Mesh HWMP module will be able to rely on the HW
RC algorithm if it exists, for path metric calculations.
This allows the metric calculation mechanism to calculate
a correct metric, based on PER and last TX rate both via
HW RC algorithm if it exists or via parameters collected
by the SW.
Signed-off-by: Maxim Altshul <maxim.alts...@ti.com>
---
net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c | 23 +++++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
index c6be0b4..e3ce40d 100644
--- a/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/mesh_hwmp.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
#include <asm/unaligned.h>
#include "wme.h"
#include "mesh.h"
+#include "driver-ops.h"
#define TEST_FRAME_LEN 8192
#define MAX_METRIC 0xffffffff
@@ -322,19 +323,25 @@ static u32 airtime_link_metric_get(struct ieee80211_local
*local,
int device_constant = 1 << ARITH_SHIFT;
int test_frame_len = TEST_FRAME_LEN << ARITH_SHIFT;
int s_unit = 1 << ARITH_SHIFT;
- int rate, err;
+ int rate, err = 0;
u32 tx_time, estimated_retx;
u64 result;
- if (sta->mesh->fail_avg >= 100)
- return MAX_METRIC;
+ /* try to get rate based on HW RC algorithm */
+ rate = drv_get_expected_throughput(local, &sta->sta);
- sta_set_rate_info_tx(sta, &sta->tx_stats.last_rate, &rinfo);
- rate = cfg80211_calculate_bitrate(&rinfo);
- if (WARN_ON(!rate))
- return MAX_METRIC;
+ /* if HW does not provide us with a rate */
+ if (!rate) {
+ if (sta->mesh->fail_avg >= 100)
+ return MAX_METRIC;
- err = (sta->mesh->fail_avg << ARITH_SHIFT) / 100;
+ sta_set_rate_info_tx(sta, &sta->tx_stats.last_rate, &rinfo);
+ rate = cfg80211_calculate_bitrate(&rinfo);
+ if (WARN_ON(!rate))
+ return MAX_METRIC;
+
+ err = (sta->mesh->fail_avg << ARITH_SHIFT) / 100;
+ }
/* bitrate is in units of 100 Kbps, while we need rate in units of
* 1Mbps. This will be corrected on tx_time computation.
--
2.7.2
