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9 * Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Derek Smithies <derek@indranet.co.nz>
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47 #include <linux/netdevice.h>
48 #include <linux/types.h>
49 #include <linux/skbuff.h>
50 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
51 #include <linux/random.h>
52 #include <linux/ieee80211.h>
53 #include <net/mac80211.h>
56 #include "rc80211_minstrel.h"
58 #define SAMPLE_COLUMNS 10
59 #define SAMPLE_TBL(_mi, _idx, _col) \
60 _mi->sample_table[(_idx * SAMPLE_COLUMNS) + _col]
62 /* convert mac80211 rate index to local array index */
64 rix_to_ndx(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi, int rix)
67 for (i = rix; i >= 0; i--)
68 if (mi->r[i].rix == rix)
75 minstrel_update_stats(struct minstrel_priv *mp, struct minstrel_sta_info *mi)
77 u32 max_tp = 0, index_max_tp = 0, index_max_tp2 = 0;
78 u32 max_prob = 0, index_max_prob = 0;
83 mi->stats_update = jiffies;
84 for (i = 0; i < mi->n_rates; i++) {
85 struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
87 usecs = mr->perfect_tx_time;
91 /* To avoid rounding issues, probabilities scale from 0 (0%)
94 p = (mr->success * 18000) / mr->attempts;
95 mr->succ_hist += mr->success;
96 mr->att_hist += mr->attempts;
98 p = ((p * (100 - mp->ewma_level)) + (mr->probability *
99 mp->ewma_level)) / 100;
101 mr->cur_tp = p * (1000000 / usecs);
104 mr->last_success = mr->success;
105 mr->last_attempts = mr->attempts;
109 /* Sample less often below the 10% chance of success.
110 * Sample less often above the 95% chance of success. */
111 if ((mr->probability > 17100) || (mr->probability < 1800)) {
112 mr->adjusted_retry_count = mr->retry_count >> 1;
113 if (mr->adjusted_retry_count > 2)
114 mr->adjusted_retry_count = 2;
115 mr->sample_limit = 4;
117 mr->sample_limit = -1;
118 mr->adjusted_retry_count = mr->retry_count;
120 if (!mr->adjusted_retry_count)
121 mr->adjusted_retry_count = 2;
124 for (i = 0; i < mi->n_rates; i++) {
125 struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
126 if (max_tp < mr->cur_tp) {
130 if (max_prob < mr->probability) {
132 max_prob = mr->probability;
137 for (i = 0; i < mi->n_rates; i++) {
138 struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
140 if (i == index_max_tp)
143 if (max_tp < mr->cur_tp) {
148 mi->max_tp_rate = index_max_tp;
149 mi->max_tp_rate2 = index_max_tp2;
150 mi->max_prob_rate = index_max_prob;
154 minstrel_tx_status(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
155 struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
158 struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
159 struct minstrel_priv *mp = (struct minstrel_priv *)priv;
160 struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
161 struct ieee80211_tx_rate *ar = info->status.rates;
162 struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(mp->hw);
167 success = !!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK);
168 si = sta_info_get(local, sta->addr);
170 for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES; i++) {
174 ndx = rix_to_ndx(mi, ar[i].idx);
178 mi->r[ndx].attempts += ar[i].count;
180 if ((i != IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES - 1) && (ar[i + 1].idx < 0)) {
181 mi->r[ndx].success += success;
183 si->fail_avg = (18050 - mi->r[ndx].probability)
185 WARN_ON(si->fail_avg > 100);
186 if (si->fail_avg == 100 &&
187 ieee80211_vif_is_mesh(&si->sdata->vif))
188 mesh_plink_broken(si);
193 if ((info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE) && (i >= 0))
196 if (mi->sample_deferred > 0)
197 mi->sample_deferred--;
201 static inline unsigned int
202 minstrel_get_retry_count(struct minstrel_rate *mr,
203 struct ieee80211_tx_info *info)
205 unsigned int retry = mr->adjusted_retry_count;
207 if (info->control.rates[0].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS)
208 retry = max(2U, min(mr->retry_count_rtscts, retry));
209 else if (info->control.rates[0].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT)
210 retry = max(2U, min(mr->retry_count_cts, retry));
216 minstrel_get_next_sample(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi)
218 unsigned int sample_ndx;
219 sample_ndx = SAMPLE_TBL(mi, mi->sample_idx, mi->sample_column);
221 if ((int) mi->sample_idx > (mi->n_rates - 2)) {
224 if (mi->sample_column >= SAMPLE_COLUMNS)
225 mi->sample_column = 0;
231 minstrel_get_rate(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
232 void *priv_sta, struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc)
234 struct sk_buff *skb = txrc->skb;
235 struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
236 struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
237 struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
238 struct ieee80211_tx_rate *ar = info->control.rates;
239 unsigned int ndx, sample_ndx = 0;
241 bool sample_slower = false;
247 if (rate_control_send_low(sta, priv_sta, txrc))
250 mrr = mp->has_mrr && !txrc->rts && !txrc->bss_conf->use_cts_prot;
252 if (time_after(jiffies, mi->stats_update + (mp->update_interval *
254 minstrel_update_stats(mp, mi);
256 ndx = mi->max_tp_rate;
259 sample_rate = mp->lookaround_rate_mrr;
261 sample_rate = mp->lookaround_rate;
264 delta = (mi->packet_count * sample_rate / 100) -
265 (mi->sample_count + mi->sample_deferred / 2);
267 /* delta > 0: sampling required */
268 if ((delta > 0) && (mrr || !mi->prev_sample)) {
269 struct minstrel_rate *msr;
270 if (mi->packet_count >= 10000) {
271 mi->sample_deferred = 0;
272 mi->sample_count = 0;
273 mi->packet_count = 0;
274 } else if (delta > mi->n_rates * 2) {
275 /* With multi-rate retry, not every planned sample
276 * attempt actually gets used, due to the way the retry
277 * chain is set up - [max_tp,sample,prob,lowest] for
278 * sample_rate < max_tp.
280 * If there's too much sampling backlog and the link
281 * starts getting worse, minstrel would start bursting
282 * out lots of sampling frames, which would result
283 * in a large throughput loss. */
284 mi->sample_count += (delta - mi->n_rates * 2);
287 sample_ndx = minstrel_get_next_sample(mi);
288 msr = &mi->r[sample_ndx];
290 sample_slower = mrr && (msr->perfect_tx_time >
291 mi->r[ndx].perfect_tx_time);
293 if (!sample_slower) {
294 if (msr->sample_limit != 0) {
297 if (msr->sample_limit > 0)
303 /* Only use IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE to mark
304 * packets that have the sampling rate deferred to the
305 * second MRR stage. Increase the sample counter only
306 * if the deferred sample rate was actually used.
307 * Use the sample_deferred counter to make sure that
308 * the sampling is not done in large bursts */
309 info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE;
310 mi->sample_deferred++;
313 mi->prev_sample = sample;
315 /* If we're not using MRR and the sampling rate already
316 * has a probability of >95%, we shouldn't be attempting
317 * to use it, as this only wastes precious airtime */
318 if (!mrr && sample && (mi->r[ndx].probability > 17100))
319 ndx = mi->max_tp_rate;
321 ar[0].idx = mi->r[ndx].rix;
322 ar[0].count = minstrel_get_retry_count(&mi->r[ndx], info);
326 ar[0].count = mp->max_retry;
327 ar[1].idx = mi->lowest_rix;
328 ar[1].count = mp->max_retry;
335 mrr_ndx[0] = sample_ndx;
337 mrr_ndx[0] = mi->max_tp_rate;
339 mrr_ndx[0] = mi->max_tp_rate2;
341 mrr_ndx[1] = mi->max_prob_rate;
343 for (i = 1; i < 4; i++) {
344 ar[i].idx = mi->r[mrr_ndx[i - 1]].rix;
345 ar[i].count = mi->r[mrr_ndx[i - 1]].adjusted_retry_count;
351 calc_rate_durations(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi, struct ieee80211_local *local,
352 struct minstrel_rate *d, struct ieee80211_rate *rate)
354 int erp = !!(rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP_G);
356 d->perfect_tx_time = ieee80211_frame_duration(local, 1200,
357 rate->bitrate, erp, 1);
358 d->ack_time = ieee80211_frame_duration(local, 10,
359 rate->bitrate, erp, 1);
363 init_sample_table(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi)
365 unsigned int i, col, new_idx;
366 unsigned int n_srates = mi->n_rates - 1;
369 mi->sample_column = 0;
371 memset(mi->sample_table, 0, SAMPLE_COLUMNS * mi->n_rates);
373 for (col = 0; col < SAMPLE_COLUMNS; col++) {
374 for (i = 0; i < n_srates; i++) {
375 get_random_bytes(rnd, sizeof(rnd));
376 new_idx = (i + rnd[i & 7]) % n_srates;
378 while (SAMPLE_TBL(mi, new_idx, col) != 0)
379 new_idx = (new_idx + 1) % n_srates;
381 /* Don't sample the slowest rate (i.e. slowest base
382 * rate). We must presume that the slowest rate works
383 * fine, or else other management frames will also be
384 * failing and the link will break */
385 SAMPLE_TBL(mi, new_idx, col) = i + 1;
391 minstrel_rate_init(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
392 struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta)
394 struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
395 struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
396 struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(mp->hw);
397 struct ieee80211_rate *ctl_rate;
398 unsigned int i, n = 0;
399 unsigned int t_slot = 9; /* FIXME: get real slot time */
401 mi->lowest_rix = rate_lowest_index(sband, sta);
402 ctl_rate = &sband->bitrates[mi->lowest_rix];
403 mi->sp_ack_dur = ieee80211_frame_duration(local, 10, ctl_rate->bitrate,
404 !!(ctl_rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP_G), 1);
406 for (i = 0; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
407 struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[n];
408 unsigned int tx_time = 0, tx_time_cts = 0, tx_time_rtscts = 0;
409 unsigned int tx_time_single;
410 unsigned int cw = mp->cw_min;
412 if (!rate_supported(sta, sband->band, i))
415 memset(mr, 0, sizeof(*mr));
418 mr->bitrate = sband->bitrates[i].bitrate / 5;
419 calc_rate_durations(mi, local, mr,
420 &sband->bitrates[i]);
422 /* calculate maximum number of retransmissions before
423 * fallback (based on maximum segment size) */
424 mr->sample_limit = -1;
426 mr->retry_count_cts = 1;
427 mr->retry_count_rtscts = 1;
428 tx_time = mr->perfect_tx_time + mi->sp_ack_dur;
430 /* add one retransmission */
431 tx_time_single = mr->ack_time + mr->perfect_tx_time;
433 /* contention window */
434 tx_time_single += t_slot + min(cw, mp->cw_max);
437 tx_time += tx_time_single;
438 tx_time_cts += tx_time_single + mi->sp_ack_dur;
439 tx_time_rtscts += tx_time_single + 2 * mi->sp_ack_dur;
440 if ((tx_time_cts < mp->segment_size) &&
441 (mr->retry_count_cts < mp->max_retry))
442 mr->retry_count_cts++;
443 if ((tx_time_rtscts < mp->segment_size) &&
444 (mr->retry_count_rtscts < mp->max_retry))
445 mr->retry_count_rtscts++;
446 } while ((tx_time < mp->segment_size) &&
447 (++mr->retry_count < mp->max_retry));
448 mr->adjusted_retry_count = mr->retry_count;
451 for (i = n; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
452 struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
457 mi->stats_update = jiffies;
459 init_sample_table(mi);
463 minstrel_alloc_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, gfp_t gfp)
465 struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
466 struct minstrel_sta_info *mi;
467 struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
468 struct ieee80211_hw *hw = mp->hw;
472 mi = kzalloc(sizeof(struct minstrel_sta_info), gfp);
476 for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; i++) {
477 sband = hw->wiphy->bands[i];
478 if (sband && sband->n_bitrates > max_rates)
479 max_rates = sband->n_bitrates;
482 mi->r = kzalloc(sizeof(struct minstrel_rate) * max_rates, gfp);
486 mi->sample_table = kmalloc(SAMPLE_COLUMNS * max_rates, gfp);
487 if (!mi->sample_table)
490 mi->stats_update = jiffies;
501 minstrel_free_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta)
503 struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
505 kfree(mi->sample_table);
511 minstrel_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir)
513 struct minstrel_priv *mp;
515 mp = kzalloc(sizeof(struct minstrel_priv), GFP_ATOMIC);
519 /* contention window settings
520 * Just an approximation. Using the per-queue values would complicate
521 * the calculations and is probably unnecessary */
525 /* number of packets (in %) to use for sampling other rates
526 * sample less often for non-mrr packets, because the overhead
527 * is much higher than with mrr */
528 mp->lookaround_rate = 5;
529 mp->lookaround_rate_mrr = 10;
531 /* moving average weight for EWMA */
534 /* maximum time that the hw is allowed to stay in one MRR segment */
535 mp->segment_size = 6000;
537 if (hw->max_rate_tries > 0)
538 mp->max_retry = hw->max_rate_tries;
540 /* safe default, does not necessarily have to match hw properties */
543 if (hw->max_rates >= 4)
547 mp->update_interval = 100;
553 minstrel_free(void *priv)
558 static struct rate_control_ops mac80211_minstrel = {
560 .tx_status = minstrel_tx_status,
561 .get_rate = minstrel_get_rate,
562 .rate_init = minstrel_rate_init,
563 .alloc = minstrel_alloc,
564 .free = minstrel_free,
565 .alloc_sta = minstrel_alloc_sta,
566 .free_sta = minstrel_free_sta,
567 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
568 .add_sta_debugfs = minstrel_add_sta_debugfs,
569 .remove_sta_debugfs = minstrel_remove_sta_debugfs,
574 rc80211_minstrel_init(void)
576 return ieee80211_rate_control_register(&mac80211_minstrel);
580 rc80211_minstrel_exit(void)
582 ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(&mac80211_minstrel);