Return-path: Received: from s72.web-hosting.com ([198.187.29.21]:51669 "EHLO s72.web-hosting.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759982Ab3BHOIG (ORCPT ); Fri, 8 Feb 2013 09:08:06 -0500 From: Sujith Manoharan MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Message-ID: <20757.1658.671850.460794@gargle.gargle.HOWL> (sfid-20130208_150810_244314_F2113231) Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 19:36:50 +0530 To: Felix Fietkau Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, mcgrof@qca.qualcomm.com Subject: Re: [RFC] ath9k: remove ath9k_rate_control In-Reply-To: <511505E1.9080009@openwrt.org> References: <1360329197-72631-1-git-send-email-nbd@openwrt.org> <20756.65038.7020.514691@gargle.gargle.HOWL> <511505E1.9080009@openwrt.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Felix Fietkau wrote: > I'm pretty sure it's because the algorithm isn't designed to handle more > rates. It's a step-up/step-down type algorithm, and those typically only > work with a sorted rateset, preferably duplicate free. > > Minstrel_ht selects rates in a different way that doesn't have the same > limitations, so it can use the full rateset. Makes sense. Sujith