From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail2.tohojo.dk (mail2.tohojo.dk [77.235.48.147]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by lists.bufferbloat.net (Postfix) with ESMTPS id A4ADE3B25E for ; Wed, 5 Oct 2016 15:56:34 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mail2.tohojo.dk DKIM-Filter: OpenDKIM Filter v2.10.3 mail2.tohojo.dk 0B59840B8A DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=toke.dk; s=201310; t=1475697392; bh=hUwuAORZYN9WIBzVXFS8g/wzmmvVmkU2pFVxDPZlBmU=; h=From:To:Cc:Subject:References:Date:In-Reply-To:From; b=UFrR2aKUIuHNL/8avkXyy5O8IDnYtDxYc4GseHei+h0dUY1OUkQGTsijLDQTfU7CA FoLn6JtRWAl7zsRJQfdtXahxXF62Vrsw+OicYjy04rsej7JB//76qZdWhzDau8i07g 4Xn99ocGrGxz2oIM9ocYnT6McG5tVHnF9uvJE7OQ= Received: by alrua-karlstad.karlstad.toke.dk (Postfix, from userid 1000) id E89698A07E2; Wed, 5 Oct 2016 21:56:30 +0200 (CEST) From: =?utf-8?Q?Toke_H=C3=B8iland-J=C3=B8rgensen?= To: Kalle Valo Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, make-wifi-fast@lists.bufferbloat.net, ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org, Tim Shepard , Felix Fietkau References: <20160706193417.13080-1-toke@toke.dk> <20160805160346.10545-1-toke@toke.dk> <87mvk44xmt.fsf@purkki.adurom.net> <87bn0k4w4d.fsf@toke.dk> <87fupwvisn.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> <871t1g4thz.fsf@toke.dk> <877fb8ug0x.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> <87k2dm6git.fsf@toke.dk> <878tu2okv7.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> <87d1jeenwa.fsf@toke.dk> <874m4qof58.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2016 21:56:30 +0200 In-Reply-To: <874m4qof58.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> (Kalle Valo's message of "Wed, 05 Oct 2016 20:54:27 +0300") X-Clacks-Overhead: GNU Terry Pratchett Message-ID: <87shsad0y9.fsf@toke.dk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Subject: Re: [Make-wifi-fast] [PATCH v4] 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: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2016 19:56:34 -0000 Kalle Valo writes: > Toke H=C3=B8iland-J=C3=B8rgensen writes: > >> Kalle Valo writes: >> >>> Toke H=C3=B8iland-J=C3=B8rgensen writes: >>> >>>> Kalle Valo writes: >>>> >>>>> Toke H=C3=B8iland-J=C3=B8rgensen writes: >>>>> >>>>> I understand your point, but I don't want to rush this to 4.9 and then >>>>> start getting lots of bug reports and eventually forced to revert it.= If >>>>> we just found a new serious regression the chances are that there are >>>>> more lurking somewhere and this patch is just not ready yet. >>>> >>>> So, the changes to mac80211 that fixes the known regressions of this >>>> patch have gone in. >>> >>> I guess you mean this commit: >>> >>> bb42f2d13ffc mac80211: Move reorder-sensitive TX handlers to after TXQ = dequeue >>> >>> (Just making sure that I have the same commit in my tree when I apply >>> this) >> >> Yup, that's the one :) >> >>>> Any chance of seeing this merged during the current merge window? :) >>> >>> I sent last new feature ("-next") patches for 4.9 last week, sorry. So >>> this has to wait for 4.10. >> >> Ah, right, I think I got my merge windows confused. You already said you >> wouldn't take it for 4.9. So I guess what I'm asking is for you to put >> it into the appropriate -next tree so it can get some wider exposure >> ahead of the *next* merge window... > > Yeah, we have plenty of time for 4.10 :) So my plan is to apply this > after I open wireless-drivers-next in 2-3 weeks or so. That would mean > that the patch would hit Linus' tree when 4.10-rc1 is released > (estimated to happen on 2017-01-01). The timing is actually perfect as > now we get maximal testing time on -next. So the -next trees are those that are open outside the merge window. Right, got it; thanks :) >>> And I assume I need to take v5: >>> >>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9311037/ >> >> Yes. Haven't noticed anything that changed since that might conflict >> with it, but let me know if I missed something and you want a refreshed >> version. > > Thanks, I'll let you know if there are any problems. Cool. -Toke