2 * Copyright 2002-2005, Instant802 Networks, Inc.
3 * Copyright 2005, Devicescape Software, Inc.
4 * Copyright 2007, Mattias Nissler <mattias.nissler@gmx.de>
5 * Copyright 2007-2008, Stefano Brivio <stefano.brivio@polimi.it>
7 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
8 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
9 * published by the Free Software Foundation.
12 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
13 #include <linux/types.h>
14 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
15 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
16 #include <linux/slab.h>
17 #include <net/mac80211.h>
20 #include "rc80211_pid.h"
23 /* This is an implementation of a TX rate control algorithm that uses a PID
24 * controller. Given a target failed frames rate, the controller decides about
25 * TX rate changes to meet the target failed frames rate.
27 * The controller basically computes the following:
29 * adj = CP * err + CI * err_avg + CD * (err - last_err) * (1 + sharpening)
32 * adj adjustment value that is used to switch TX rate (see below)
33 * err current error: target vs. current failed frames percentage
35 * err_avg average (i.e. poor man's integral) of recent errors
36 * sharpening non-zero when fast response is needed (i.e. right after
37 * association or no frames sent for a long time), heading
39 * CP Proportional coefficient
40 * CI Integral coefficient
41 * CD Derivative coefficient
43 * CP, CI, CD are subject to careful tuning.
45 * The integral component uses a exponential moving average approach instead of
46 * an actual sliding window. The advantage is that we don't need to keep an
47 * array of the last N error values and computation is easier.
49 * Once we have the adj value, we map it to a rate by means of a learning
50 * algorithm. This algorithm keeps the state of the percentual failed frames
51 * difference between rates. The behaviour of the lowest available rate is kept
52 * as a reference value, and every time we switch between two rates, we compute
53 * the difference between the failed frames each rate exhibited. By doing so,
54 * we compare behaviours which different rates exhibited in adjacent timeslices,
55 * thus the comparison is minimally affected by external conditions. This
56 * difference gets propagated to the whole set of measurements, so that the
57 * reference is always the same. Periodically, we normalize this set so that
58 * recent events weigh the most. By comparing the adj value with this set, we
59 * avoid pejorative switches to lower rates and allow for switches to higher
60 * rates if they behaved well.
62 * Note that for the computations we use a fixed-point representation to avoid
63 * floating point arithmetic. Hence, all values are shifted left by
68 /* Adjust the rate while ensuring that we won't switch to a lower rate if it
69 * exhibited a worse failed frames behaviour and we'll choose the highest rate
70 * whose failed frames behaviour is not worse than the one of the original rate
71 * target. While at it, check that the new rate is valid. */
72 static void rate_control_pid_adjust_rate(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
73 struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
74 struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo, int adj,
75 struct rc_pid_rateinfo *rinfo)
77 int cur_sorted, new_sorted, probe, tmp, n_bitrates, band;
78 int cur = spinfo->txrate_idx;
81 n_bitrates = sband->n_bitrates;
83 /* Map passed arguments to sorted values. */
84 cur_sorted = rinfo[cur].rev_index;
85 new_sorted = cur_sorted + adj;
89 new_sorted = rinfo[0].rev_index;
90 else if (new_sorted >= n_bitrates)
91 new_sorted = rinfo[n_bitrates - 1].rev_index;
96 /* Ensure that the rate decrease isn't disadvantageous. */
97 for (probe = cur_sorted; probe >= new_sorted; probe--)
98 if (rinfo[probe].diff <= rinfo[cur_sorted].diff &&
99 rate_supported(sta, band, rinfo[probe].index))
102 /* Look for rate increase with zero (or below) cost. */
103 for (probe = new_sorted + 1; probe < n_bitrates; probe++)
104 if (rinfo[probe].diff <= rinfo[new_sorted].diff &&
105 rate_supported(sta, band, rinfo[probe].index))
109 /* Fit the rate found to the nearest supported rate. */
111 if (rate_supported(sta, band, rinfo[tmp].index)) {
112 spinfo->txrate_idx = rinfo[tmp].index;
119 } while (tmp < n_bitrates && tmp >= 0);
121 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
122 rate_control_pid_event_rate_change(&spinfo->events,
124 sband->bitrates[spinfo->txrate_idx].bitrate);
128 /* Normalize the failed frames per-rate differences. */
129 static void rate_control_pid_normalize(struct rc_pid_info *pinfo, int l)
131 int i, norm_offset = pinfo->norm_offset;
132 struct rc_pid_rateinfo *r = pinfo->rinfo;
134 if (r[0].diff > norm_offset)
135 r[0].diff -= norm_offset;
136 else if (r[0].diff < -norm_offset)
137 r[0].diff += norm_offset;
138 for (i = 0; i < l - 1; i++)
139 if (r[i + 1].diff > r[i].diff + norm_offset)
140 r[i + 1].diff -= norm_offset;
141 else if (r[i + 1].diff <= r[i].diff)
142 r[i + 1].diff += norm_offset;
145 static void rate_control_pid_sample(struct rc_pid_info *pinfo,
146 struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
147 struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
148 struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo)
150 struct rc_pid_rateinfo *rinfo = pinfo->rinfo;
157 unsigned long period;
159 /* In case nothing happened during the previous control interval, turn
160 * the sharpening factor on. */
161 period = msecs_to_jiffies(pinfo->sampling_period);
162 if (jiffies - spinfo->last_sample > 2 * period)
163 spinfo->sharp_cnt = pinfo->sharpen_duration;
165 spinfo->last_sample = jiffies;
167 /* This should never happen, but in case, we assume the old sample is
168 * still a good measurement and copy it. */
169 if (unlikely(spinfo->tx_num_xmit == 0))
170 pf = spinfo->last_pf;
172 pf = spinfo->tx_num_failed * 100 / spinfo->tx_num_xmit;
174 spinfo->tx_num_xmit = 0;
175 spinfo->tx_num_failed = 0;
177 /* If we just switched rate, update the rate behaviour info. */
178 if (pinfo->oldrate != spinfo->txrate_idx) {
180 i = rinfo[pinfo->oldrate].rev_index;
181 j = rinfo[spinfo->txrate_idx].rev_index;
183 tmp = (pf - spinfo->last_pf);
184 tmp = RC_PID_DO_ARITH_RIGHT_SHIFT(tmp, RC_PID_ARITH_SHIFT);
186 rinfo[j].diff = rinfo[i].diff + tmp;
187 pinfo->oldrate = spinfo->txrate_idx;
189 rate_control_pid_normalize(pinfo, sband->n_bitrates);
191 /* Compute the proportional, integral and derivative errors. */
192 err_prop = (pinfo->target - pf) << RC_PID_ARITH_SHIFT;
194 err_avg = spinfo->err_avg_sc >> pinfo->smoothing_shift;
195 spinfo->err_avg_sc = spinfo->err_avg_sc - err_avg + err_prop;
196 err_int = spinfo->err_avg_sc >> pinfo->smoothing_shift;
198 err_der = (pf - spinfo->last_pf) *
199 (1 + pinfo->sharpen_factor * spinfo->sharp_cnt);
200 spinfo->last_pf = pf;
201 if (spinfo->sharp_cnt)
204 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
205 rate_control_pid_event_pf_sample(&spinfo->events, pf, err_prop, err_int,
209 /* Compute the controller output. */
210 adj = (err_prop * pinfo->coeff_p + err_int * pinfo->coeff_i
211 + err_der * pinfo->coeff_d);
212 adj = RC_PID_DO_ARITH_RIGHT_SHIFT(adj, 2 * RC_PID_ARITH_SHIFT);
216 rate_control_pid_adjust_rate(sband, sta, spinfo, adj, rinfo);
219 static void rate_control_pid_tx_status(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
220 struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
223 struct rc_pid_info *pinfo = priv;
224 struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo = priv_sta;
225 unsigned long period;
226 struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
231 /* Ignore all frames that were sent with a different rate than the rate
232 * we currently advise mac80211 to use. */
233 if (info->status.rates[0].idx != spinfo->txrate_idx)
236 spinfo->tx_num_xmit++;
238 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
239 rate_control_pid_event_tx_status(&spinfo->events, info);
242 /* We count frames that totally failed to be transmitted as two bad
243 * frames, those that made it out but had some retries as one good and
245 if (!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK)) {
246 spinfo->tx_num_failed += 2;
247 spinfo->tx_num_xmit++;
248 } else if (info->status.rates[0].count > 1) {
249 spinfo->tx_num_failed++;
250 spinfo->tx_num_xmit++;
253 /* Update PID controller state. */
254 period = msecs_to_jiffies(pinfo->sampling_period);
255 if (time_after(jiffies, spinfo->last_sample + period))
256 rate_control_pid_sample(pinfo, sband, sta, spinfo);
260 rate_control_pid_get_rate(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
262 struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc)
264 struct sk_buff *skb = txrc->skb;
265 struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband = txrc->sband;
266 struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
267 struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo = priv_sta;
271 info->control.rates[0].count =
272 txrc->hw->conf.long_frame_max_tx_count;
274 info->control.rates[0].count =
275 txrc->hw->conf.short_frame_max_tx_count;
277 /* Send management frames and NO_ACK data using lowest rate. */
278 if (rate_control_send_low(sta, priv_sta, txrc))
281 rateidx = spinfo->txrate_idx;
283 if (rateidx >= sband->n_bitrates)
284 rateidx = sband->n_bitrates - 1;
286 info->control.rates[0].idx = rateidx;
288 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
289 rate_control_pid_event_tx_rate(&spinfo->events,
290 rateidx, sband->bitrates[rateidx].bitrate);
295 rate_control_pid_rate_init(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
296 struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta)
298 struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo = priv_sta;
299 struct rc_pid_info *pinfo = priv;
300 struct rc_pid_rateinfo *rinfo = pinfo->rinfo;
304 /* TODO: This routine should consider using RSSI from previous packets
305 * as we need to have IEEE 802.1X auth succeed immediately after assoc..
306 * Until that method is implemented, we will use the lowest supported
307 * rate as a workaround. */
309 /* Sort the rates. This is optimized for the most common case (i.e.
310 * almost-sorted CCK+OFDM rates). Kind of bubble-sort with reversed
312 for (i = 0; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
314 rinfo[i].rev_index = i;
315 if (RC_PID_FAST_START)
318 rinfo[i].diff = i * pinfo->norm_offset;
320 for (i = 1; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
322 for (j = 0; j < sband->n_bitrates - i; j++)
323 if (unlikely(sband->bitrates[rinfo[j].index].bitrate >
324 sband->bitrates[rinfo[j + 1].index].bitrate)) {
325 tmp = rinfo[j].index;
326 rinfo[j].index = rinfo[j + 1].index;
327 rinfo[j + 1].index = tmp;
328 rinfo[rinfo[j].index].rev_index = j;
329 rinfo[rinfo[j + 1].index].rev_index = j + 1;
336 spinfo->txrate_idx = rate_lowest_index(sband, sta);
339 static void *rate_control_pid_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
340 struct dentry *debugfsdir)
342 struct rc_pid_info *pinfo;
343 struct rc_pid_rateinfo *rinfo;
344 struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
345 int i, max_rates = 0;
346 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
347 struct rc_pid_debugfs_entries *de;
350 pinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*pinfo), GFP_ATOMIC);
354 for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; i++) {
355 sband = hw->wiphy->bands[i];
356 if (sband && sband->n_bitrates > max_rates)
357 max_rates = sband->n_bitrates;
360 rinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*rinfo) * max_rates, GFP_ATOMIC);
366 pinfo->target = RC_PID_TARGET_PF;
367 pinfo->sampling_period = RC_PID_INTERVAL;
368 pinfo->coeff_p = RC_PID_COEFF_P;
369 pinfo->coeff_i = RC_PID_COEFF_I;
370 pinfo->coeff_d = RC_PID_COEFF_D;
371 pinfo->smoothing_shift = RC_PID_SMOOTHING_SHIFT;
372 pinfo->sharpen_factor = RC_PID_SHARPENING_FACTOR;
373 pinfo->sharpen_duration = RC_PID_SHARPENING_DURATION;
374 pinfo->norm_offset = RC_PID_NORM_OFFSET;
375 pinfo->rinfo = rinfo;
378 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
379 de = &pinfo->dentries;
380 de->target = debugfs_create_u32("target_pf", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
381 debugfsdir, &pinfo->target);
382 de->sampling_period = debugfs_create_u32("sampling_period",
383 S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, debugfsdir,
384 &pinfo->sampling_period);
385 de->coeff_p = debugfs_create_u32("coeff_p", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
386 debugfsdir, (u32 *)&pinfo->coeff_p);
387 de->coeff_i = debugfs_create_u32("coeff_i", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
388 debugfsdir, (u32 *)&pinfo->coeff_i);
389 de->coeff_d = debugfs_create_u32("coeff_d", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
390 debugfsdir, (u32 *)&pinfo->coeff_d);
391 de->smoothing_shift = debugfs_create_u32("smoothing_shift",
392 S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, debugfsdir,
393 &pinfo->smoothing_shift);
394 de->sharpen_factor = debugfs_create_u32("sharpen_factor",
395 S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, debugfsdir,
396 &pinfo->sharpen_factor);
397 de->sharpen_duration = debugfs_create_u32("sharpen_duration",
398 S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, debugfsdir,
399 &pinfo->sharpen_duration);
400 de->norm_offset = debugfs_create_u32("norm_offset",
401 S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, debugfsdir,
402 &pinfo->norm_offset);
408 static void rate_control_pid_free(void *priv)
410 struct rc_pid_info *pinfo = priv;
411 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
412 struct rc_pid_debugfs_entries *de = &pinfo->dentries;
414 debugfs_remove(de->norm_offset);
415 debugfs_remove(de->sharpen_duration);
416 debugfs_remove(de->sharpen_factor);
417 debugfs_remove(de->smoothing_shift);
418 debugfs_remove(de->coeff_d);
419 debugfs_remove(de->coeff_i);
420 debugfs_remove(de->coeff_p);
421 debugfs_remove(de->sampling_period);
422 debugfs_remove(de->target);
429 static void *rate_control_pid_alloc_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
432 struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo;
434 spinfo = kzalloc(sizeof(*spinfo), gfp);
438 spinfo->last_sample = jiffies;
440 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
441 spin_lock_init(&spinfo->events.lock);
442 init_waitqueue_head(&spinfo->events.waitqueue);
448 static void rate_control_pid_free_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
454 static struct rate_control_ops mac80211_rcpid = {
456 .tx_status = rate_control_pid_tx_status,
457 .get_rate = rate_control_pid_get_rate,
458 .rate_init = rate_control_pid_rate_init,
459 .alloc = rate_control_pid_alloc,
460 .free = rate_control_pid_free,
461 .alloc_sta = rate_control_pid_alloc_sta,
462 .free_sta = rate_control_pid_free_sta,
463 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
464 .add_sta_debugfs = rate_control_pid_add_sta_debugfs,
465 .remove_sta_debugfs = rate_control_pid_remove_sta_debugfs,
469 int __init rc80211_pid_init(void)
471 return ieee80211_rate_control_register(&mac80211_rcpid);
474 void rc80211_pid_exit(void)
476 ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(&mac80211_rcpid);