2013-07-24 10:36:52

by Michal Kazior

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Subject: [PATCH] ath10k: detect the number of spatial streams supported by hw

Until now ath10k assumed 3 spatial streams.
However some devices support only 2 spatial
streams.

This patch improves performance on devices that
don't support 3 spatial streams.

Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h | 1 +
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c | 19 +++++++++----------
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c | 12 ++++++++++--
3 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
index 9f21ecb..ff42bb7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/core.h
@@ -285,6 +285,7 @@ struct ath10k {
u32 hw_max_tx_power;
u32 ht_cap_info;
u32 vht_cap_info;
+ u32 num_rf_chains;

struct targetdef *targetdef;
struct hostdef *hostdef;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
index d0a7761..330ba93 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/mac.c
@@ -3093,19 +3093,18 @@ static struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap ath10k_create_vht_cap(struct ath10k *ar)
{
struct ieee80211_sta_vht_cap vht_cap = {0};
u16 mcs_map;
+ int i;

vht_cap.vht_supported = 1;
vht_cap.cap = ar->vht_cap_info;

- /* FIXME: check dynamically how many streams board supports */
- mcs_map = IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_SUPPORT_0_9 << 0 |
- IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_SUPPORT_0_9 << 2 |
- IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_SUPPORT_0_9 << 4 |
- IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << 6 |
- IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << 8 |
- IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << 10 |
- IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << 12 |
- IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << 14;
+ mcs_map = 0;
+ for (i = 0; i < 8; i++) {
+ if (i < ar->num_rf_chains)
+ mcs_map |= IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_SUPPORT_0_9 << (i*2);
+ else
+ mcs_map |= IEEE80211_VHT_MCS_NOT_SUPPORTED << (i*2);
+ }

vht_cap.vht_mcs.rx_mcs_map = cpu_to_le16(mcs_map);
vht_cap.vht_mcs.tx_mcs_map = cpu_to_le16(mcs_map);
@@ -3168,7 +3167,7 @@ static struct ieee80211_sta_ht_cap ath10k_get_ht_cap(struct ath10k *ar)
if (ar->vht_cap_info & WMI_VHT_CAP_MAX_MPDU_LEN_MASK)
ht_cap.cap |= IEEE80211_HT_CAP_MAX_AMSDU;

- for (i = 0; i < WMI_MAX_SPATIAL_STREAM; i++)
+ for (i = 0; i < ar->num_rf_chains; i++)
ht_cap.mcs.rx_mask[i] = 0xFF;

ht_cap.mcs.tx_params |= IEEE80211_HT_MCS_TX_DEFINED;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
index 5e42460..1cbcb2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath10k/wmi.c
@@ -868,6 +868,13 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_service_ready_event_rx(struct ath10k *ar,
(__le32_to_cpu(ev->sw_version_1) & 0xffff0000) >> 16;
ar->fw_version_build = (__le32_to_cpu(ev->sw_version_1) & 0x0000ffff);
ar->phy_capability = __le32_to_cpu(ev->phy_capability);
+ ar->num_rf_chains = __le32_to_cpu(ev->num_rf_chains);
+
+ if (ar->num_rf_chains > WMI_MAX_SPATIAL_STREAM) {
+ ath10k_warn("hardware advertises support for more spatial streams than it should (%d > %d)\n",
+ ar->num_rf_chains, WMI_MAX_SPATIAL_STREAM);
+ ar->num_rf_chains = WMI_MAX_SPATIAL_STREAM;
+ }

ar->ath_common.regulatory.current_rd =
__le32_to_cpu(ev->hal_reg_capabilities.eeprom_rd);
@@ -892,7 +899,7 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_service_ready_event_rx(struct ath10k *ar,
}

ath10k_dbg(ATH10K_DBG_WMI,
- "wmi event service ready sw_ver 0x%08x sw_ver1 0x%08x abi_ver %u phy_cap 0x%08x ht_cap 0x%08x vht_cap 0x%08x vht_supp_msc 0x%08x sys_cap_info 0x%08x mem_reqs %u\n",
+ "wmi event service ready sw_ver 0x%08x sw_ver1 0x%08x abi_ver %u phy_cap 0x%08x ht_cap 0x%08x vht_cap 0x%08x vht_supp_msc 0x%08x sys_cap_info 0x%08x mem_reqs %u num_rf_chains %u\n",
__le32_to_cpu(ev->sw_version),
__le32_to_cpu(ev->sw_version_1),
__le32_to_cpu(ev->abi_version),
@@ -901,7 +908,8 @@ static void ath10k_wmi_service_ready_event_rx(struct ath10k *ar,
__le32_to_cpu(ev->vht_cap_info),
__le32_to_cpu(ev->vht_supp_mcs),
__le32_to_cpu(ev->sys_cap_info),
- __le32_to_cpu(ev->num_mem_reqs));
+ __le32_to_cpu(ev->num_mem_reqs),
+ __le32_to_cpu(ev->num_rf_chains));

complete(&ar->wmi.service_ready);
}
--
1.7.9.5



2013-07-31 06:07:06

by Kalle Valo

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath10k: detect the number of spatial streams supported by hw

Michal Kazior <[email protected]> writes:

> Until now ath10k assumed 3 spatial streams.
> However some devices support only 2 spatial
> streams.
>
> This patch improves performance on devices that
> don't support 3 spatial streams.
>
> Signed-off-by: Michal Kazior <[email protected]>

Thanks, applied.

--
Kalle Valo