linux/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
Javier Cardona bfc32e6a95 mac80211: Decouple fail_avg stats used by mesh from rate control algorithm.
Mesh uses the tx failure average to compute the (m)path metric.  This used to
be done inside the rate control module.  This patch breaks the dependency
between the mesh stack and the rate control algorithm.  Mesh will now work
independently of the chosen rate control algorithm.

The mesh stack keeps a moving average of the average transmission losses for
each mesh peer station.  If the fail average exceeds a certain threshold, the
peer link is marked as broken.

Signed-off-by: Javier Cardona <javier@cozybit.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2009-08-20 11:36:02 -04:00

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/*
* Copyright (C) 2008 Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
*
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*
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* Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Derek Smithies <derek@indranet.co.nz>
* Sponsored by Indranet Technologies Ltd
*
* Based on sample.c:
* Copyright (c) 2005 John Bicket
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#include <linux/netdevice.h>
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/skbuff.h>
#include <linux/debugfs.h>
#include <linux/random.h>
#include <linux/ieee80211.h>
#include <net/mac80211.h>
#include "rate.h"
#include "rc80211_minstrel.h"
#define SAMPLE_COLUMNS 10
#define SAMPLE_TBL(_mi, _idx, _col) \
_mi->sample_table[(_idx * SAMPLE_COLUMNS) + _col]
/* convert mac80211 rate index to local array index */
static inline int
rix_to_ndx(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi, int rix)
{
int i = rix;
for (i = rix; i >= 0; i--)
if (mi->r[i].rix == rix)
break;
WARN_ON(i < 0);
return i;
}
static void
minstrel_update_stats(struct minstrel_priv *mp, struct minstrel_sta_info *mi)
{
u32 max_tp = 0, index_max_tp = 0, index_max_tp2 = 0;
u32 max_prob = 0, index_max_prob = 0;
u32 usecs;
u32 p;
int i;
mi->stats_update = jiffies;
for (i = 0; i < mi->n_rates; i++) {
struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
usecs = mr->perfect_tx_time;
if (!usecs)
usecs = 1000000;
/* To avoid rounding issues, probabilities scale from 0 (0%)
* to 18000 (100%) */
if (mr->attempts) {
p = (mr->success * 18000) / mr->attempts;
mr->succ_hist += mr->success;
mr->att_hist += mr->attempts;
mr->cur_prob = p;
p = ((p * (100 - mp->ewma_level)) + (mr->probability *
mp->ewma_level)) / 100;
mr->probability = p;
mr->cur_tp = p * (1000000 / usecs);
}
mr->last_success = mr->success;
mr->last_attempts = mr->attempts;
mr->success = 0;
mr->attempts = 0;
/* Sample less often below the 10% chance of success.
* Sample less often above the 95% chance of success. */
if ((mr->probability > 17100) || (mr->probability < 1800)) {
mr->adjusted_retry_count = mr->retry_count >> 1;
if (mr->adjusted_retry_count > 2)
mr->adjusted_retry_count = 2;
mr->sample_limit = 4;
} else {
mr->sample_limit = -1;
mr->adjusted_retry_count = mr->retry_count;
}
if (!mr->adjusted_retry_count)
mr->adjusted_retry_count = 2;
}
for (i = 0; i < mi->n_rates; i++) {
struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
if (max_tp < mr->cur_tp) {
index_max_tp = i;
max_tp = mr->cur_tp;
}
if (max_prob < mr->probability) {
index_max_prob = i;
max_prob = mr->probability;
}
}
max_tp = 0;
for (i = 0; i < mi->n_rates; i++) {
struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
if (i == index_max_tp)
continue;
if (max_tp < mr->cur_tp) {
index_max_tp2 = i;
max_tp = mr->cur_tp;
}
}
mi->max_tp_rate = index_max_tp;
mi->max_tp_rate2 = index_max_tp2;
mi->max_prob_rate = index_max_prob;
}
static void
minstrel_tx_status(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
struct sk_buff *skb)
{
struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
struct ieee80211_tx_rate *ar = info->status.rates;
int i, ndx;
int success;
success = !!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK);
for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES; i++) {
if (ar[i].idx < 0)
break;
ndx = rix_to_ndx(mi, ar[i].idx);
if (ndx < 0)
continue;
mi->r[ndx].attempts += ar[i].count;
if ((i != IEEE80211_TX_MAX_RATES - 1) && (ar[i + 1].idx < 0))
mi->r[ndx].success += success;
}
if ((info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE) && (i >= 0))
mi->sample_count++;
if (mi->sample_deferred > 0)
mi->sample_deferred--;
}
static inline unsigned int
minstrel_get_retry_count(struct minstrel_rate *mr,
struct ieee80211_tx_info *info)
{
unsigned int retry = mr->adjusted_retry_count;
if (info->control.rates[0].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_RTS_CTS)
retry = max(2U, min(mr->retry_count_rtscts, retry));
else if (info->control.rates[0].flags & IEEE80211_TX_RC_USE_CTS_PROTECT)
retry = max(2U, min(mr->retry_count_cts, retry));
return retry;
}
static int
minstrel_get_next_sample(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi)
{
unsigned int sample_ndx;
sample_ndx = SAMPLE_TBL(mi, mi->sample_idx, mi->sample_column);
mi->sample_idx++;
if ((int) mi->sample_idx > (mi->n_rates - 2)) {
mi->sample_idx = 0;
mi->sample_column++;
if (mi->sample_column >= SAMPLE_COLUMNS)
mi->sample_column = 0;
}
return sample_ndx;
}
static void
minstrel_get_rate(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
void *priv_sta, struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc)
{
struct sk_buff *skb = txrc->skb;
struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
struct ieee80211_tx_rate *ar = info->control.rates;
unsigned int ndx, sample_ndx = 0;
bool mrr;
bool sample_slower = false;
bool sample = false;
int i, delta;
int mrr_ndx[3];
int sample_rate;
if (rate_control_send_low(sta, priv_sta, txrc))
return;
mrr = mp->has_mrr && !txrc->rts && !txrc->bss_conf->use_cts_prot;
if (time_after(jiffies, mi->stats_update + (mp->update_interval *
HZ) / 1000))
minstrel_update_stats(mp, mi);
ndx = mi->max_tp_rate;
if (mrr)
sample_rate = mp->lookaround_rate_mrr;
else
sample_rate = mp->lookaround_rate;
mi->packet_count++;
delta = (mi->packet_count * sample_rate / 100) -
(mi->sample_count + mi->sample_deferred / 2);
/* delta > 0: sampling required */
if ((delta > 0) && (mrr || !mi->prev_sample)) {
struct minstrel_rate *msr;
if (mi->packet_count >= 10000) {
mi->sample_deferred = 0;
mi->sample_count = 0;
mi->packet_count = 0;
} else if (delta > mi->n_rates * 2) {
/* With multi-rate retry, not every planned sample
* attempt actually gets used, due to the way the retry
* chain is set up - [max_tp,sample,prob,lowest] for
* sample_rate < max_tp.
*
* If there's too much sampling backlog and the link
* starts getting worse, minstrel would start bursting
* out lots of sampling frames, which would result
* in a large throughput loss. */
mi->sample_count += (delta - mi->n_rates * 2);
}
sample_ndx = minstrel_get_next_sample(mi);
msr = &mi->r[sample_ndx];
sample = true;
sample_slower = mrr && (msr->perfect_tx_time >
mi->r[ndx].perfect_tx_time);
if (!sample_slower) {
if (msr->sample_limit != 0) {
ndx = sample_ndx;
mi->sample_count++;
if (msr->sample_limit > 0)
msr->sample_limit--;
} else {
sample = false;
}
} else {
/* Only use IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE to mark
* packets that have the sampling rate deferred to the
* second MRR stage. Increase the sample counter only
* if the deferred sample rate was actually used.
* Use the sample_deferred counter to make sure that
* the sampling is not done in large bursts */
info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE;
mi->sample_deferred++;
}
}
mi->prev_sample = sample;
/* If we're not using MRR and the sampling rate already
* has a probability of >95%, we shouldn't be attempting
* to use it, as this only wastes precious airtime */
if (!mrr && sample && (mi->r[ndx].probability > 17100))
ndx = mi->max_tp_rate;
ar[0].idx = mi->r[ndx].rix;
ar[0].count = minstrel_get_retry_count(&mi->r[ndx], info);
if (!mrr) {
if (!sample)
ar[0].count = mp->max_retry;
ar[1].idx = mi->lowest_rix;
ar[1].count = mp->max_retry;
return;
}
/* MRR setup */
if (sample) {
if (sample_slower)
mrr_ndx[0] = sample_ndx;
else
mrr_ndx[0] = mi->max_tp_rate;
} else {
mrr_ndx[0] = mi->max_tp_rate2;
}
mrr_ndx[1] = mi->max_prob_rate;
mrr_ndx[2] = 0;
for (i = 1; i < 4; i++) {
ar[i].idx = mi->r[mrr_ndx[i - 1]].rix;
ar[i].count = mi->r[mrr_ndx[i - 1]].adjusted_retry_count;
}
}
static void
calc_rate_durations(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi, struct ieee80211_local *local,
struct minstrel_rate *d, struct ieee80211_rate *rate)
{
int erp = !!(rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP_G);
d->perfect_tx_time = ieee80211_frame_duration(local, 1200,
rate->bitrate, erp, 1);
d->ack_time = ieee80211_frame_duration(local, 10,
rate->bitrate, erp, 1);
}
static void
init_sample_table(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi)
{
unsigned int i, col, new_idx;
unsigned int n_srates = mi->n_rates - 1;
u8 rnd[8];
mi->sample_column = 0;
mi->sample_idx = 0;
memset(mi->sample_table, 0, SAMPLE_COLUMNS * mi->n_rates);
for (col = 0; col < SAMPLE_COLUMNS; col++) {
for (i = 0; i < n_srates; i++) {
get_random_bytes(rnd, sizeof(rnd));
new_idx = (i + rnd[i & 7]) % n_srates;
while (SAMPLE_TBL(mi, new_idx, col) != 0)
new_idx = (new_idx + 1) % n_srates;
/* Don't sample the slowest rate (i.e. slowest base
* rate). We must presume that the slowest rate works
* fine, or else other management frames will also be
* failing and the link will break */
SAMPLE_TBL(mi, new_idx, col) = i + 1;
}
}
}
static void
minstrel_rate_init(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta)
{
struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(mp->hw);
struct ieee80211_rate *ctl_rate;
unsigned int i, n = 0;
unsigned int t_slot = 9; /* FIXME: get real slot time */
mi->lowest_rix = rate_lowest_index(sband, sta);
ctl_rate = &sband->bitrates[mi->lowest_rix];
mi->sp_ack_dur = ieee80211_frame_duration(local, 10, ctl_rate->bitrate,
!!(ctl_rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP_G), 1);
for (i = 0; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[n];
unsigned int tx_time = 0, tx_time_cts = 0, tx_time_rtscts = 0;
unsigned int tx_time_single;
unsigned int cw = mp->cw_min;
if (!rate_supported(sta, sband->band, i))
continue;
n++;
memset(mr, 0, sizeof(*mr));
mr->rix = i;
mr->bitrate = sband->bitrates[i].bitrate / 5;
calc_rate_durations(mi, local, mr,
&sband->bitrates[i]);
/* calculate maximum number of retransmissions before
* fallback (based on maximum segment size) */
mr->sample_limit = -1;
mr->retry_count = 1;
mr->retry_count_cts = 1;
mr->retry_count_rtscts = 1;
tx_time = mr->perfect_tx_time + mi->sp_ack_dur;
do {
/* add one retransmission */
tx_time_single = mr->ack_time + mr->perfect_tx_time;
/* contention window */
tx_time_single += t_slot + min(cw, mp->cw_max);
cw = (cw + 1) << 1;
tx_time += tx_time_single;
tx_time_cts += tx_time_single + mi->sp_ack_dur;
tx_time_rtscts += tx_time_single + 2 * mi->sp_ack_dur;
if ((tx_time_cts < mp->segment_size) &&
(mr->retry_count_cts < mp->max_retry))
mr->retry_count_cts++;
if ((tx_time_rtscts < mp->segment_size) &&
(mr->retry_count_rtscts < mp->max_retry))
mr->retry_count_rtscts++;
} while ((tx_time < mp->segment_size) &&
(++mr->retry_count < mp->max_retry));
mr->adjusted_retry_count = mr->retry_count;
}
for (i = n; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
mr->rix = -1;
}
mi->n_rates = n;
mi->stats_update = jiffies;
init_sample_table(mi);
}
static void *
minstrel_alloc_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, gfp_t gfp)
{
struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
struct minstrel_sta_info *mi;
struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
struct ieee80211_hw *hw = mp->hw;
int max_rates = 0;
int i;
mi = kzalloc(sizeof(struct minstrel_sta_info), gfp);
if (!mi)
return NULL;
for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; i++) {
sband = hw->wiphy->bands[i];
if (sband && sband->n_bitrates > max_rates)
max_rates = sband->n_bitrates;
}
mi->r = kzalloc(sizeof(struct minstrel_rate) * max_rates, gfp);
if (!mi->r)
goto error;
mi->sample_table = kmalloc(SAMPLE_COLUMNS * max_rates, gfp);
if (!mi->sample_table)
goto error1;
mi->stats_update = jiffies;
return mi;
error1:
kfree(mi->r);
error:
kfree(mi);
return NULL;
}
static void
minstrel_free_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta)
{
struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
kfree(mi->sample_table);
kfree(mi->r);
kfree(mi);
}
static void *
minstrel_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir)
{
struct minstrel_priv *mp;
mp = kzalloc(sizeof(struct minstrel_priv), GFP_ATOMIC);
if (!mp)
return NULL;
/* contention window settings
* Just an approximation. Using the per-queue values would complicate
* the calculations and is probably unnecessary */
mp->cw_min = 15;
mp->cw_max = 1023;
/* number of packets (in %) to use for sampling other rates
* sample less often for non-mrr packets, because the overhead
* is much higher than with mrr */
mp->lookaround_rate = 5;
mp->lookaround_rate_mrr = 10;
/* moving average weight for EWMA */
mp->ewma_level = 75;
/* maximum time that the hw is allowed to stay in one MRR segment */
mp->segment_size = 6000;
if (hw->max_rate_tries > 0)
mp->max_retry = hw->max_rate_tries;
else
/* safe default, does not necessarily have to match hw properties */
mp->max_retry = 7;
if (hw->max_rates >= 4)
mp->has_mrr = true;
mp->hw = hw;
mp->update_interval = 100;
return mp;
}
static void
minstrel_free(void *priv)
{
kfree(priv);
}
static struct rate_control_ops mac80211_minstrel = {
.name = "minstrel",
.tx_status = minstrel_tx_status,
.get_rate = minstrel_get_rate,
.rate_init = minstrel_rate_init,
.alloc = minstrel_alloc,
.free = minstrel_free,
.alloc_sta = minstrel_alloc_sta,
.free_sta = minstrel_free_sta,
#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
.add_sta_debugfs = minstrel_add_sta_debugfs,
.remove_sta_debugfs = minstrel_remove_sta_debugfs,
#endif
};
int __init
rc80211_minstrel_init(void)
{
return ieee80211_rate_control_register(&mac80211_minstrel);
}
void
rc80211_minstrel_exit(void)
{
ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(&mac80211_minstrel);
}