[RFC 1/2] mac80211: add private driver flags and ampdu length to tx info

[RFC 1/2] mac80211: add private driver flags and ampdu length to tx info

[Felix Fietkau]

Some drivers may want to store a few flags of their own in the tx 
info. Also it is useful for 11n rate control to know the total number
of aggregated frames in an AMPDU, not just the ones that were acked.
Use two previously unused padding bytes to store those two values

Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
---

--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_rate {
  * @flags: transmit info flags, defined above
  * @band: the band to transmit on (use for checking for races)
  * @antenna_sel_tx: antenna to use, 0 for automatic diversity
+ * @driver_flags: flags for internal driver use
  * @pad: padding, ignore
  * @control: union for control data
  * @status: union for status data
@@ -404,7 +405,8 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_info {
 	u8 antenna_sel_tx;
 
 	/* 2 byte hole */
-	u8 pad[2];
+	u8 driver_flags;
+	u8 ampdu_len;
 
 	union {
 		struct {

[RFC 2/2] ath9k: get rid of tx_info_priv

[Felix Fietkau]

This patch removes the need for separately allocated private tx info
data in ath9k and brings the driver one small step closer to using the
mac80211 rate control API properly.

Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
---

--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/common.h
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ struct ath_buf {
 	u16 bf_flags;
 	struct ath_buf_state bf_state;
 	dma_addr_t bf_dmacontext;
+	struct ath_wiphy *aphy;
 };
 
 struct ath_atx_tid {
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h
@@ -167,24 +167,18 @@ struct ath_rate_priv {
 	struct ath_rate_softc *asc;
 };
 
+#define ATH_TX_INFO_FRAME_TYPE_INTERNAL	(1 << 0)
+#define ATH_TX_INFO_FRAME_TYPE_PAUSE	(1 << 1)
+#define ATH_TX_INFO_UPDATE_RC		(1 << 2)
+#define ATH_TX_INFO_XRETRY		(1 << 3)
+#define ATH_TX_INFO_UNDERRUN		(1 << 4)
+
 enum ath9k_internal_frame_type {
 	ATH9K_NOT_INTERNAL,
 	ATH9K_INT_PAUSE,
 	ATH9K_INT_UNPAUSE
 };
 
-struct ath_tx_info_priv {
-	struct ath_wiphy *aphy;
-	struct ath_tx_status tx;
-	int n_frames;
-	int n_bad_frames;
-	bool update_rc;
-	enum ath9k_internal_frame_type frame_type;
-};
-
-#define ATH_TX_INFO_PRIV(tx_info) \
-	((struct ath_tx_info_priv *)((tx_info)->rate_driver_data[0]))
-
 void ath_rate_attach(struct ath_softc *sc);
 u8 ath_rate_findrateix(struct ath_softc *sc, u8 dot11_rate);
 int ath_rate_control_register(void);
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/virtual.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/virtual.c
@@ -338,13 +338,11 @@ void ath9k_wiphy_chan_work(struct work_s
 void ath9k_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct ath_wiphy *aphy = hw->priv;
-	struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
-	struct ath_tx_info_priv *tx_info_priv = ATH_TX_INFO_PRIV(tx_info);
 
-	if (tx_info_priv && tx_info_priv->frame_type == ATH9K_INT_PAUSE &&
+	if ((tx_info->driver_flags & ATH_TX_INFO_FRAME_TYPE_PAUSE) &&
 	    aphy->state == ATH_WIPHY_PAUSING) {
-		if (!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK)) {
+		if (!(tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK)) {
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "ath9k: %s: no ACK for pause "
 			       "frame\n", wiphy_name(hw->wiphy));
 			/*
@@ -363,9 +361,6 @@ void ath9k_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw
 		}
 	}
 
-	kfree(tx_info_priv);
-	tx_info->rate_driver_data[0] = NULL;
-
 	dev_kfree_skb(skb);
 }
 
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ static struct ath_buf* ath_clone_txbuf(s
 
 	ATH_TXBUF_RESET(tbf);
 
+	tbf->aphy = bf->aphy;
 	tbf->bf_mpdu = bf->bf_mpdu;
 	tbf->bf_buf_addr = bf->bf_buf_addr;
 	*(tbf->bf_desc) = *(bf->bf_desc);
@@ -270,7 +271,6 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_aggr(struct 
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw;
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info;
-	struct ath_tx_info_priv *tx_info_priv;
 	struct ath_atx_tid *tid = NULL;
 	struct ath_buf *bf_next, *bf_last = bf->bf_lastbf;
 	struct ath_desc *ds = bf_last->bf_desc;
@@ -284,8 +284,7 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_aggr(struct 
 	hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
 
 	tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
-	tx_info_priv = (struct ath_tx_info_priv *) tx_info->rate_driver_data[0];
-	hw = tx_info_priv->aphy->hw;
+	hw = bf->aphy->hw;
 
 	rcu_read_lock();
 
@@ -464,7 +463,6 @@ static u32 ath_lookup_rate(struct ath_so
 	struct sk_buff *skb;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rates;
-	struct ath_tx_info_priv *tx_info_priv;
 	u32 max_4ms_framelen, frmlen;
 	u16 aggr_limit, legacy = 0;
 	int i;
@@ -472,7 +470,6 @@ static u32 ath_lookup_rate(struct ath_so
 	skb = bf->bf_mpdu;
 	tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	rates = tx_info->control.rates;
-	tx_info_priv = (struct ath_tx_info_priv *)tx_info->rate_driver_data[0];
 
 	/*
 	 * Find the lowest frame length among the rate series that will have a
@@ -1560,21 +1557,26 @@ static int ath_tx_setup_buffer(struct ie
 	struct ath_softc *sc = aphy->sc;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
-	struct ath_tx_info_priv *tx_info_priv;
 	int hdrlen;
 	__le16 fc;
 
-	tx_info_priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*tx_info_priv), GFP_ATOMIC);
-	if (unlikely(!tx_info_priv))
-		return -ENOMEM;
-	tx_info->rate_driver_data[0] = tx_info_priv;
-	tx_info_priv->aphy = aphy;
-	tx_info_priv->frame_type = txctl->frame_type;
+	tx_info->driver_flags = 0;
+	switch (txctl->frame_type) {
+	case ATH9K_NOT_INTERNAL:
+		break;
+	case ATH9K_INT_PAUSE:
+		tx_info->driver_flags |= ATH_TX_INFO_FRAME_TYPE_PAUSE;
+		/* fall through */
+	case ATH9K_INT_UNPAUSE:
+		tx_info->driver_flags |= ATH_TX_INFO_FRAME_TYPE_INTERNAL;
+		break;
+	}
 	hdrlen = ieee80211_get_hdrlen_from_skb(skb);
 	fc = hdr->frame_control;
 
 	ATH_TXBUF_RESET(bf);
 
+	bf->aphy = aphy;
 	bf->bf_frmlen = skb->len + FCS_LEN - (hdrlen & 3);
 
 	if (conf_is_ht(&hw->conf) && !is_pae(skb))
@@ -1599,8 +1601,6 @@ static int ath_tx_setup_buffer(struct ie
 					   skb->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
 	if (unlikely(dma_mapping_error(sc->dev, bf->bf_dmacontext))) {
 		bf->bf_mpdu = NULL;
-		kfree(tx_info_priv);
-		tx_info->rate_driver_data[0] = NULL;
 		ath_print(ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah), ATH_DBG_FATAL,
 			  "dma_mapping_error() on TX\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1781,27 +1781,17 @@ exit:
 /*****************/
 
 static void ath_tx_complete(struct ath_softc *sc, struct sk_buff *skb,
-			    int tx_flags)
+			    struct ath_wiphy *aphy, int tx_flags)
 {
 	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = sc->hw;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
-	struct ath_tx_info_priv *tx_info_priv = ATH_TX_INFO_PRIV(tx_info);
 	struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah);
 	int hdrlen, padsize;
-	int frame_type = ATH9K_NOT_INTERNAL;
 
 	ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_XMIT, "TX complete: skb: %p\n", skb);
 
-	if (tx_info_priv) {
-		hw = tx_info_priv->aphy->hw;
-		frame_type = tx_info_priv->frame_type;
-	}
-
-	if (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK ||
-	    tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_TX_FILTERED) {
-		kfree(tx_info_priv);
-		tx_info->rate_driver_data[0] = NULL;
-	}
+	if (aphy)
+		hw = aphy->hw;
 
 	if (tx_flags & ATH_TX_BAR)
 		tx_info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_STAT_AMPDU_NO_BACK;
@@ -1833,10 +1823,10 @@ static void ath_tx_complete(struct ath_s
 					SC_OP_WAIT_FOR_TX_ACK));
 	}
 
-	if (frame_type == ATH9K_NOT_INTERNAL)
-		ieee80211_tx_status(hw, skb);
-	else
+	if (tx_info->driver_flags & ATH_TX_INFO_FRAME_TYPE_INTERNAL)
 		ath9k_tx_status(hw, skb);
+	else
+		ieee80211_tx_status(hw, skb);
 }
 
 static void ath_tx_complete_buf(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_buf *bf,
@@ -1859,7 +1849,7 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_buf(struct a
 	}
 
 	dma_unmap_single(sc->dev, bf->bf_dmacontext, skb->len, DMA_TO_DEVICE);
-	ath_tx_complete(sc, skb, tx_flags);
+	ath_tx_complete(sc, skb, bf->aphy, tx_flags);
 	ath_debug_stat_tx(sc, txq, bf);
 
 	/*
@@ -1907,8 +1897,7 @@ static void ath_tx_rc_status(struct ath_
 	struct sk_buff *skb = bf->bf_mpdu;
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
-	struct ath_tx_info_priv *tx_info_priv = ATH_TX_INFO_PRIV(tx_info);
-	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = tx_info_priv->aphy->hw;
+	struct ieee80211_hw *hw = bf->aphy->hw;
 	u8 i, tx_rateindex;
 
 	if (txok)
@@ -1917,17 +1906,22 @@ static void ath_tx_rc_status(struct ath_
 	tx_rateindex = ds->ds_txstat.ts_rateindex;
 	WARN_ON(tx_rateindex >= hw->max_rates);
 
-	tx_info_priv->update_rc = update_rc;
+	if (update_rc)
+		tx_info->driver_flags |= ATH_TX_INFO_UPDATE_RC;
 	if (ds->ds_txstat.ts_status & ATH9K_TXERR_FILT)
 		tx_info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_STAT_TX_FILTERED;
 
 	if ((ds->ds_txstat.ts_status & ATH9K_TXERR_FILT) == 0 &&
 	    (bf->bf_flags & ATH9K_TXDESC_NOACK) == 0 && update_rc) {
 		if (ieee80211_is_data(hdr->frame_control)) {
-			memcpy(&tx_info_priv->tx, &ds->ds_txstat,
-			       sizeof(tx_info_priv->tx));
-			tx_info_priv->n_frames = bf->bf_nframes;
-			tx_info_priv->n_bad_frames = nbad;
+			if (ds->ds_txstat.ts_flags &
+			    (ATH9K_TX_DATA_UNDERRUN | ATH9K_TX_DELIM_UNDERRUN))
+				tx_info->driver_flags |= ATH_TX_INFO_UNDERRUN;
+			if ((ds->ds_txstat.ts_status & ATH9K_TXERR_XRETRY) ||
+			    (ds->ds_txstat.ts_status & ATH9K_TXERR_FIFO))
+				tx_info->driver_flags |= ATH_TX_INFO_XRETRY;
+			tx_info->ampdu_len = bf->bf_nframes;
+			tx_info->status.ampdu_ack_len = bf->bf_nframes - nbad;
 		}
 	}
 
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/debug.c
@@ -257,14 +257,17 @@ static const struct file_operations fops
 
 void ath_debug_stat_rc(struct ath_softc *sc, struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	struct ath_tx_info_priv *tx_info_priv = NULL;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rates = tx_info->status.rates;
-	int final_ts_idx, idx;
+	int final_ts_idx = 0, idx, i;
 	struct ath_rc_stats *stats;
 
-	tx_info_priv = ATH_TX_INFO_PRIV(tx_info);
-	final_ts_idx = tx_info_priv->tx.ts_rateindex;
+	for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES; i++) {
+		if (!rates[i].count)
+			break;
+
+		final_ts_idx = i;
+	}
 	idx = rates[final_ts_idx].idx;
 	stats = &sc->debug.stats.rcstats[idx];
 	stats->success++;
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
@@ -859,12 +859,12 @@ static void ath_get_rate(void *priv, str
 static bool ath_rc_update_per(struct ath_softc *sc,
 			      const struct ath_rate_table *rate_table,
 			      struct ath_rate_priv *ath_rc_priv,
-			      struct ath_tx_info_priv *tx_info_priv,
+				  struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info,
 			      int tx_rate, int xretries, int retries,
 			      u32 now_msec)
 {
 	bool state_change = false;
-	int count;
+	int count, n_bad_frames;
 	u8 last_per;
 	static u32 nretry_to_per_lookup[10] = {
 		100 * 0 / 1,
@@ -880,6 +880,7 @@ static bool ath_rc_update_per(struct ath
 	};
 
 	last_per = ath_rc_priv->per[tx_rate];
+	n_bad_frames = tx_info->ampdu_len - tx_info->status.ampdu_ack_len;
 
 	if (xretries) {
 		if (xretries == 1) {
@@ -907,7 +908,7 @@ static bool ath_rc_update_per(struct ath
 		if (retries >= count)
 			retries = count - 1;
 
-		if (tx_info_priv->n_bad_frames) {
+		if (n_bad_frames) {
 			/* new_PER = 7/8*old_PER + 1/8*(currentPER)
 			 * Assuming that n_frames is not 0.  The current PER
 			 * from the retries is 100 * retries / (retries+1),
@@ -920,14 +921,14 @@ static bool ath_rc_update_per(struct ath
 			 * the above PER.  The expression below is a
 			 * simplified version of the sum of these two terms.
 			 */
-			if (tx_info_priv->n_frames > 0) {
-				int n_frames, n_bad_frames;
+			if (tx_info->ampdu_len > 0) {
+				int n_frames, n_bad_tries;
 				u8 cur_per, new_per;
 
-				n_bad_frames = retries * tx_info_priv->n_frames +
-					tx_info_priv->n_bad_frames;
-				n_frames = tx_info_priv->n_frames * (retries + 1);
-				cur_per = (100 * n_bad_frames / n_frames) >> 3;
+				n_bad_tries = retries * tx_info->ampdu_len +
+					n_bad_frames;
+				n_frames = tx_info->ampdu_len * (retries + 1);
+				cur_per = (100 * n_bad_tries / n_frames) >> 3;
 				new_per = (u8)(last_per - (last_per >> 3) + cur_per);
 				ath_rc_priv->per[tx_rate] = new_per;
 			}
@@ -943,8 +944,7 @@ static bool ath_rc_update_per(struct ath
 		 * this was a probe.  Otherwise, ignore the probe.
 		 */
 		if (ath_rc_priv->probe_rate && ath_rc_priv->probe_rate == tx_rate) {
-			if (retries > 0 || 2 * tx_info_priv->n_bad_frames >
-				tx_info_priv->n_frames) {
+			if (retries > 0 || 2 * n_bad_frames > tx_info->ampdu_len) {
 				/*
 				 * Since we probed with just a single attempt,
 				 * any retries means the probe failed.  Also,
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ static bool ath_rc_update_per(struct ath
 
 static void ath_rc_update_ht(struct ath_softc *sc,
 			     struct ath_rate_priv *ath_rc_priv,
-			     struct ath_tx_info_priv *tx_info_priv,
+			     struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info,
 			     int tx_rate, int xretries, int retries)
 {
 	u32 now_msec = jiffies_to_msecs(jiffies);
@@ -1020,7 +1020,7 @@ static void ath_rc_update_ht(struct ath_
 
 	/* Update PER first */
 	state_change = ath_rc_update_per(sc, rate_table, ath_rc_priv,
-					 tx_info_priv, tx_rate, xretries,
+					 tx_info, tx_rate, xretries,
 					 retries, now_msec);
 
 	/*
@@ -1098,7 +1098,6 @@ static void ath_rc_tx_status(struct ath_
 			     struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info,
 			     int final_ts_idx, int xretries, int long_retry)
 {
-	struct ath_tx_info_priv *tx_info_priv = ATH_TX_INFO_PRIV(tx_info);
 	const struct ath_rate_table *rate_table;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rates = tx_info->status.rates;
 	u8 flags;
@@ -1124,9 +1123,8 @@ static void ath_rc_tx_status(struct ath_
 					return;
 
 				rix = ath_rc_get_rateindex(rate_table, &rates[i]);
-				ath_rc_update_ht(sc, ath_rc_priv,
-						tx_info_priv, rix,
-						xretries ? 1 : 2,
+				ath_rc_update_ht(sc, ath_rc_priv, tx_info,
+						rix, xretries ? 1 : 2,
 						rates[i].count);
 			}
 		}
@@ -1149,8 +1147,7 @@ static void ath_rc_tx_status(struct ath_
 		return;
 
 	rix = ath_rc_get_rateindex(rate_table, &rates[i]);
-	ath_rc_update_ht(sc, ath_rc_priv, tx_info_priv, rix,
-			 xretries, long_retry);
+	ath_rc_update_ht(sc, ath_rc_priv, tx_info, rix, xretries, long_retry);
 }
 
 static const
@@ -1301,23 +1298,30 @@ static void ath_tx_status(void *priv, st
 {
 	struct ath_softc *sc = priv;
 	struct ath_rate_priv *ath_rc_priv = priv_sta;
-	struct ath_tx_info_priv *tx_info_priv = NULL;
 	struct ieee80211_tx_info *tx_info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
-	int final_ts_idx, tx_status = 0, is_underrun = 0;
+	int final_ts_idx = 0, tx_status = 0, is_underrun = 0;
+	int long_retry = 0;
 	__le16 fc;
+	int i;
 
 	hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
 	fc = hdr->frame_control;
-	tx_info_priv = ATH_TX_INFO_PRIV(tx_info);
-	final_ts_idx = tx_info_priv->tx.ts_rateindex;
+	for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES; i++) {
+		struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rate = &tx_info->status.rates[i];
+		if (!rate->count)
+			break;
+
+		final_ts_idx = i;
+		long_retry = rate->count - 1;
+	}
 
 	if (!priv_sta || !ieee80211_is_data(fc) ||
-	    !tx_info_priv->update_rc)
-		goto exit;
+	    !(tx_info->driver_flags & ATH_TX_INFO_UPDATE_RC))
+		return;
 
-	if (tx_info_priv->tx.ts_status & ATH9K_TXERR_FILT)
-		goto exit;
+	if (tx_info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_TX_FILTERED)
+		return;
 
 	/*
 	 * If underrun error is seen assume it as an excessive retry only
@@ -1325,20 +1329,17 @@ static void ath_tx_status(void *priv, st
 	 * Adjust the long retry as if the frame was tried hw->max_rate_tries
 	 * times. This affects how ratectrl updates PER for the failed rate.
 	 */
-	if (tx_info_priv->tx.ts_flags &
-	    (ATH9K_TX_DATA_UNDERRUN | ATH9K_TX_DELIM_UNDERRUN) &&
-	    ((sc->sc_ah->tx_trig_level) >= ath_rc_priv->tx_triglevel_max)) {
+	if ((tx_info->driver_flags & ATH_TX_INFO_UNDERRUN) &&
+	    (sc->sc_ah->tx_trig_level >= ath_rc_priv->tx_triglevel_max)) {
 		tx_status = 1;
 		is_underrun = 1;
 	}
 
-	if ((tx_info_priv->tx.ts_status & ATH9K_TXERR_XRETRY) ||
-	    (tx_info_priv->tx.ts_status & ATH9K_TXERR_FIFO))
+	if (tx_info->driver_flags & ATH_TX_INFO_XRETRY)
 		tx_status = 1;
 
 	ath_rc_tx_status(sc, ath_rc_priv, tx_info, final_ts_idx, tx_status,
-			 (is_underrun) ? sc->hw->max_rate_tries :
-			 tx_info_priv->tx.ts_longretry);
+			 (is_underrun) ? sc->hw->max_rate_tries : long_retry);
 
 	/* Check if aggregation has to be enabled for this tid */
 	if (conf_is_ht(&sc->hw->conf) &&
@@ -1357,8 +1358,6 @@ static void ath_tx_status(void *priv, st
 	}
 
 	ath_debug_stat_rc(sc, skb);
-exit:
-	kfree(tx_info_priv);
 }
 
 static void ath_rate_init(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,

Re: [RFC 2/2] ath9k: get rid of tx_info_priv

[Luis R. Rodriguez]

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org> wrote:
> This patch removes the need for separately allocated private tx info
> data in ath9k and brings the driver one small step closer to using the
> mac80211 rate control API properly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>

Thanks for doing this! Comments below.

> @@ -1301,23 +1298,30 @@ static void ath_tx_status(void *priv, st

< ... >

>        hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
>        fc = hdr->frame_control;
> -       tx_info_priv = ATH_TX_INFO_PRIV(tx_info);
> -       final_ts_idx = tx_info_priv->tx.ts_rateindex;
> +       for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES; i++) {
> +               struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rate = &tx_info->status.rates[i];
> +               if (!rate->count)
> +                       break;
> +
> +               final_ts_idx = i;
> +               long_retry = rate->count - 1;
> +       }
>

This seems to be the only trade off, doing a loop on tx complete but I
think I'm willing to trade that for the kmalloc()/kfree() removal.

Reviewed-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>

  Luis

Re: [RFC 2/2] ath9k: get rid of tx_info_priv

[Luis R. Rodriguez]

On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 6:06 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 13, 2009 at 4:51 PM, Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org> wrote:
>> This patch removes the need for separately allocated private tx info
>> data in ath9k and brings the driver one small step closer to using the
>> mac80211 rate control API properly.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
>
> Thanks for doing this! Comments below.
>
>> @@ -1301,23 +1298,30 @@ static void ath_tx_status(void *priv, st
>
> < ... >
>
>>        hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
>>        fc = hdr->frame_control;
>> -       tx_info_priv = ATH_TX_INFO_PRIV(tx_info);
>> -       final_ts_idx = tx_info_priv->tx.ts_rateindex;
>> +       for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES; i++) {
>> +               struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rate = &tx_info->status.rates[i];
>> +               if (!rate->count)
>> +                       break;
>> +
>> +               final_ts_idx = i;
>> +               long_retry = rate->count - 1;
>> +       }
>>
>
> This seems to be the only trade off, doing a loop on tx complete but I
> think I'm willing to trade that for the kmalloc()/kfree() removal.
>
> Reviewed-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@atheros.com>

Oh and can you add an unlikely for this:

-       else
+       if (tx_info->driver_flags & ATH_TX_INFO_FRAME_TYPE_INTERNAL)
                ath9k_tx_status(hw, skb);
+       else
+               ieee80211_tx_status(hw, skb);
 }

Thanks!

  Luis

Re: [RFC 1/2] mac80211: add private driver flags and ampdu length to tx info

[Johannes Berg]

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On Sat, 2009-11-14 at 01:48 +0100, Felix Fietkau wrote:
> Some drivers may want to store a few flags of their own in the tx 
> info. Also it is useful for 11n rate control to know the total number
> of aggregated frames in an AMPDU, not just the ones that were acked.
> Use two previously unused padding bytes to store those two values

Can the ampdu_len not be part of status info? There's lots more space
there.

johannes

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Re: [RFC 1/2] mac80211: add private driver flags and ampdu length to tx info

[Ivo Van Doorn]

Hi,

On Sat, Nov 14, 2009 at 1:48 AM, Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org> wrote:
> Some drivers may want to store a few flags of their own in the tx
> info. Also it is useful for 11n rate control to know the total number
> of aggregated frames in an AMPDU, not just the ones that were acked.
> Use two previously unused padding bytes to store those two values
>
> Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
> ---
>
> --- a/include/net/mac80211.h
> +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
> @@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_rate {
>  * @flags: transmit info flags, defined above
>  * @band: the band to transmit on (use for checking for races)
>  * @antenna_sel_tx: antenna to use, 0 for automatic diversity
> + * @driver_flags: flags for internal driver use
>  * @pad: padding, ignore
>  * @control: union for control data
>  * @status: union for status data
> @@ -404,7 +405,8 @@ struct ieee80211_tx_info {
>        u8 antenna_sel_tx;
>
>        /* 2 byte hole */
> -       u8 pad[2];
> +       u8 driver_flags;
> +       u8 ampdu_len;
>
>        union {
>                struct {

You have missed something in the comment above the structure,
you've added the fields "driver_flags" and "ampdu_len" in the structure and
removed the "pad" field. But in the comment you only add "driver_flags" and
kept the "pad" field.

Thanks,

Ivo