From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from wolverine02.qualcomm.com (wolverine02.qualcomm.com [199.106.114.251]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 289BE3B2A2 for ; Tue, 8 Nov 2016 21:22:39 -0500 (EST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=qca.qualcomm.com; i=@qca.qualcomm.com; q=dns/txt; s=qcdkim; t=1478658159; x=1510194159; h=mime-version:content-transfer-encoding:subject:from: in-reply-to:references:to:cc:message-id:date; bh=I4nQnjsy5O6qN/wn/weQvwr3RL13jnEJ/WvBeKRlwzo=; b=J6PcvJvRy7VimIhOnn6sLXwN++KM1B/B+P9OhD1lbhCqXNBw/+5m8KZG sZTeUc8jjW0M4jJP7ApNRGVag9uprLn5g4ESyhJzdowqTDVMQNtqc3ObX 2NbkVTZ2D6FzolmnezNqRmP4lMwe+RYvsGNQpxGpv3oCU5szUeEMpSRc6 E=; X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.31,612,1473145200"; d="scan'208";a="333839321" Received: from unknown (HELO ironmsg02-L.qualcomm.com) ([10.53.140.109]) by wolverine02.qualcomm.com with ESMTP; 08 Nov 2016 18:22:38 -0800 X-IronPort-AV: E=McAfee;i="5700,7163,8343"; a="809771300" Received: from nasanexm01f.na.qualcomm.com ([10.85.0.32]) by ironmsg02-L.qualcomm.com with ESMTP/TLS/RC4-SHA; 08 Nov 2016 18:22:37 -0800 Received: from euamsexm01a.eu.qualcomm.com (10.251.127.40) by NASANEXM01F.na.qualcomm.com (10.85.0.32) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 15.0.1178.4; Tue, 8 Nov 2016 18:22:36 -0800 Received: from potku.adurom.net (10.80.80.8) by euamsexm01a.eu.qualcomm.com (10.251.127.40) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 15.0.1178.4; Wed, 9 Nov 2016 03:22:30 +0100 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit From: Kalle Valo In-Reply-To: <20160902140030.11798-1-toke@toke.dk> References: <20160902140030.11798-1-toke@toke.dk> To: =?utf-8?q?Toke_H=C3=B8iland-J=C3=B8rgensen?= CC: , , =?UTF-8?q?Toke=20H=C3=B8iland-J=C3=B8rgensen?= , Tim Shepard , Felix Fietkau User-Agent: pwcli/0.0.0-git (https://github.com/kvalo/pwcli/) Python/2.7.3 Message-ID: <1cd07522568b40a6a3e2db6170153c74@euamsexm01a.eu.qualcomm.com> X-Originating-IP: [10.80.80.8] X-ClientProxiedBy: NASANEXM01F.na.qualcomm.com (10.85.0.32) To euamsexm01a.eu.qualcomm.com (10.251.127.40) X-Mailman-Approved-At: Mon, 28 Nov 2016 08:47:10 -0500 Subject: Re: [Make-wifi-fast] [v5] ath9k: Switch to using mac80211 intermediate software queues. X-BeenThere: make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2016 02:22:39 -0000 X-Original-Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2016 03:22:30 +0100 X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2016 02:22:39 -0000 Toke Høiland-Jørgensen wrote: > This switches ath9k over to using the mac80211 intermediate software > queueing mechanism for data packets. It removes the queueing inside the > driver, except for the retry queue, and instead pulls from mac80211 when > a packet is needed. The retry queue is used to store a packet that was > pulled but can't be sent immediately. > > The old code path in ath_tx_start that would queue packets has been > removed completely, as has the qlen limit tunables (since there's no > longer a queue in the driver to limit). > > Based on Tim's original patch set, but reworked quite thoroughly. > > Cc: Tim Shepard > Cc: Felix Fietkau > Signed-off-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen > Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau All dependencies have trickled down to ath.git but unfortunately doesn't apply anymore, so please rebase. Hopefully the last time :) While at it, could you also add to the commit log some info how awesome this patch is from user's point of view and how it helps. For example, before and and after numbers and other results. error: patch failed: drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c:921 error: drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/xmit.c: patch does not apply stg import: Diff does not apply cleanly Patch set to Changes Requested. -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9311037/ Documentation about submitting wireless patches and checking status from patchwork: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches