mac80211: Don't sample max throughput rate in minstrel_ht

The current max throughput rate is known to be good as otherwise it wouldn't be the max throughput rate. Since rate sampling can introduce some overhead (by adding RTS for example or due to not aggregating the frame) don't sample the max throughput rate. Signed-off-by: Helmut Schaa <[email protected]> Acked-by: Felix Fietkau <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <[email protected]>
berg · Mar 15, 2012 · ba6fa29 · ba6fa29
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diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
@@ -567,6 +567,13 @@ minstrel_get_sample_rate(struct minstrel_priv *mp, struct minstrel_ht_sta *mi)
 	sample_idx += mi->sample_group * MCS_GROUP_RATES;
 	minstrel_next_sample_idx(mi);
 
+	/*
+	 * Sampling might add some overhead (RTS, no aggregation)
+	 * to the frame. Hence, don't use sampling for the currently
+	 * used max TP rate.
+	 */
+	if (sample_idx == mi->max_tp_rate)
+		return -1;
 	/*
 	 * When not using MRR, do not sample if the probability is already
 	 * higher than 95% to avoid wasting airtime