ath9k: dynack: make ewma estimation faster

In order to make propagation time estimation faster,
use current sample as ewma output value during 'late ack'
tracking

Tested-by: Koen Vandeputte <koen.vandeputte@ncentric.com>
Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <kvalo@codeaurora.org>

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
index 21ba20981a80bfd4b96133c0b0a9ecd6c51f6c41..0fca44e91a71207ea03f9453d14c413a39d5b23c 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ath9k.h
@@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ struct ath_node {
 #endif
        u8 key_idx[4];
 
-       u32 ackto;
+       int ackto;
        struct list_head list;
 };
 

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/dynack.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/dynack.c
index 5c3b32f4e61b1da4216fb07525af7a1b85d5b6fb..f112fa5b2eacfd149d01366712b63d30b8c35ed6 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/dynack.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/dynack.c
@@ -29,9 +29,13 @@
  * ath_dynack_ewma - EWMA (Exponentially Weighted Moving Average) calculation
  *
  */
-static inline u32 ath_dynack_ewma(u32 old, u32 new)
+static inline int ath_dynack_ewma(int old, int new)
 {
-       return (new * (EWMA_DIV - EWMA_LEVEL) + old * EWMA_LEVEL) / EWMA_DIV;
+       if (old > 0)
+               return (new * (EWMA_DIV - EWMA_LEVEL) +
+                       old * EWMA_LEVEL) / EWMA_DIV;
+       else
+               return new;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -82,10 +86,10 @@ static inline bool ath_dynack_bssidmask(struct ath_hw *ah, const u8 *mac)
  */
 static void ath_dynack_compute_ackto(struct ath_hw *ah)
 {
-       struct ath_node *an;
-       u32 to = 0;
-       struct ath_dynack *da = &ah->dynack;
        struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
+       struct ath_dynack *da = &ah->dynack;
+       struct ath_node *an;
+       int to = 0;
 
        list_for_each_entry(an, &da->nodes, list)
                if (an->ackto > to)
@@ -144,7 +148,8 @@ static void ath_dynack_compute_to(struct ath_hw *ah)
                                        an->ackto = ath_dynack_ewma(an->ackto,
                                                                    ackto);
                                        ath_dbg(ath9k_hw_common(ah), DYNACK,
-                                               "%pM to %u\n", dst, an->ackto);
+                                               "%pM to %d [%u]\n", dst,
+                                               an->ackto, ackto);
                                        if (time_is_before_jiffies(da->lto)) {
                                                ath_dynack_compute_ackto(ah);
                                                da->lto = jiffies + COMPUTE_TO;
@@ -166,10 +171,12 @@ static void ath_dynack_compute_to(struct ath_hw *ah)
  * @ah: ath hw
  * @skb: socket buffer
  * @ts: tx status info
+ * @sta: station pointer
  *
  */
 void ath_dynack_sample_tx_ts(struct ath_hw *ah, struct sk_buff *skb,
-                            struct ath_tx_status *ts)
+                            struct ath_tx_status *ts,
+                            struct ieee80211_sta *sta)
 {
        struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr;
        struct ath_dynack *da = &ah->dynack;
@@ -191,9 +198,16 @@ void ath_dynack_sample_tx_ts(struct ath_hw *ah, struct sk_buff *skb,
                    ieee80211_is_assoc_resp(hdr->frame_control) ||
                    ieee80211_is_auth(hdr->frame_control)) {
                        ath_dbg(common, DYNACK, "late ack\n");
+
                        ath9k_hw_setslottime(ah, (LATEACK_TO - 3) / 2);
                        ath9k_hw_set_ack_timeout(ah, LATEACK_TO);
                        ath9k_hw_set_cts_timeout(ah, LATEACK_TO);
+                       if (sta) {
+                               struct ath_node *an;
+
+                               an = (struct ath_node *)sta->drv_priv;
+                               an->ackto = -1;
+                       }
                        da->lto = jiffies + LATEACK_DELAY;
                }
 

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/dynack.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/dynack.h
index 6d7bef976742c1a87b498c35927e27476c314853..cf60224d40dff336986e3ed6bcc94b66e55d7b6c 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/dynack.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/dynack.h
@@ -86,7 +86,8 @@ void ath_dynack_node_deinit(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath_node *an);
 void ath_dynack_init(struct ath_hw *ah);
 void ath_dynack_sample_ack_ts(struct ath_hw *ah, struct sk_buff *skb, u32 ts);
 void ath_dynack_sample_tx_ts(struct ath_hw *ah, struct sk_buff *skb,
-                            struct ath_tx_status *ts);
+                            struct ath_tx_status *ts,
+                            struct ieee80211_sta *sta);
 #else
 static inline void ath_dynack_init(struct ath_hw *ah) {}
 static inline void ath_dynack_node_init(struct ath_hw *ah,
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ static inline void ath_dynack_sample_ack_ts(struct ath_hw *ah,
                                            struct sk_buff *skb, u32 ts) {}
 static inline void ath_dynack_sample_tx_ts(struct ath_hw *ah,
                                           struct sk_buff *skb,
-                                          struct ath_tx_status *ts) {}
+                                          struct ath_tx_status *ts,
+                                          struct ieee80211_sta *sta) {}
 #endif
 
 #endif /* DYNACK_H */

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
index 25b3fc82d4ac8761968bc64ebb491b2ee2b7f3c3..f448d571663980698edeabfd3cebabdd7e8a855e 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@ static void ath_tx_complete_aggr(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq,
                                if (bf == bf->bf_lastbf)
                                        ath_dynack_sample_tx_ts(sc->sc_ah,
                                                                bf->bf_mpdu,
-                                                               ts);
+                                                               ts, sta);
                        }
 
                        ath_tx_complete_buf(sc, bf, txq, &bf_head, sta, ts,
@@ -773,7 +773,8 @@ static void ath_tx_process_buffer(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath_txq *txq,
                        memcpy(info->control.rates, bf->rates,
                               sizeof(info->control.rates));
                        ath_tx_rc_status(sc, bf, ts, 1, txok ? 0 : 1, txok);
-                       ath_dynack_sample_tx_ts(sc->sc_ah, bf->bf_mpdu, ts);
+                       ath_dynack_sample_tx_ts(sc->sc_ah, bf->bf_mpdu, ts,
+                                               sta);
                }
                ath_tx_complete_buf(sc, bf, txq, bf_head, sta, ts, txok);
        } else