ath9k: fix rate control fallback rate selection - improves throughput and link stability

SVN-Revision: 19716

1 files changed, 55 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/530-ath9k_rc_fallback.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/530-ath9k_rc_fallback.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1b74eb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/530-ath9k_rc_fallback.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.c
+@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ static void ath_get_rate(void *priv, str
+ 	struct ieee80211_tx_rate *rates = tx_info->control.rates;
+ 	struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *)skb->data;
+ 	__le16 fc = hdr->frame_control;
+-	u8 try_per_rate, i = 0, rix, nrix;
++	u8 try_per_rate, i = 0, rix;
+ 	int is_probe = 0;
+ 
+ 	if (rate_control_send_low(sta, priv_sta, txrc))
+@@ -688,26 +688,25 @@ static void ath_get_rate(void *priv, str
+ 
+ 	rate_table = sc->cur_rate_table;
+ 	rix = ath_rc_get_highest_rix(sc, ath_rc_priv, rate_table, &is_probe);
+-	nrix = rix;
+ 
+ 	if (is_probe) {
+ 		/* set one try for probe rates. For the
+ 		 * probes don't enable rts */
+ 		ath_rc_rate_set_series(rate_table, &rates[i++], txrc,
+-				       1, nrix, 0);
++				       1, rix, 0);
+ 
+ 		/* Get the next tried/allowed rate. No RTS for the next series
+ 		 * after the probe rate
+ 		 */
+-		ath_rc_get_lower_rix(rate_table, ath_rc_priv, rix, &nrix);
++		ath_rc_get_lower_rix(rate_table, ath_rc_priv, rix, &rix);
+ 		ath_rc_rate_set_series(rate_table, &rates[i++], txrc,
+-				       try_per_rate, nrix, 0);
++				       try_per_rate, rix, 0);
+ 
+ 		tx_info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE;
+ 	} else {
+ 		/* Set the choosen rate. No RTS for first series entry. */
+ 		ath_rc_rate_set_series(rate_table, &rates[i++], txrc,
+-				       try_per_rate, nrix, 0);
++				       try_per_rate, rix, 0);
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	/* Fill in the other rates for multirate retry */
+@@ -716,10 +715,10 @@ static void ath_get_rate(void *priv, str
+ 		if (i + 1 == 4)
+ 			try_per_rate = 8;
+ 
+-		ath_rc_get_lower_rix(rate_table, ath_rc_priv, rix, &nrix);
++		ath_rc_get_lower_rix(rate_table, ath_rc_priv, rix, &rix);
+ 		/* All other rates in the series have RTS enabled */
+ 		ath_rc_rate_set_series(rate_table, &rates[i], txrc,
+-				       try_per_rate, nrix, 1);
++				       try_per_rate, rix, 1);
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	/*