Return-path: Received: from mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.115]:44872 "EHLO mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933212AbXFHAur (ORCPT ); Thu, 7 Jun 2007 20:50:47 -0400 Message-ID: <4668A7E5.3070500@lwfinger.net> Date: Thu, 07 Jun 2007 19:50:45 -0500 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Jiri Benc CC: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Johannes Berg , Michael Wu Subject: Re: [PATCH] mac80211: rc80211_lowest, a dumb rate control algorithm References: <4661bc4f.88st9yXgySnzwVtb%Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> <20070607221939.444e9d74@griffin.suse.cz> <20070607222113.0f752bf8@griffin.suse.cz> <20070607222210.1a445cd7@griffin.suse.cz> In-Reply-To: <20070607222210.1a445cd7@griffin.suse.cz> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Jiri Benc wrote: > This allows the lowest rate to be used all time. > > To switch to this algorithm: > echo -n lowest > {your_debugfs_mount_point}/ieee80211/phy?/rate_ctrl_alg > > Signed-off-by: Jiri Benc 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. Larry