From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mtiwmhc12.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.116]:58761 "EHLO mtiwmhc12.worldnet.att.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756518AbXHGPrm (ORCPT ); Tue, 7 Aug 2007 11:47:42 -0400 Message-ID: <46B8941C.5020807@lwfinger.net> Date: Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:47:40 -0500 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Michael Buesch CC: John Linville , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de Subject: Re: [PATCH] bcm43xx-mac80211: Make hwpctl optional (disabled by default) References: <200708071733.11986.mb@bu3sch.de> In-Reply-To: <200708071733.11986.mb@bu3sch.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Michael Buesch wrote: > This patch makes hardware power control optional through > a module parameter, which is disabled by default. > Hardware power control is broken, so we will drive with software > based power control. > > Signed-off-by: Michael Buesch ACK: Larry Finger > > -- > > John, please apply to wireless-dev. > With this patch we come into the region where we might consider > going into production with bcm43xx-mac80211. > The mac80211 rc algorithm is able to auto-scale up to 54M on > my 4306 and the 4318(!). > So the major TX problems seem mostly gone with this. > > I am going to do more small patches that optimize software > power adjustment and so on later. But the major stuff should > be fixed. I get auto-scaling to 54M on my 4311 as well. I agree that bcm43xx-mac80211 is now ready to start the process of getting it into mainstream in the 2.6.24 or -25 cycle. Any changes required by the reviewers will be mirrored in the bcm4301 code. It certainly looks as if we will be free of softmac very soon. Larry