2014-10-22 15:57:42

by Felix Fietkau

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Subject: [PATCH] mac80211: add support for driver tx power reporting

The configured tx power is often limited by hardware capabilities,
channel settings, antenna configuration, etc.

Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <[email protected]>
---
include/net/mac80211.h | 5 +++++
net/mac80211/cfg.c | 3 +++
2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
index 0ad1f47..41b0e60 100644
--- a/include/net/mac80211.h
+++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
@@ -2838,6 +2838,9 @@ enum ieee80211_roc_type {
* @get_expected_throughput: extract the expected throughput towards the
* specified station. The returned value is expressed in Kbps. It returns 0
* if the RC algorithm does not have proper data to provide.
+ *
+ * @get_txpower: get current maximum tx power (in dBm) based on configuration
+ * and hardware limits.
*/
struct ieee80211_ops {
void (*tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
@@ -3039,6 +3042,8 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
int (*join_ibss)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
void (*leave_ibss)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
u32 (*get_expected_throughput)(struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
+ int (*get_txpower)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
+ int *dbm);
};

/**
diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
index fb6a150..7cb31a8 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
@@ -2081,6 +2081,9 @@ static int ieee80211_get_tx_power(struct wiphy *wiphy,
struct ieee80211_local *local = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_WDEV_TO_SUB_IF(wdev);

+ if (local->ops->get_txpower)
+ return local->ops->get_txpower(&local->hw, &sdata->vif, dbm);
+
if (!local->use_chanctx)
*dbm = local->hw.conf.power_level;
else
--
2.0.4



2014-10-25 22:30:29

by Felix Fietkau

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: add support for driver tx power reporting

On 2014-10-24 16:33, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-10-22 at 17:57 +0200, Felix Fietkau wrote:
>> The configured tx power is often limited by hardware capabilities,
>> channel settings, antenna configuration, etc.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <[email protected]>
>> ---
>> include/net/mac80211.h | 5 +++++
>> net/mac80211/cfg.c | 3 +++
>> 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
>> index 0ad1f47..41b0e60 100644
>> --- a/include/net/mac80211.h
>> +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
>> @@ -2838,6 +2838,9 @@ enum ieee80211_roc_type {
>> * @get_expected_throughput: extract the expected throughput towards the
>> * specified station. The returned value is expressed in Kbps. It returns 0
>> * if the RC algorithm does not have proper data to provide.
>> + *
>> + * @get_txpower: get current maximum tx power (in dBm) based on configuration
>> + * and hardware limits.
>> */
>> struct ieee80211_ops {
>> void (*tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
>> @@ -3039,6 +3042,8 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
>> int (*join_ibss)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
>> void (*leave_ibss)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
>> u32 (*get_expected_throughput)(struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
>> + int (*get_txpower)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
>> + int *dbm);
>> };
>>
>> /**
>> diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
>> index fb6a150..7cb31a8 100644
>> --- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
>> +++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
>> @@ -2081,6 +2081,9 @@ static int ieee80211_get_tx_power(struct wiphy *wiphy,
>> struct ieee80211_local *local = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
>> struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_WDEV_TO_SUB_IF(wdev);
>>
>> + if (local->ops->get_txpower)
>> + return local->ops->get_txpower(&local->hw, &sdata->vif, dbm);
>
> Might be good to have tracing?
Sending v2.

> And when this is supported, maybe there should be a cop-out for the
> driver to say "please use your value"? OTOH it can access the data that
> mac80211 currently reports so that's probably not needed?
I don't see the point in having that, since the driver can just take it
from the hw/bss conf directly.

- Felix

2014-10-24 14:33:09

by Johannes Berg

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: add support for driver tx power reporting

On Wed, 2014-10-22 at 17:57 +0200, Felix Fietkau wrote:
> The configured tx power is often limited by hardware capabilities,
> channel settings, antenna configuration, etc.
>
> Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <[email protected]>
> ---
> include/net/mac80211.h | 5 +++++
> net/mac80211/cfg.c | 3 +++
> 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h
> index 0ad1f47..41b0e60 100644
> --- a/include/net/mac80211.h
> +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h
> @@ -2838,6 +2838,9 @@ enum ieee80211_roc_type {
> * @get_expected_throughput: extract the expected throughput towards the
> * specified station. The returned value is expressed in Kbps. It returns 0
> * if the RC algorithm does not have proper data to provide.
> + *
> + * @get_txpower: get current maximum tx power (in dBm) based on configuration
> + * and hardware limits.
> */
> struct ieee80211_ops {
> void (*tx)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
> @@ -3039,6 +3042,8 @@ struct ieee80211_ops {
> int (*join_ibss)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
> void (*leave_ibss)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif);
> u32 (*get_expected_throughput)(struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
> + int (*get_txpower)(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct ieee80211_vif *vif,
> + int *dbm);
> };
>
> /**
> diff --git a/net/mac80211/cfg.c b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
> index fb6a150..7cb31a8 100644
> --- a/net/mac80211/cfg.c
> +++ b/net/mac80211/cfg.c
> @@ -2081,6 +2081,9 @@ static int ieee80211_get_tx_power(struct wiphy *wiphy,
> struct ieee80211_local *local = wiphy_priv(wiphy);
> struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata = IEEE80211_WDEV_TO_SUB_IF(wdev);
>
> + if (local->ops->get_txpower)
> + return local->ops->get_txpower(&local->hw, &sdata->vif, dbm);

Might be good to have tracing?

And when this is supported, maybe there should be a cop-out for the
driver to say "please use your value"? OTOH it can access the data that
mac80211 currently reports so that's probably not needed?

johannes