From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp.codeaurora.org (smtp.codeaurora.org [198.145.29.96]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 49C673B260 for ; Fri, 7 Oct 2016 07:43:15 -0400 (EDT) Received: by smtp.codeaurora.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 7472961AEF; Fri, 7 Oct 2016 11:43:14 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=codeaurora.org; s=default; t=1475840594; bh=j9A9HeEhavGrQqNzzJF0qLG4wMvwO9vvezluv4cLYY0=; h=Subject:From:In-Reply-To:References:To:Cc:Date:From; b=NTkK326t9Uh6MdMKrybLNIm8UfLxEsklmu3Oa0jR6OlkNAg4xNcia+XRfi8TlV3/I GHoy03a1Q6swFmlDrhHuji3AF1vpZddfiWWvAjbLMeBko8q4+G9odmCjNOgmscIdB9 CqNzuxw7xSIVuNABuYNafAvslBbe61zP+sUv5ovY= X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on pdx-caf-mail.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.9 required=2.0 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED,MISSING_DATE,MISSING_MID,SPF_PASS,T_DKIM_INVALID autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from potku.adurom.net (a88-115-185-251.elisa-laajakaista.fi [88.115.185.251]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) (Authenticated sender: kvalo@smtp.codeaurora.org) by smtp.codeaurora.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id DB0A561ADA; Fri, 7 Oct 2016 11:43:12 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=codeaurora.org; s=default; t=1475840594; bh=j9A9HeEhavGrQqNzzJF0qLG4wMvwO9vvezluv4cLYY0=; h=Subject:From:In-Reply-To:References:To:Cc:From; b=RnWwfLDxwxAkYeHTwiDD4GMV1QR+1xT7LatwoyZRA3gHRTRsimy1tzWLNL16sqiuJ 30aXxqhmZk6p7RkerKYR2AbaTbE1TYLJq8nbofq2g+YkCjjzs3vzSi/i/4puuHEzF5 ZbtwJLjLsaP+/gsonct9eKycIwxZU637rhHkzWJc= DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.1 smtp.codeaurora.org DB0A561ADA Authentication-Results: pdx-caf-mail.web.codeaurora.org; dmarc=none header.from=codeaurora.org Authentication-Results: pdx-caf-mail.web.codeaurora.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=kvalo@codeaurora.org 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: make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, =?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: <20161007114314.7472961AEF@smtp.codeaurora.org> 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: Fri, 07 Oct 2016 11:43:15 -0000 X-Original-Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2016 11:43:14 +0000 (UTC) X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2016 11:43:15 -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 Depends on: bb42f2d13ffc mac80211: Move reorder-sensitive TX handlers to after TXQ dequeue Patch set to Awaiting Upstream. -- 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