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mac80211: distinct between max rates and the number of rates the hw can report

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Some drivers cannot handle multiple retry rates specified by the rc
algorithm but instead use their own retry table (for example rt2800).
However, if such a device registers itself with a max_rates value of 1
the rc algorithm cannot make use of the extended information the device
can provide about retried rates. On the other hand, if a device
registers itself with a max_rates value > 1 the rc algorithm assumes
that the device can handle multi rate retries.

Fix this issue by introducing another hw parameter max_report_rates that
can be set to a different value then max_rates to indicate if a device
is capable of reporting more rates then specified in max_rates.

Signed-off-by: Helmut Schaa <helmut.schaa@googlemail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
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Helmut Schaa
2010-10-02 11:31:55 +02:00
committed by John W. Linville
parent 5a5b6ed6ce
commit 78be49ec2a
3 changed files with 10 additions and 2 deletions
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@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb)
for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES; i++) {
/* the HW cannot have attempted that rate */
if (i >= hw->max_rates) {
if (i >= hw->max_report_rates) {
info->status.rates[i].idx = -1;
info->status.rates[i].count = 0;
} else if (info->status.rates[i].idx >= 0) {