Re: [PATCH] iwlwifi: select proper rate control algorithm

[Zhu Yi <yi.zhu@intel.com>]

On Sun, 2007-10-28 at 14:53 +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:
> Prior to this patch, iwlwifi would always use the first
> registered rate control algorithm which, depending on system
> setup, could be anything. After the mac80211 patch to make
> the simple algorithm built-in, it would always be simple.
> 
> This has always been a bug in iwlwifi.
> 
> This fixes it by requesting that mac80211 selects the right
> rate control algorithm.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
> 
> ---
> Untested, and the iwlwifi base code that registers rate control
> algorithms is a *total* mess. They should only be registered once at
> module load rather than at hardware probe time! Hence, I have no idea
> whether this will suffice or if rate control algorithm initialisation
> has to be rewritten.
> 
>  drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c |    2 ++
>  drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl4965-base.c |    2 ++
>  2 files changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> ---
> linux-2.6.orig/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c  2007-10-28
> 14:31:02.845330022 +0100
> +++
> linux-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c       2007-10-28
> 14:31:54.255349989 +0100
> @@ -8317,6 +8317,8 @@ static int iwl_pci_probe(struct pci_dev 
>         }
>         SET_IEEE80211_DEV(hw, &pdev->dev);
>  
> +       hw->rate_control_algorithm = "iwl-3945-rs";
> +

Which mac80211.h has this field added? wireless-2.6 doesn't seem to have
this support yet.

Thanks,
-yi