linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3] mac80211: mesh: Add support for HW RC implementation

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Date:	Thu, 11 Aug 2016 10:03:12 +0200
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Maxim Altshul <maxim.altshul@...com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] mac80211: mesh: Add support for HW RC implementation

On Mon, 2016-07-11 at 17:15 +0300, Maxim Altshul wrote:
> Mesh HWMP module will be able to rely on the HW
> RC algorithm if it exists, for path metric calculations.
> 
> This allows the metric calculation mechanism to calculate
> a correct metric, based on PER and last TX rate both via
> HW RC algorithm if it exists or via parameters collected
> by the SW.
> 
Applied. I decided to put the fix for the sta->uploaded thing into
mac80211-next, since there's no driver affected by it now, so please
base that patch on this one, if necessary.

johannes