netdev - Re: RFC: always enable MAC80211_RC

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Date:	Mon, 23 Jun 2008 09:57:30 +0300
From:	Kalle Valo <kalle.valo@...ia.com>
To:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...il.com>
Cc:	"Adrian Bunk" <bunk@...sta.de>, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RFC: always enable MAC80211_RC_PID?

Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...il.com> writes:

> On Sun, Jun 22, 2008 at 6:25 PM, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de> wrote:
>> After the scheduled removal of MAC80211_RC_SIMPLE only
>> MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_PID and MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_NONE are
>> left as choices.
>>
>> Does MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_NONE have any userbase serious enough to
>> justify all the constructs made for this case or could we simply
>> always enable MAC80211_RC_PID?
>
> You can currently only get away living without it if you are just
> using iwl3945 or iwl4965 as they provide their own rate control
> algorithms. In the future if other vendor drivers are added with their
> own rate control algorithm this list grows. Disabling PID will save
> you some space only on some embedded platforms. Although currently its
> not evident people would do this I do see this being a reasonable
> option to keep around for later.

I agree with Luis. There is a need for MAC80211_RC_DEFAULT_NONE,
please do not remove it.

-- 
Kalle Valo
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