Re: [PATCH] ath9k: Use minstrel rate control by default
[Posted June 12, 2013 by corbet]
| From: |
| Linus Torvalds <torvalds-AT-linux-foundation.org> |
| To: |
| Ben Greear <greearb-AT-candelatech.com> |
| Subject: |
| Re: [PATCH] ath9k: Use minstrel rate control by default |
| Date: |
| Thu, 6 Jun 2013 12:53:07 +0900 |
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| <CA+55aFyvWJWfXHZ2hSWcsmBTnk5s2CNbTGQYNmVoywXLuwHrxQ@mail.gmail.com> |
| Cc: |
| Sujith Manoharan <sujith-AT-msujith.org>,
John Linville <linville-AT-tuxdriver.com>,
Linux Wireless List <linux-wireless-AT-vger.kernel.org>,
stable <stable-AT-vger.kernel.org>,
Jouni Malinen <jouni-AT-qca.qualcomm.com> |
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On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 12:49 PM, Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com> wrote:
>
> Last I tested there were still advantages to ath9k rate control in our
> environment,
> (including when running through an attenuator and over-the-air),
> so I think it should be left in to keep minstrel honest if nothing else.
I don't care if it is left in, but it had better not be enabled by
default. Randomly not being able to connect AT ALL to wireless
networks is not a valid "rate control" model.
Linus
