iwlwifi: mvm: choose an initial tx rate based on rssi conditions
authorEyal Shapira <eyal@wizery.com>
Tue, 12 Aug 2014 21:31:13 +0000 (00:31 +0300)
committerEmmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com>
Sun, 21 Sep 2014 10:25:44 +0000 (13:25 +0300)
Improve the initial tx rate and antenna selection to be based on
the rssi of the last rx. This avoids starting at the lowest legacy
rate always and requiring more tx traffic to "climb" up the rates.
Since this option might cause trouble in certain setups, allow to
disable it by default.

Signed-off-by: Eyal Shapira <eyalx.shapira@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com>
drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/constants.h
drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/mvm.h
drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c
drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/rx.c

index a355788b11660cf3fb9526535d2d511130e3dbcc..f47f4586422c9bf7c413efa49d2fa80a50550621 100644 (file)
@@ -94,5 +94,6 @@
 #define IWL_MVM_BT_COEX_MPLUT                  1
 #define IWL_MVM_FW_MCAST_FILTER_PASS_ALL       0
 #define IWL_MVM_QUOTA_THRESHOLD                        8
+#define IWL_MVM_RS_RSSI_BASED_INIT_RATE         0
 
 #endif /* __MVM_CONSTANTS_H */
index c913d5e80c9de6a86a2c5038813f9c288ce2c165..7d0194bccdd63aa44d311c03612f218a1108f02f 100644 (file)
@@ -989,6 +989,9 @@ void iwl_mvm_update_frame_stats(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
                                struct iwl_mvm_frame_stats *stats,
                                u32 rate, bool agg);
 int rs_pretty_print_rate(char *buf, const u32 rate);
+void rs_update_last_rssi(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
+                        struct iwl_lq_sta *lq_sta,
+                        struct ieee80211_rx_status *rx_status);
 
 /* power management */
 int iwl_mvm_power_update_device(struct iwl_mvm *mvm);
index f77dfe4df0749eba807218af9bb9e67bb0ed735d..d179a8eb50dfc8002009db69d9348f0a2d3ef0e0 100644 (file)
@@ -2288,6 +2288,110 @@ out:
        lq_sta->last_txrate_idx = index;
 }
 
+struct rs_init_rate_info {
+       s8 rssi;
+       u8 rate_idx;
+};
+
+static const struct rs_init_rate_info rs_init_rates_24ghz[] = {
+       { -60, IWL_RATE_54M_INDEX },
+       { -64, IWL_RATE_48M_INDEX },
+       { -68, IWL_RATE_36M_INDEX },
+       { -80, IWL_RATE_24M_INDEX },
+       { -84, IWL_RATE_18M_INDEX },
+       { -85, IWL_RATE_12M_INDEX },
+       { -86, IWL_RATE_11M_INDEX },
+       { -88, IWL_RATE_5M_INDEX  },
+       { -90, IWL_RATE_2M_INDEX  },
+       { S8_MIN, IWL_RATE_1M_INDEX },
+};
+
+static const struct rs_init_rate_info rs_init_rates_5ghz[] = {
+       { -60, IWL_RATE_54M_INDEX },
+       { -64, IWL_RATE_48M_INDEX },
+       { -72, IWL_RATE_36M_INDEX },
+       { -80, IWL_RATE_24M_INDEX },
+       { -84, IWL_RATE_18M_INDEX },
+       { -85, IWL_RATE_12M_INDEX },
+       { -87, IWL_RATE_9M_INDEX  },
+       { S8_MIN, IWL_RATE_6M_INDEX },
+};
+
+/* Choose an initial legacy rate and antenna to use based on the RSSI
+ * of last Rx
+ */
+static void rs_get_initial_rate(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
+                               struct iwl_lq_sta *lq_sta,
+                               enum ieee80211_band band,
+                               struct rs_rate *rate)
+{
+       int i, nentries;
+       s8 best_rssi = S8_MIN;
+       u8 best_ant = ANT_NONE;
+       u8 valid_tx_ant = mvm->fw->valid_tx_ant;
+       const struct rs_init_rate_info *initial_rates;
+
+       for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(lq_sta->pers.chain_signal); i++) {
+               if (!(lq_sta->pers.chains & BIT(i)))
+                       continue;
+
+               if (lq_sta->pers.chain_signal[i] > best_rssi) {
+                       best_rssi = lq_sta->pers.chain_signal[i];
+                       best_ant = BIT(i);
+               }
+       }
+
+       IWL_DEBUG_RATE(mvm, "Best ANT: %s Best RSSI: %d\n",
+                      rs_pretty_ant(best_ant), best_rssi);
+
+       if (best_ant != ANT_A && best_ant != ANT_B)
+               rate->ant = first_antenna(valid_tx_ant);
+       else
+               rate->ant = best_ant;
+
+       rate->sgi = false;
+       rate->ldpc = false;
+       rate->bw = RATE_MCS_CHAN_WIDTH_20;
+
+       rate->index = find_first_bit(&lq_sta->active_legacy_rate,
+                                    BITS_PER_LONG);
+
+       if (band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ) {
+               rate->type = LQ_LEGACY_A;
+               initial_rates = rs_init_rates_5ghz;
+               nentries = ARRAY_SIZE(rs_init_rates_5ghz);
+       } else {
+               rate->type = LQ_LEGACY_G;
+               initial_rates = rs_init_rates_24ghz;
+               nentries = ARRAY_SIZE(rs_init_rates_24ghz);
+       }
+
+       if (IWL_MVM_RS_RSSI_BASED_INIT_RATE) {
+               for (i = 0; i < nentries; i++) {
+                       int rate_idx = initial_rates[i].rate_idx;
+                       if ((best_rssi >= initial_rates[i].rssi) &&
+                           (BIT(rate_idx) & lq_sta->active_legacy_rate)) {
+                               rate->index = rate_idx;
+                               break;
+                       }
+               }
+       }
+
+       IWL_DEBUG_RATE(mvm, "rate_idx %d ANT %s\n", rate->index,
+                      rs_pretty_ant(rate->ant));
+}
+
+/* Save info about RSSI of last Rx */
+void rs_update_last_rssi(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
+                        struct iwl_lq_sta *lq_sta,
+                        struct ieee80211_rx_status *rx_status)
+{
+       lq_sta->pers.chains = rx_status->chains;
+       lq_sta->pers.chain_signal[0] = rx_status->chain_signal[0];
+       lq_sta->pers.chain_signal[1] = rx_status->chain_signal[1];
+       lq_sta->pers.chain_signal[2] = rx_status->chain_signal[2];
+}
+
 /**
  * rs_initialize_lq - Initialize a station's hardware rate table
  *
@@ -2310,17 +2414,11 @@ static void rs_initialize_lq(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
 {
        struct iwl_scale_tbl_info *tbl;
        struct rs_rate *rate;
-       int i;
        u8 active_tbl = 0;
-       u8 valid_tx_ant;
 
        if (!sta || !lq_sta)
                return;
 
-       i = lq_sta->last_txrate_idx;
-
-       valid_tx_ant = mvm->fw->valid_tx_ant;
-
        if (!lq_sta->search_better_tbl)
                active_tbl = lq_sta->active_tbl;
        else
@@ -2329,18 +2427,8 @@ static void rs_initialize_lq(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
        tbl = &(lq_sta->lq_info[active_tbl]);
        rate = &tbl->rate;
 
-       if ((i < 0) || (i >= IWL_RATE_COUNT))
-               i = 0;
-
-       rate->index = i;
-       rate->ant = first_antenna(valid_tx_ant);
-       rate->sgi = false;
-       rate->ldpc = false;
-       rate->bw = RATE_MCS_CHAN_WIDTH_20;
-       if (band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)
-               rate->type = LQ_LEGACY_A;
-       else
-               rate->type = LQ_LEGACY_G;
+       rs_get_initial_rate(mvm, lq_sta, band, rate);
+       lq_sta->last_txrate_idx = rate->index;
 
        WARN_ON_ONCE(rate->ant != ANT_A && rate->ant != ANT_B);
        if (rate->ant == ANT_A)
@@ -2397,6 +2485,8 @@ static void *rs_alloc_sta(void *mvm_rate, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
        lq_sta->pers.dbg_fixed_rate = 0;
        lq_sta->pers.dbg_fixed_txp_reduction = TPC_INVALID;
 #endif
+       lq_sta->pers.chains = 0;
+       memset(lq_sta->pers.chain_signal, 0, sizeof(lq_sta->pers.chain_signal));
 
        return &sta_priv->lq_sta;
 }
@@ -2630,11 +2720,6 @@ void iwl_mvm_rs_rate_init(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 
        /* as default allow aggregation for all tids */
        lq_sta->tx_agg_tid_en = IWL_AGG_ALL_TID;
-
-       /* Set last_txrate_idx to lowest rate */
-       lq_sta->last_txrate_idx = rate_lowest_index(sband, sta);
-       if (sband->band == IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)
-               lq_sta->last_txrate_idx += IWL_FIRST_OFDM_RATE;
        lq_sta->is_agg = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUGFS
        iwl_mvm_reset_frame_stats(mvm, &mvm->drv_rx_stats);
index a6cb84ed653fbd7d6ffb2966095507477fcc4296..3cf40f3f58ec2214323b16aa2708dad1c3430163 100644 (file)
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ int iwl_mvm_rx_rx_mpdu(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct iwl_rx_cmd_buffer *rxb,
        struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt = rxb_addr(rxb);
        struct iwl_rx_phy_info *phy_info;
        struct iwl_rx_mpdu_res_start *rx_res;
+       struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
        u32 len;
        u32 ampdu_status;
        u32 rate_n_flags;
@@ -260,23 +261,6 @@ int iwl_mvm_rx_rx_mpdu(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct iwl_rx_cmd_buffer *rxb,
 
        memset(&rx_status, 0, sizeof(rx_status));
 
-       /*
-        * We have tx blocked stations (with CS bit). If we heard frames from
-        * a blocked station on a new channel we can TX to it again.
-        */
-       if (unlikely(mvm->csa_tx_block_bcn_timeout)) {
-               struct ieee80211_sta *sta;
-
-               rcu_read_lock();
-
-               sta = ieee80211_find_sta(
-                       rcu_dereference(mvm->csa_tx_blocked_vif), hdr->addr2);
-               if (sta)
-                       iwl_mvm_sta_modify_disable_tx_ap(mvm, sta, false);
-
-               rcu_read_unlock();
-       }
-
        /*
         * drop the packet if it has failed being decrypted by HW
         */
@@ -325,6 +309,29 @@ int iwl_mvm_rx_rx_mpdu(struct iwl_mvm *mvm, struct iwl_rx_cmd_buffer *rxb,
        IWL_DEBUG_STATS_LIMIT(mvm, "Rssi %d, TSF %llu\n", rx_status.signal,
                              (unsigned long long)rx_status.mactime);
 
+       rcu_read_lock();
+       /*
+        * We have tx blocked stations (with CS bit). If we heard frames from
+        * a blocked station on a new channel we can TX to it again.
+        */
+       if (unlikely(mvm->csa_tx_block_bcn_timeout)) {
+               sta = ieee80211_find_sta(
+                       rcu_dereference(mvm->csa_tx_blocked_vif), hdr->addr2);
+               if (sta)
+                       iwl_mvm_sta_modify_disable_tx_ap(mvm, sta, false);
+       }
+
+       /* This is fine since we don't support multiple AP interfaces */
+       sta = ieee80211_find_sta_by_ifaddr(mvm->hw, hdr->addr2, NULL);
+       if (sta) {
+               struct iwl_mvm_sta *mvmsta;
+               mvmsta = iwl_mvm_sta_from_mac80211(sta);
+               rs_update_last_rssi(mvm, &mvmsta->lq_sta,
+                                   &rx_status);
+       }
+
+       rcu_read_unlock();
+
        /* set the preamble flag if appropriate */
        if (phy_info->phy_flags & cpu_to_le16(RX_RES_PHY_FLAGS_SHORT_PREAMBLE))
                rx_status.flag |= RX_FLAG_SHORTPRE;