2 * Copyright 2007, Mattias Nissler <mattias.nissler@gmx.de>
3 * Copyright 2007, Stefano Brivio <stefano.brivio@polimi.it>
5 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
6 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
7 * published by the Free Software Foundation.
13 /* Sampling period for measuring percentage of failed frames in ms. */
14 #define RC_PID_INTERVAL 125
16 /* Exponential averaging smoothness (used for I part of PID controller) */
17 #define RC_PID_SMOOTHING_SHIFT 3
18 #define RC_PID_SMOOTHING (1 << RC_PID_SMOOTHING_SHIFT)
20 /* Sharpening factor (used for D part of PID controller) */
21 #define RC_PID_SHARPENING_FACTOR 0
22 #define RC_PID_SHARPENING_DURATION 0
24 /* Fixed point arithmetic shifting amount. */
25 #define RC_PID_ARITH_SHIFT 8
27 /* Fixed point arithmetic factor. */
28 #define RC_PID_ARITH_FACTOR (1 << RC_PID_ARITH_SHIFT)
30 /* Proportional PID component coefficient. */
31 #define RC_PID_COEFF_P 15
32 /* Integral PID component coefficient. */
33 #define RC_PID_COEFF_I 9
34 /* Derivative PID component coefficient. */
35 #define RC_PID_COEFF_D 15
37 /* Target failed frames rate for the PID controller. NB: This effectively gives
38 * maximum failed frames percentage we're willing to accept. If the wireless
39 * link quality is good, the controller will fail to adjust failed frames
40 * percentage to the target. This is intentional.
42 #define RC_PID_TARGET_PF 14
44 /* Rate behaviour normalization quantity over time. */
45 #define RC_PID_NORM_OFFSET 3
47 /* Push high rates right after loading. */
48 #define RC_PID_FAST_START 0
50 /* Arithmetic right shift for positive and negative values for ISO C. */
51 #define RC_PID_DO_ARITH_RIGHT_SHIFT(x, y) \
52 ((x) < 0 ? -((-(x)) >> (y)) : (x) >> (y))
54 enum rc_pid_event_type {
55 RC_PID_EVENT_TYPE_TX_STATUS,
56 RC_PID_EVENT_TYPE_RATE_CHANGE,
57 RC_PID_EVENT_TYPE_TX_RATE,
58 RC_PID_EVENT_TYPE_PF_SAMPLE,
61 union rc_pid_event_data {
62 /* RC_PID_EVENT_TX_STATUS */
65 struct ieee80211_tx_info tx_status;
67 /* RC_PID_EVENT_TYPE_RATE_CHANGE */
68 /* RC_PID_EVENT_TYPE_TX_RATE */
73 /* RC_PID_EVENT_TYPE_PF_SAMPLE */
83 /* The time when the event occured */
84 unsigned long timestamp;
90 enum rc_pid_event_type type;
92 /* type specific data */
93 union rc_pid_event_data data;
96 /* Size of the event ring buffer. */
97 #define RC_PID_EVENT_RING_SIZE 32
99 struct rc_pid_event_buffer {
100 /* Counter that generates event IDs */
101 unsigned int ev_count;
103 /* Ring buffer of events */
104 struct rc_pid_event ring[RC_PID_EVENT_RING_SIZE];
106 /* Index to the entry in events_buf to be reused */
107 unsigned int next_entry;
109 /* Lock that guards against concurrent access to this buffer struct */
112 /* Wait queue for poll/select and blocking I/O */
113 wait_queue_head_t waitqueue;
116 struct rc_pid_events_file_info {
117 /* The event buffer we read */
118 struct rc_pid_event_buffer *events;
120 /* The entry we have should read next */
121 unsigned int next_entry;
125 * struct rc_pid_debugfs_entries - tunable parameters
127 * Algorithm parameters, tunable via debugfs.
128 * @target: target percentage for failed frames
129 * @sampling_period: error sampling interval in milliseconds
130 * @coeff_p: absolute value of the proportional coefficient
131 * @coeff_i: absolute value of the integral coefficient
132 * @coeff_d: absolute value of the derivative coefficient
133 * @smoothing_shift: absolute value of the integral smoothing factor (i.e.
134 * amount of smoothing introduced by the exponential moving average)
135 * @sharpen_factor: absolute value of the derivative sharpening factor (i.e.
136 * amount of emphasis given to the derivative term after low activity
138 * @sharpen_duration: duration of the sharpening effect after the detected low
139 * activity event, relative to sampling_period
140 * @norm_offset: amount of normalization periodically performed on the learnt
141 * rate behaviour values (lower means we should trust more what we learnt
142 * about behaviour of rates, higher means we should trust more the natural
145 struct rc_pid_debugfs_entries {
146 struct dentry *target;
147 struct dentry *sampling_period;
148 struct dentry *coeff_p;
149 struct dentry *coeff_i;
150 struct dentry *coeff_d;
151 struct dentry *smoothing_shift;
152 struct dentry *sharpen_factor;
153 struct dentry *sharpen_duration;
154 struct dentry *norm_offset;
157 void rate_control_pid_event_tx_status(struct rc_pid_event_buffer *buf,
158 struct ieee80211_tx_info *stat);
160 void rate_control_pid_event_rate_change(struct rc_pid_event_buffer *buf,
161 int index, int rate);
163 void rate_control_pid_event_tx_rate(struct rc_pid_event_buffer *buf,
164 int index, int rate);
166 void rate_control_pid_event_pf_sample(struct rc_pid_event_buffer *buf,
167 s32 pf_sample, s32 prop_err,
168 s32 int_err, s32 der_err);
170 void rate_control_pid_add_sta_debugfs(void *priv, void *priv_sta,
173 void rate_control_pid_remove_sta_debugfs(void *priv, void *priv_sta);
175 struct rc_pid_sta_info {
176 unsigned long last_change;
177 unsigned long last_sample;
184 /* Average failed frames percentage error (i.e. actual vs. target
185 * percentage), scaled by RC_PID_SMOOTHING. This value is computed
186 * using using an exponential weighted average technique:
188 * (RC_PID_SMOOTHING - 1) * err_avg_old + err
189 * err_avg = ------------------------------------------
192 * where err_avg is the new approximation, err_avg_old the previous one
193 * and err is the error w.r.t. to the current failed frames percentage
194 * sample. Note that the bigger RC_PID_SMOOTHING the more weight is
195 * given to the previous estimate, resulting in smoother behavior (i.e.
196 * corresponding to a longer integration window).
198 * For computation, we actually don't use the above formula, but this
201 * err_avg_scaled = err_avg_old_scaled - err_avg_old + err
204 * err_avg_scaled = err * RC_PID_SMOOTHING
205 * err_avg_old_scaled = err_avg_old * RC_PID_SMOOTHING
207 * This avoids floating point numbers and the per_failed_old value can
208 * easily be obtained by shifting per_failed_old_scaled right by
209 * RC_PID_SMOOTHING_SHIFT.
213 /* Last framed failes percentage sample. */
216 /* Sharpening needed. */
219 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
221 struct rc_pid_event_buffer events;
223 /* Events debugfs file entry */
224 struct dentry *events_entry;
228 /* Algorithm parameters. We keep them on a per-algorithm approach, so they can
229 * be tuned individually for each interface.
231 struct rc_pid_rateinfo {
233 /* Map sorted rates to rates in ieee80211_hw_mode. */
236 /* Map rates in ieee80211_hw_mode to sorted rates. */
239 /* Did we do any measurement on this rate? */
242 /* Comparison with the lowest rate. */
248 /* The failed frames percentage target. */
251 /* Rate at which failed frames percentage is sampled in 0.001s. */
252 unsigned int sampling_period;
254 /* P, I and D coefficients. */
259 /* Exponential averaging shift. */
260 unsigned int smoothing_shift;
262 /* Sharpening factor and duration. */
263 unsigned int sharpen_factor;
264 unsigned int sharpen_duration;
266 /* Normalization offset. */
267 unsigned int norm_offset;
269 /* Rates information. */
270 struct rc_pid_rateinfo *rinfo;
272 /* Index of the last used rate. */
275 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
276 /* Debugfs entries created for the parameters above. */
277 struct rc_pid_debugfs_entries dentries;
281 #endif /* RC80211_PID_H */