netdev - Re: [RFC/RFT] mac80211: implement fq

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Date:	Thu, 10 Mar 2016 10:57:35 -0800
From:	Dave Taht <dave.taht@...il.com>
To:	Michal Kazior <michal.kazior@...to.com>
Cc:	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@...el.com>,
	Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>,
	Tim Shepard <shep@...m.mit.edu>
Subject: Re: [RFC/RFT] mac80211: implement fq_codel for software queuing

>> regular fq_codel uses 1024 and there has not been much reason to
>> change it. In the case of an AP which has more limited memory, 256 or
>> 1024 would be a good setting, per station. I'd stick to 1024 for now.
>
> Do note that the 4096 is shared _across_ station-tid queues. It is not
> per-station. If you have 10 stations you still have 4096 flows
> (actually 4096 + 16*10, because each tid - and there are 16 - has it's
> own fallback flow in case of hash collision on the global flowmap to
> maintain per-sta-tid queuing).

I have to admit I didn't parse this well - still haven't, I think I
need to draw. (got a picture?)

Where is this part happening in the code (or firmware?)

" because each tid - and there are 16 - has it's
 own fallback flow in case of hash collision on the global flowmap to
 maintain per-sta-tid queuing"

"fallback flow - hash collision on global flowmap" - huh?

> With that in mind do you still think 1024 is enough?

Can't answer that question without understanding what you said above.

I assembled a few of the patches to date (your fq_codel patch, avery's
and tims ath9k stuff) and tested them, to no measurable effect,
against linus's tree a day or two back. I also acquired an ath10k card
- would one of these suit?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B011SIMFR8?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o08_s00