_LEGACY_RATE_CONTROL) += rc.o
ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_PCI) += pci.o
ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_AHB) += ahb.o
ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS) += debug.o
@@ -816,10 +816,6 @@ void ath9k_set_hw_capab(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
sc->ant_rx = hw->wiphy->available_antennas_rx;
sc->ant_tx = hw->wiphy->available_antennas_tx;
-#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL
- hw->rate_control_algorithm = "ath9k_rate_control";
-#endif
-
if (sc->sc_ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_2GHZ)
hw->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ] =
&sc->sbands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ];
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static inline void ath_debug_stat_retries(struct ath_rate_priv *rc, int rix,
}
#endif
-#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_LEGACY_RATE_CONTROL
int ath_rate_control_register(void);
void ath_rate_control_unregister(void);
#else
This is a note to let you know that I have just added a patch titled ath9k: Use minstrel rate control by default to the linux-3.8.y-queue branch of the 3.8.y.z extended stable tree which can be found at: http://kernel.ubuntu.com/git?p=ubuntu/linux.git;a=shortlog;h=refs/heads/linux-3.8.y-queue This patch is scheduled to be released in version 3.8.13.3. If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to this tree, please reply to this email. For more information about the 3.8.y.z tree, see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Kernel/Dev/ExtendedStable Thanks. -Kamal ------ From 0c5b2f642727e154c22a640cddd159bab9a5775f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sujith Manoharan <c_manoha@qca.qualcomm.com> Date: Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:06:29 +0530 Subject: ath9k: Use minstrel rate control by default commit 5efac94999ff218e0101f67a059e44abb4b0b523 upstream. The ath9k rate control algorithm has various architectural issues that make it a poor fit in scenarios like congested environments etc. An example: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=927191 Change the default to minstrel which is more robust in such cases. The ath9k RC code is left in the driver for now, maybe it can be removed altogether later on. Cc: Jouni Malinen <jouni@qca.qualcomm.com> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Sujith Manoharan <c_manoha@qca.qualcomm.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com> Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@canonical.com> --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig | 10 +++++++--- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile | 2 +- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c | 4 ---- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h | 2 +- 4 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-) -- 1.8.1.2