From: James Ketrenos <jketreno@linux.intel.com>
To: linux-wireless <linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Specifing rate control algorithm?
Date: Wed, 09 May 2007 16:05:50 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <464253CE.2030504@linux.intel.com> (raw)
ieee80211_init_rate_ctrl_alg is the only function that can select the rate control algorithm by name, and that symbol is not set as EXPORT_SYMBOL.
Currently the stack picks the first one it finds and I can't find a way for the driver or the user to override this behavior (esp. if the rate control algorithm is compiled as a built-in)
Adding EXPORT_SYMBOL for ieee80211_init_rate_ctrl_alg would allow the driver to request the algorithm known to work best with that hardware.
-or-
we can change ieee80211_register_hw() to take a 'name' parameter specifying the rate control algorithm to use. Drivers that don't care can pass NULL and the stack will do what it does now (pick the first algorithm registered with the stack)
Preference?
James
next reply other threads:[~2007-05-09 23:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-05-09 23:05 James Ketrenos [this message]
2007-05-10 11:27 ` Specifing rate control algorithm? Jiri Benc
2007-05-10 15:48 ` Jouni Malinen
2007-05-10 16:00 ` Tomas Winkler
2007-05-10 16:17 ` James Ketrenos
2007-05-10 17:11 ` Johannes Berg
2007-05-10 17:26 ` Jouni Malinen
2007-05-10 19:36 ` jketreno
2007-05-11 11:36 ` Johannes Berg
2007-05-10 17:42 ` Jiri Benc
2007-05-10 20:17 ` jketreno
2007-05-10 19:23 ` Jiri Benc
2007-05-10 22:24 ` Tomas Winkler
2007-05-11 0:12 ` John W. Linville
2007-05-11 8:09 ` Andy Green
2007-05-11 9:07 ` Jeff Garzik
2007-05-11 9:36 ` Andy Green
2007-05-11 14:23 ` Jouni Malinen
2007-05-11 15:04 ` Andy Green
2007-05-11 15:42 ` Jouni Malinen
2007-05-11 10:21 ` Jiri Benc
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