Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [RFCv2 2/6] mac80211: add new RC API to retrieve expected throughput

Antonio Quartulli
2014-04-10T15:46:51Z

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On 08/04/14 12:03, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Sun, 2014-03-30 at 22:35 +0200, Antonio Quartulli wrote:
>> From: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@open-mesh.com>
>>
>> In order to make get_station() export the expected
>> throughput, we need a new API which extracts such
>> information from the Rate Control algorithm.
>> Therefore add the get_expected_throughput() member
>> to the rate_control_ops structure.
>
> What about drivers with HW rate control?
>

True, they do not implement the rate_control_ops API.

Therefore, as discussed on IRC, I need to move this new API at the
mac80211 level, so that each driver can implement it the way it prefer.

Cheers,

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Antonio Quartulli

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