netdev - Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] mac80211: use AQL airtime for expected throughput.

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Date:   Wed, 25 May 2022 19:56:38 +0200
From:   Felix Fietkau <nbd@....name>
To:     Dave Taht <dave.taht@...il.com>
Cc:     Baligh GASMI <gasmibal@...il.com>,
        Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@...hat.com>,
        Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        "open list:MAC80211" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
        "open list:NETWORKING [GENERAL]" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 1/1] mac80211: use AQL airtime for expected
 throughput.


On 25.05.22 19:21, Dave Taht wrote:
> Sigh. Ideally we are trying to keep latency low by deeply understanding 
> current conditions. Batching up anything on this large interval feels 
> wrong. Powersave and beacons become "beating" frequencies.
Shorter intervals (or even doing it without batching at all) will likely 
lead to much more fluctuation, which could make the average less useful.
I think batching it up will likely be beneficial for protocols like 
batman-adv.

- Felix