From 78be49ec2a0df34de9441930fdced20311fd709f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Helmut Schaa Date: Sat, 2 Oct 2010 11:31:55 +0200 Subject: mac80211: distinct between max rates and the number of rates the hw can report Some drivers cannot handle multiple retry rates specified by the rc algorithm but instead use their own retry table (for example rt2800). However, if such a device registers itself with a max_rates value of 1 the rc algorithm cannot make use of the extended information the device can provide about retried rates. On the other hand, if a device registers itself with a max_rates value > 1 the rc algorithm assumes that the device can handle multi rate retries. Fix this issue by introducing another hw parameter max_report_rates that can be set to a different value then max_rates to indicate if a device is capable of reporting more rates then specified in max_rates. Signed-off-by: Helmut Schaa Signed-off-by: Ivo van Doorn Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- net/mac80211/status.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'net/mac80211/status.c') diff --git a/net/mac80211/status.c b/net/mac80211/status.c index dd85006c4fe8..95763e036975 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/status.c +++ b/net/mac80211/status.c @@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void ieee80211_tx_status(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct sk_buff *skb) for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES; i++) { /* the HW cannot have attempted that rate */ - if (i >= hw->max_rates) { + if (i >= hw->max_report_rates) { info->status.rates[i].idx = -1; info->status.rates[i].count = 0; } else if (info->status.rates[i].idx >= 0) { -- cgit v1.2.3