Date: Tue, 08 Mar 2005 19:20:48 -0800 From: Sam Leffler <sam@errno.com> To: Marcin Jessa <lists@yazzy.org> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ath_rate_onoe and ath_rate_amrr Message-ID: <422E6B90.2040705@errno.com> In-Reply-To: <422E68AA.9040504@errno.com> References: <20050309025313.090eecd7.lists@yazzy.org> <422E68AA.9040504@errno.com>
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Sam Leffler wrote: > Marcin Jessa wrote: > >> Hi. >> >> What are the exact functions of ath_rate_onoe and ath_rate_amrr ? How >> do they differ? >> >> UPDATING says just a little: >> >> 20041201: >> The ath driver has been updated to split the tx rate control >> algorithm into a separate module. You need to include either >> ath_rate_onoe or ath_rate_amrr when configuring the kernel. >> >> >> > The api is defined in sys/dev/ath/if_athrate.h. Since this api is > internal to the ath driver I've not done a manual page. > > As to the difference between the modules, ath_rate_onoe is the algorithm > that's been used forever. ath_rate_amrr is an alternative algorithm > that is purported to be better. It so happens that Josh Bicket has just Dang, s/Josh/John/. Sorry 'bout that John. > come out with a new rate control algorithm that looks to be an > improvement over both and as soon as we resolve some issues I intend to > commit it to -current for folks to try instead of the onoe algorithm. If > it pans out we'll make it the default. > > Sam > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" >
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