Re: ieee80211 phy0: rt2x00queue_write_tx_frame: Error - Dropping frame due to full tx queue...?

[Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@redhat.com>]

Hi Mathias 

> sorry for the delayed testing. I had to create a new test setup
> first, fought with buggy hardware and was busy with other stuff.

Thanks for doing it.

> The two attached patches are causing a performance regression for me again:
> 
> OpenWrt head (forced HT40, 100Mbit wired interface)
> 
> wireless (iperf client) to wired (iperf server)
>   Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
>     0.00-60.00  sec   584 MBytes  81.6 Mbits/sec  666           sender
>     0.00-60.00  sec   584 MBytes  81.6 Mbits/sec                receiver
> 
> wired (iperf client) to wireless (iperf server)
>   Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
>     0.00-60.00  sec   620 MBytes  86.7 Mbits/sec   33           sender
>     0.00-60.00  sec   617 MBytes  86.2 Mbits/sec                receiver
> 
> 
> 
> OpenWrt head (forced HT40, 100Mbit wired interface)
>   + rt2800_change_rx_ampdu_factor.patch
>   + rt2800_change_ba_size.patch
> 
> wireless (iperf client) to wired (iperf server)
>   Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
>     0.00-60.00  sec   356 MBytes  49.8 Mbits/sec    6           sender
>     0.00-60.00  sec   356 MBytes  49.7 Mbits/sec                receiver
> 
> wired (iperf client) to wireless (iperf server)
>   Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
>     0.00-60.00  sec   627 MBytes  87.7 Mbits/sec    5           sender
>     0.00-60.00  sec   626 MBytes  87.5 Mbits/sec                receiver
> 
> 
> Due to the regression I haven't tested your ampdu_density patch so
> far. Let me hear if you want to see more tests done.

Could you test just RX AMPDU patches, i.e.

rt2800_change_rx_ampdu_factor.patch
rt2800_change_rx_ampdu_density.patch

I have somewhat positive results on RX performance on some devices
with those. Perhaps you could confirm that :-)

Regards
Stanislaw