Return-path: Received: from nm.newmedia-net.de ([217.113.179.122]:50195 "EHLO webmail.newmedia-net.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752419AbcHOVsl (ORCPT ); Mon, 15 Aug 2016 17:48:41 -0400 To: Mike Mu , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org References: Cc: Stanley Mui From: Sebastian Gottschall Message-ID: (sfid-20160815_234844_769414_DA3F6382) Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2016 23:48:35 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed Subject: Re: Configuring Minstrel-Blues Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Am 15.08.2016 um 23:41 schrieb Mike Mu: > Hi Linux-Wireless, > > I am trying to enable Minstrel-Blues for the ath9k chipset that's used > in Google Fiber's access points. I applied the patches in > https://github.com/thuehn/Minstrel-Blues/tree/master/src onto our > backports-20160122 tree, with some unsuspicious merge conflicts, and > built an image. > > To test, I ran iperf from the AP to a station very close by. I > captured the packets to look at the RSSI with and without the > Minstrel-Blues patches applied, but did not see any difference in > RSSI. why do you think that a rate control algorithm will change the rssi? > Is there anything I need to configure first to make it work? Is it > possible that I'm missing a patch that's not in backports-20160122? > > Thanks! > Mike > -- Mit freundlichen Grüssen / Regards Sebastian Gottschall / CTO NewMedia-NET GmbH - DD-WRT Firmensitz: Berliner Ring 101, 64625 Bensheim Registergericht: Amtsgericht Darmstadt, HRB 25473 Geschäftsführer: Peter Steinhäuser, Christian Scheele http://www.dd-wrt.com email: s.gottschall@dd-wrt.com Tel.: +496251-582650 / Fax: +496251-5826565