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From: Larry Finger <larry.finger@lwfinger.net>
To: Johannes Berg <johannes@sipsolutions.net>
Cc: Jiri Benc <jbenc@suse.cz>,
	linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
	Michael Wu <flamingice@sourmilk.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: rc80211_lowest, a dumb rate control algorithm
Date: Fri, 08 Jun 2007 07:27:21 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46694B29.4060304@lwfinger.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1181293589.6533.25.camel@johannes.berg>

Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Fri, 2007-06-08 at 10:59 +0200, Jiri Benc wrote:
> 
>>> I do not think this particular rate control algorithm is needed. A patch has been submitted that 
>>> will allow the user to use the SIOCSIWRATE ioctl to lock in a rate. In addition, a patch that 
>>> changes rc80211_simple to set the initial rate to the lowest supported value has also been 
>>> submitted. With these two alternatives, everything that this proposed module does is supported in 
>>> other ways.
>> Ok.
> 
> Actually, I'd vote for having this rate control algorithm anyway because
> it's basically a rate control algorithm template you can copy and
> modify. rc80211_simple is quite a bit more sophisticated over that.
> 
> johannes

If the comments include the idea that this is an template for the rate control mechanism, I withdraw 
my objection.

Larry


  reply	other threads:[~2007-06-08 12:27 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-06-02 18:51 [PATCH] mac80211: Add module parameter for setting initial rate in rc80211_simple Larry Finger
2007-06-03 10:33 ` Olivier Cornu
2007-06-03 10:45   ` Michael Buesch
2007-06-03 10:50     ` stefano.brivio
2007-06-03 19:14     ` Larry Finger
2007-06-03 18:51   ` Larry Finger
2007-06-04 11:44 ` Johannes Berg
2007-06-04 17:36 ` James Ketrenos
2007-06-04 18:05   ` James Ketrenos
2007-06-05 12:40     ` Larry Finger
2007-06-07 20:19 ` Jiri Benc
2007-06-07 20:21   ` [PATCH] mac80211: allow changing of rate control algorithm Jiri Benc
2007-06-07 20:22     ` [PATCH] mac80211: rc80211_lowest, a dumb " Jiri Benc
2007-06-07 20:54       ` Jouni Malinen
2007-06-07 21:06         ` Jiri Benc
2007-06-08  0:50       ` Larry Finger
2007-06-08  8:59         ` Jiri Benc
2007-06-08  9:04           ` Johannes Berg
2007-06-08  9:06           ` Johannes Berg
2007-06-08 12:27             ` Larry Finger [this message]
2007-06-07 21:22   ` [PATCH] mac80211: Add module parameter for setting initial rate in rc80211_simple Larry Finger
2007-06-07 22:19     ` Jiri Benc

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