Return-path: Received: from wolverine02.qualcomm.com ([199.106.114.251]:5053 "EHLO wolverine02.qualcomm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754424Ab1I1Nwe (ORCPT ); Wed, 28 Sep 2011 09:52:34 -0400 Date: Wed, 28 Sep 2011 17:08:05 +0530 From: Rajkumar Manoharan To: CC: Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath9k: Update rate control for better performance at higer rates Message-ID: <20110928113804.GA3412@vmraj-lnx.users.atheros.com> (sfid-20110928_155253_124135_C8551D07) References: <1317135241-3523-1-git-send-email-rmanohar@qca.qualcomm.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" In-Reply-To: <1317135241-3523-1-git-send-email-rmanohar@qca.qualcomm.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, Sep 27, 2011 at 08:24:01PM +0530, Rajkumar Manoharan wrote: > The rate control algorithm is updated as follows in order to improve > the performance at higher rates. Probe the next allowed phy state > only when current rate is max phy and current PER is lower enough. > If the current rate is at max phy and current rate's expected throughput > is lower than next lower rate's expected throughput then drop the rate. > > Signed-off-by: Rajkumar Manoharan > --- > drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++--- > 1 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > Please drop this patch. Need to do some more testing with this patch, will send v2 patch. -- Rajkumar