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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>
55 #include "rc80211_minstrel.h"
57 #define SAMPLE_COLUMNS 10
58 #define SAMPLE_TBL(_mi, _idx, _col) \
59 _mi->sample_table[(_idx * SAMPLE_COLUMNS) + _col]
61 /* convert mac80211 rate index to local array index */
63 rix_to_ndx(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi, int rix)
66 for (i = rix; i >= 0; i--)
67 if (mi->r[i].rix == rix)
69 WARN_ON(mi->r[i].rix != rix);
74 use_low_rate(struct sk_buff *skb)
76 struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
77 struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
80 fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control);
82 return ((info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK) ||
83 (fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) != IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA ||
84 is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1));
89 minstrel_update_stats(struct minstrel_priv *mp, struct minstrel_sta_info *mi)
91 u32 max_tp = 0, index_max_tp = 0, index_max_tp2 = 0;
92 u32 max_prob = 0, index_max_prob = 0;
97 mi->stats_update = jiffies;
98 for (i = 0; i < mi->n_rates; i++) {
99 struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
101 usecs = mr->perfect_tx_time;
105 /* To avoid rounding issues, probabilities scale from 0 (0%)
108 p = (mr->success * 18000) / mr->attempts;
109 mr->succ_hist += mr->success;
110 mr->att_hist += mr->attempts;
112 p = ((p * (100 - mp->ewma_level)) + (mr->probability *
113 mp->ewma_level)) / 100;
115 mr->cur_tp = p * (1000000 / usecs);
118 mr->last_success = mr->success;
119 mr->last_attempts = mr->attempts;
123 /* Sample less often below the 10% chance of success.
124 * Sample less often above the 95% chance of success. */
125 if ((mr->probability > 17100) || (mr->probability < 1800)) {
126 mr->adjusted_retry_count = mr->retry_count >> 1;
127 if (mr->adjusted_retry_count > 2)
128 mr->adjusted_retry_count = 2;
130 mr->adjusted_retry_count = mr->retry_count;
132 if (!mr->adjusted_retry_count)
133 mr->adjusted_retry_count = 2;
136 for (i = 0; i < mi->n_rates; i++) {
137 struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
138 if (max_tp < mr->cur_tp) {
142 if (max_prob < mr->probability) {
144 max_prob = mr->probability;
149 for (i = 0; i < mi->n_rates; i++) {
150 struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
152 if (i == index_max_tp)
155 if (max_tp < mr->cur_tp) {
160 mi->max_tp_rate = index_max_tp;
161 mi->max_tp_rate2 = index_max_tp2;
162 mi->max_prob_rate = index_max_prob;
166 minstrel_tx_status(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
167 struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
170 struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
171 struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
172 struct ieee80211_tx_altrate *ar = info->status.retries;
173 struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
177 if (!info->status.excessive_retries)
180 if (!mp->has_mrr || (ar[0].rate_idx < 0)) {
181 ndx = rix_to_ndx(mi, info->tx_rate_idx);
182 tries = info->status.retry_count + 1;
183 mi->r[ndx].success += success;
184 mi->r[ndx].attempts += tries;
188 for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
189 if (ar[i].rate_idx < 0)
192 ndx = rix_to_ndx(mi, ar[i].rate_idx);
193 mi->r[ndx].attempts += ar[i].limit + 1;
195 if ((i != 3) && (ar[i + 1].rate_idx < 0))
196 mi->r[ndx].success += success;
199 if ((info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE) && (i >= 0))
202 if (mi->sample_deferred > 0)
203 mi->sample_deferred--;
207 static inline unsigned int
208 minstrel_get_retry_count(struct minstrel_rate *mr,
209 struct ieee80211_tx_info *info)
211 unsigned int retry = mr->adjusted_retry_count;
213 if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_RTS_CTS)
214 retry = max(2U, min(mr->retry_count_rtscts, retry));
215 else if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_CTS_PROTECT)
216 retry = max(2U, min(mr->retry_count_cts, retry));
222 minstrel_get_next_sample(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi)
224 unsigned int sample_ndx;
225 sample_ndx = SAMPLE_TBL(mi, mi->sample_idx, mi->sample_column);
227 if (mi->sample_idx > (mi->n_rates - 2)) {
230 if (mi->sample_column >= SAMPLE_COLUMNS)
231 mi->sample_column = 0;
237 minstrel_get_rate(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
238 struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
239 struct sk_buff *skb, struct rate_selection *sel)
241 struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
242 struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
243 struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
244 struct ieee80211_tx_altrate *ar = info->control.retries;
245 unsigned int ndx, sample_ndx = 0;
247 bool sample_slower = false;
253 if (!sta || !mi || use_low_rate(skb)) {
254 sel->rate_idx = rate_lowest_index(sband, sta);
260 /* mac80211 does not allow mrr for RTS/CTS */
261 if ((info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_RTS_CTS) ||
262 (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_CTS_PROTECT))
265 if (time_after(jiffies, mi->stats_update + (mp->update_interval *
267 minstrel_update_stats(mp, mi);
269 ndx = mi->max_tp_rate;
272 sample_rate = mp->lookaround_rate_mrr;
274 sample_rate = mp->lookaround_rate;
277 delta = (mi->packet_count * sample_rate / 100) -
278 (mi->sample_count + mi->sample_deferred / 2);
280 /* delta > 0: sampling required */
282 if (mi->packet_count >= 10000) {
283 mi->sample_deferred = 0;
284 mi->sample_count = 0;
285 mi->packet_count = 0;
286 } else if (delta > mi->n_rates * 2) {
287 /* With multi-rate retry, not every planned sample
288 * attempt actually gets used, due to the way the retry
289 * chain is set up - [max_tp,sample,prob,lowest] for
290 * sample_rate < max_tp.
292 * If there's too much sampling backlog and the link
293 * starts getting worse, minstrel would start bursting
294 * out lots of sampling frames, which would result
295 * in a large throughput loss. */
296 mi->sample_count += (delta - mi->n_rates * 2);
299 sample_ndx = minstrel_get_next_sample(mi);
301 sample_slower = mrr && (mi->r[sample_ndx].perfect_tx_time >
302 mi->r[ndx].perfect_tx_time);
304 if (!sample_slower) {
308 /* Only use IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE to mark
309 * packets that have the sampling rate deferred to the
310 * second MRR stage. Increase the sample counter only
311 * if the deferred sample rate was actually used.
312 * Use the sample_deferred counter to make sure that
313 * the sampling is not done in large bursts */
314 info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE;
315 mi->sample_deferred++;
318 sel->rate_idx = mi->r[ndx].rix;
319 info->control.retry_limit = minstrel_get_retry_count(&mi->r[ndx], info);
322 ar[0].rate_idx = mi->lowest_rix;
323 ar[0].limit = mp->max_retry;
331 mrr_ndx[0] = sample_ndx;
333 mrr_ndx[0] = mi->max_tp_rate;
335 mrr_ndx[0] = mi->max_tp_rate2;
337 mrr_ndx[1] = mi->max_prob_rate;
339 for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
340 ar[i].rate_idx = mi->r[mrr_ndx[i]].rix;
341 ar[i].limit = mi->r[mrr_ndx[i]].adjusted_retry_count;
347 calc_rate_durations(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi, struct ieee80211_local *local,
348 struct minstrel_rate *d, struct ieee80211_rate *rate)
350 int erp = !!(rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP_G);
352 d->perfect_tx_time = ieee80211_frame_duration(local, 1200,
353 rate->bitrate, erp, 1);
354 d->ack_time = ieee80211_frame_duration(local, 10,
355 rate->bitrate, erp, 1);
359 init_sample_table(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi)
361 unsigned int i, col, new_idx;
362 unsigned int n_srates = mi->n_rates - 1;
365 mi->sample_column = 0;
367 memset(mi->sample_table, 0, SAMPLE_COLUMNS * mi->n_rates);
369 for (col = 0; col < SAMPLE_COLUMNS; col++) {
370 for (i = 0; i < n_srates; i++) {
371 get_random_bytes(rnd, sizeof(rnd));
372 new_idx = (i + rnd[i & 7]) % n_srates;
374 while (SAMPLE_TBL(mi, new_idx, col) != 0)
375 new_idx = (new_idx + 1) % n_srates;
377 /* Don't sample the slowest rate (i.e. slowest base
378 * rate). We must presume that the slowest rate works
379 * fine, or else other management frames will also be
380 * failing and the link will break */
381 SAMPLE_TBL(mi, new_idx, col) = i + 1;
387 minstrel_rate_init(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
388 struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta)
390 struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
391 struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
392 struct minstrel_rate *mr_ctl;
393 unsigned int i, n = 0;
394 unsigned int t_slot = 9; /* FIXME: get real slot time */
396 mi->lowest_rix = rate_lowest_index(sband, sta);
397 mr_ctl = &mi->r[rix_to_ndx(mi, mi->lowest_rix)];
398 mi->sp_ack_dur = mr_ctl->ack_time;
400 for (i = 0; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
401 struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[n];
402 unsigned int tx_time = 0, tx_time_cts = 0, tx_time_rtscts = 0;
403 unsigned int tx_time_single;
404 unsigned int cw = mp->cw_min;
406 if (!rate_supported(sta, sband->band, i))
409 memset(mr, 0, sizeof(*mr));
412 mr->bitrate = sband->bitrates[i].bitrate / 5;
413 calc_rate_durations(mi, hw_to_local(mp->hw), mr,
414 &sband->bitrates[i]);
416 /* calculate maximum number of retransmissions before
417 * fallback (based on maximum segment size) */
419 mr->retry_count_cts = 1;
420 mr->retry_count_rtscts = 1;
421 tx_time = mr->perfect_tx_time + mi->sp_ack_dur;
423 /* add one retransmission */
424 tx_time_single = mr->ack_time + mr->perfect_tx_time;
426 /* contention window */
427 tx_time_single += t_slot + min(cw, mp->cw_max);
430 tx_time += tx_time_single;
431 tx_time_cts += tx_time_single + mi->sp_ack_dur;
432 tx_time_rtscts += tx_time_single + 2 * mi->sp_ack_dur;
433 if ((tx_time_cts < mp->segment_size) &&
434 (mr->retry_count_cts < mp->max_retry))
435 mr->retry_count_cts++;
436 if ((tx_time_rtscts < mp->segment_size) &&
437 (mr->retry_count_rtscts < mp->max_retry))
438 mr->retry_count_rtscts++;
439 } while ((tx_time < mp->segment_size) &&
440 (++mr->retry_count < mp->max_retry));
441 mr->adjusted_retry_count = mr->retry_count;
444 for (i = n; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
445 struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
450 mi->stats_update = jiffies;
452 init_sample_table(mi);
456 minstrel_alloc_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, gfp_t gfp)
458 struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
459 struct minstrel_sta_info *mi;
460 struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
461 struct ieee80211_hw *hw = mp->hw;
465 mi = kzalloc(sizeof(struct minstrel_sta_info), gfp);
469 for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; i++) {
470 sband = hw->wiphy->bands[hw->conf.channel->band];
471 if (sband->n_bitrates > max_rates)
472 max_rates = sband->n_bitrates;
475 mi->r = kzalloc(sizeof(struct minstrel_rate) * max_rates, gfp);
479 mi->sample_table = kmalloc(SAMPLE_COLUMNS * max_rates, gfp);
480 if (!mi->sample_table)
483 mi->stats_update = jiffies;
494 minstrel_free_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta)
496 struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
498 kfree(mi->sample_table);
504 minstrel_clear(void *priv)
509 minstrel_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir)
511 struct minstrel_priv *mp;
513 mp = kzalloc(sizeof(struct minstrel_priv), GFP_ATOMIC);
517 /* contention window settings
518 * Just an approximation. Using the per-queue values would complicate
519 * the calculations and is probably unnecessary */
523 /* number of packets (in %) to use for sampling other rates
524 * sample less often for non-mrr packets, because the overhead
525 * is much higher than with mrr */
526 mp->lookaround_rate = 5;
527 mp->lookaround_rate_mrr = 10;
529 /* moving average weight for EWMA */
532 /* maximum time that the hw is allowed to stay in one MRR segment */
533 mp->segment_size = 6000;
535 if (hw->max_altrate_tries > 0)
536 mp->max_retry = hw->max_altrate_tries;
538 /* safe default, does not necessarily have to match hw properties */
541 if (hw->max_altrates >= 3)
545 mp->update_interval = 100;
551 minstrel_free(void *priv)
556 static struct rate_control_ops mac80211_minstrel = {
558 .tx_status = minstrel_tx_status,
559 .get_rate = minstrel_get_rate,
560 .rate_init = minstrel_rate_init,
561 .clear = minstrel_clear,
562 .alloc = minstrel_alloc,
563 .free = minstrel_free,
564 .alloc_sta = minstrel_alloc_sta,
565 .free_sta = minstrel_free_sta,
566 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
567 .add_sta_debugfs = minstrel_add_sta_debugfs,
568 .remove_sta_debugfs = minstrel_remove_sta_debugfs,
573 rc80211_minstrel_init(void)
575 return ieee80211_rate_control_register(&mac80211_minstrel);
579 rc80211_minstrel_exit(void)
581 ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(&mac80211_minstrel);