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linux/net/mac80211/ieee80211_rate.h
Mattias Nissler ad01837593 mac80211: add PID controller based rate control algorithm
Add a new rate control algorithm based on a PID controller. It samples the
percentage of failed frames over time, feeds the result into the controller and
uses its output to control the TX rate.

Signed-off-by: Mattias Nissler <mattias.nissler@gmx.de>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2008-01-28 14:59:18 -08:00

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/*
* Copyright 2002-2005, Instant802 Networks, Inc.
* Copyright 2005, Devicescape Software, Inc.
* Copyright (c) 2006 Jiri Benc <jbenc@suse.cz>
*
* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
* published by the Free Software Foundation.
*/
#ifndef IEEE80211_RATE_H
#define IEEE80211_RATE_H
#include <linux/netdevice.h>
#include <linux/skbuff.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <net/mac80211.h>
#include "ieee80211_i.h"
#include "sta_info.h"
struct rate_selection {
/* Selected transmission rate */
struct ieee80211_rate *rate;
/* Non-ERP rate to use if mac80211 decides it cannot use an ERP rate */
struct ieee80211_rate *nonerp;
/* probe with this rate, or NULL for no probing */
struct ieee80211_rate *probe;
};
struct rate_control_ops {
struct module *module;
const char *name;
void (*tx_status)(void *priv, struct net_device *dev,
struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ieee80211_tx_status *status);
void (*get_rate)(void *priv, struct net_device *dev,
struct ieee80211_hw_mode *mode, struct sk_buff *skb,
struct rate_selection *sel);
void (*rate_init)(void *priv, void *priv_sta,
struct ieee80211_local *local, struct sta_info *sta);
void (*clear)(void *priv);
void *(*alloc)(struct ieee80211_local *local);
void (*free)(void *priv);
void *(*alloc_sta)(void *priv, gfp_t gfp);
void (*free_sta)(void *priv, void *priv_sta);
int (*add_attrs)(void *priv, struct kobject *kobj);
void (*remove_attrs)(void *priv, struct kobject *kobj);
void (*add_sta_debugfs)(void *priv, void *priv_sta,
struct dentry *dir);
void (*remove_sta_debugfs)(void *priv, void *priv_sta);
};
struct rate_control_ref {
struct rate_control_ops *ops;
void *priv;
struct kref kref;
};
/* default 'simple' algorithm */
extern struct rate_control_ops mac80211_rcsimple;
/* 'PID' algorithm */
extern struct rate_control_ops mac80211_rcpid;
int ieee80211_rate_control_register(struct rate_control_ops *ops);
void ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(struct rate_control_ops *ops);
/* Get a reference to the rate control algorithm. If `name' is NULL, get the
* first available algorithm. */
struct rate_control_ref *rate_control_alloc(const char *name,
struct ieee80211_local *local);
void rate_control_get_rate(struct net_device *dev,
struct ieee80211_hw_mode *mode, struct sk_buff *skb,
struct rate_selection *sel);
struct rate_control_ref *rate_control_get(struct rate_control_ref *ref);
void rate_control_put(struct rate_control_ref *ref);
static inline void rate_control_tx_status(struct net_device *dev,
struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ieee80211_tx_status *status)
{
struct ieee80211_local *local = wdev_priv(dev->ieee80211_ptr);
struct rate_control_ref *ref = local->rate_ctrl;
ref->ops->tx_status(ref->priv, dev, skb, status);
}
static inline void rate_control_rate_init(struct sta_info *sta,
struct ieee80211_local *local)
{
struct rate_control_ref *ref = sta->rate_ctrl;
ref->ops->rate_init(ref->priv, sta->rate_ctrl_priv, local, sta);
}
static inline void rate_control_clear(struct ieee80211_local *local)
{
struct rate_control_ref *ref = local->rate_ctrl;
ref->ops->clear(ref->priv);
}
static inline void *rate_control_alloc_sta(struct rate_control_ref *ref,
gfp_t gfp)
{
return ref->ops->alloc_sta(ref->priv, gfp);
}
static inline void rate_control_free_sta(struct rate_control_ref *ref,
void *priv)
{
ref->ops->free_sta(ref->priv, priv);
}
static inline void rate_control_add_sta_debugfs(struct sta_info *sta)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
struct rate_control_ref *ref = sta->rate_ctrl;
if (sta->debugfs.dir && ref->ops->add_sta_debugfs)
ref->ops->add_sta_debugfs(ref->priv, sta->rate_ctrl_priv,
sta->debugfs.dir);
#endif
}
static inline void rate_control_remove_sta_debugfs(struct sta_info *sta)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
struct rate_control_ref *ref = sta->rate_ctrl;
if (ref->ops->remove_sta_debugfs)
ref->ops->remove_sta_debugfs(ref->priv, sta->rate_ctrl_priv);
#endif
}
static inline int
rate_supported(struct sta_info *sta, struct ieee80211_hw_mode *mode, int index)
{
return (sta == NULL || sta->supp_rates & BIT(index)) &&
(mode->rates[index].flags & IEEE80211_RATE_SUPPORTED);
}
static inline int
rate_lowest_index(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct ieee80211_hw_mode *mode,
struct sta_info *sta)
{
int i;
for (i = 0; i < mode->num_rates; i++) {
if (rate_supported(sta, mode, i))
return i;
}
/* warn when we cannot find a rate. */
WARN_ON(1);
return 0;
}
static inline struct ieee80211_rate *
rate_lowest(struct ieee80211_local *local, struct ieee80211_hw_mode *mode,
struct sta_info *sta)
{
return &mode->rates[rate_lowest_index(local, mode, sta)];
}
/* functions for rate control related to a device */
int ieee80211_init_rate_ctrl_alg(struct ieee80211_local *local,
const char *name);
void rate_control_deinitialize(struct ieee80211_local *local);
#endif /* IEEE80211_RATE_H */