linux/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c
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   1/*
   2 * Copyright (C) 2008 Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
   3 *
   4 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   5 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
   6 * published by the Free Software Foundation.
   7 *
   8 * Based on minstrel.c:
   9 *   Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Derek Smithies <derek@indranet.co.nz>
  10 *   Sponsored by Indranet Technologies Ltd
  11 *
  12 * Based on sample.c:
  13 *   Copyright (c) 2005 John Bicket
  14 *   All rights reserved.
  15 *
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  29 *
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  46 */
  47#include <linux/netdevice.h>
  48#include <linux/types.h>
  49#include <linux/skbuff.h>
  50#include <linux/debugfs.h>
  51#include <linux/random.h>
  52#include <linux/ieee80211.h>
  53#include <net/mac80211.h>
  54#include "rate.h"
  55#include "rc80211_minstrel.h"
  56
  57#define SAMPLE_COLUMNS  10
  58#define SAMPLE_TBL(_mi, _idx, _col) \
  59                _mi->sample_table[(_idx * SAMPLE_COLUMNS) + _col]
  60
  61/* convert mac80211 rate index to local array index */
  62static inline int
  63rix_to_ndx(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi, int rix)
  64{
  65        int i = rix;
  66        for (i = rix; i >= 0; i--)
  67                if (mi->r[i].rix == rix)
  68                        break;
  69        WARN_ON(mi->r[i].rix != rix);
  70        return i;
  71}
  72
  73static inline bool
  74use_low_rate(struct sk_buff *skb)
  75{
  76        struct ieee80211_hdr *hdr = (struct ieee80211_hdr *) skb->data;
  77        struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
  78        u16 fc;
  79
  80        fc = le16_to_cpu(hdr->frame_control);
  81
  82        return ((info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_NO_ACK) ||
  83                (fc & IEEE80211_FCTL_FTYPE) != IEEE80211_FTYPE_DATA ||
  84                is_multicast_ether_addr(hdr->addr1));
  85}
  86
  87
  88static void
  89minstrel_update_stats(struct minstrel_priv *mp, struct minstrel_sta_info *mi)
  90{
  91        u32 max_tp = 0, index_max_tp = 0, index_max_tp2 = 0;
  92        u32 max_prob = 0, index_max_prob = 0;
  93        u32 usecs;
  94        u32 p;
  95        int i;
  96
  97        mi->stats_update = jiffies;
  98        for (i = 0; i < mi->n_rates; i++) {
  99                struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
 100
 101                usecs = mr->perfect_tx_time;
 102                if (!usecs)
 103                        usecs = 1000000;
 104
 105                /* To avoid rounding issues, probabilities scale from 0 (0%)
 106                 * to 18000 (100%) */
 107                if (mr->attempts) {
 108                        p = (mr->success * 18000) / mr->attempts;
 109                        mr->succ_hist += mr->success;
 110                        mr->att_hist += mr->attempts;
 111                        mr->cur_prob = p;
 112                        p = ((p * (100 - mp->ewma_level)) + (mr->probability *
 113                                mp->ewma_level)) / 100;
 114                        mr->probability = p;
 115                        mr->cur_tp = p * (1000000 / usecs);
 116                }
 117
 118                mr->last_success = mr->success;
 119                mr->last_attempts = mr->attempts;
 120                mr->success = 0;
 121                mr->attempts = 0;
 122
 123                /* Sample less often below the 10% chance of success.
 124                 * Sample less often above the 95% chance of success. */
 125                if ((mr->probability > 17100) || (mr->probability < 1800)) {
 126                        mr->adjusted_retry_count = mr->retry_count >> 1;
 127                        if (mr->adjusted_retry_count > 2)
 128                                mr->adjusted_retry_count = 2;
 129                } else {
 130                        mr->adjusted_retry_count = mr->retry_count;
 131                }
 132                if (!mr->adjusted_retry_count)
 133                        mr->adjusted_retry_count = 2;
 134        }
 135
 136        for (i = 0; i < mi->n_rates; i++) {
 137                struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
 138                if (max_tp < mr->cur_tp) {
 139                        index_max_tp = i;
 140                        max_tp = mr->cur_tp;
 141                }
 142                if (max_prob < mr->probability) {
 143                        index_max_prob = i;
 144                        max_prob = mr->probability;
 145                }
 146        }
 147
 148        max_tp = 0;
 149        for (i = 0; i < mi->n_rates; i++) {
 150                struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
 151
 152                if (i == index_max_tp)
 153                        continue;
 154
 155                if (max_tp < mr->cur_tp) {
 156                        index_max_tp2 = i;
 157                        max_tp = mr->cur_tp;
 158                }
 159        }
 160        mi->max_tp_rate = index_max_tp;
 161        mi->max_tp_rate2 = index_max_tp2;
 162        mi->max_prob_rate = index_max_prob;
 163}
 164
 165static void
 166minstrel_tx_status(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 167                   struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
 168                   struct sk_buff *skb)
 169{
 170        struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
 171        struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 172        struct ieee80211_tx_altrate *ar = info->status.retries;
 173        struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
 174        int i, ndx, tries;
 175        int success = 0;
 176
 177        if (!info->status.excessive_retries)
 178                success = 1;
 179
 180        if (!mp->has_mrr || (ar[0].rate_idx < 0)) {
 181                ndx = rix_to_ndx(mi, info->tx_rate_idx);
 182                tries = info->status.retry_count + 1;
 183                mi->r[ndx].success += success;
 184                mi->r[ndx].attempts += tries;
 185                return;
 186        }
 187
 188        for (i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
 189                if (ar[i].rate_idx < 0)
 190                        break;
 191
 192                ndx = rix_to_ndx(mi, ar[i].rate_idx);
 193                mi->r[ndx].attempts += ar[i].limit + 1;
 194
 195                if ((i != 3) && (ar[i + 1].rate_idx < 0))
 196                        mi->r[ndx].success += success;
 197        }
 198
 199        if ((info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE) && (i >= 0))
 200                mi->sample_count++;
 201
 202        if (mi->sample_deferred > 0)
 203                mi->sample_deferred--;
 204}
 205
 206
 207static inline unsigned int
 208minstrel_get_retry_count(struct minstrel_rate *mr,
 209                         struct ieee80211_tx_info *info)
 210{
 211        unsigned int retry = mr->adjusted_retry_count;
 212
 213        if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_RTS_CTS)
 214                retry = max(2U, min(mr->retry_count_rtscts, retry));
 215        else if (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_CTS_PROTECT)
 216                retry = max(2U, min(mr->retry_count_cts, retry));
 217        return retry;
 218}
 219
 220
 221static int
 222minstrel_get_next_sample(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi)
 223{
 224        unsigned int sample_ndx;
 225        sample_ndx = SAMPLE_TBL(mi, mi->sample_idx, mi->sample_column);
 226        mi->sample_idx++;
 227        if (mi->sample_idx > (mi->n_rates - 2)) {
 228                mi->sample_idx = 0;
 229                mi->sample_column++;
 230                if (mi->sample_column >= SAMPLE_COLUMNS)
 231                        mi->sample_column = 0;
 232        }
 233        return sample_ndx;
 234}
 235
 236void
 237minstrel_get_rate(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 238                  struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
 239                  struct sk_buff *skb, struct rate_selection *sel)
 240{
 241        struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 242        struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
 243        struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
 244        struct ieee80211_tx_altrate *ar = info->control.retries;
 245        unsigned int ndx, sample_ndx = 0;
 246        bool mrr;
 247        bool sample_slower = false;
 248        bool sample = false;
 249        int i, delta;
 250        int mrr_ndx[3];
 251        int sample_rate;
 252
 253        if (!sta || !mi || use_low_rate(skb)) {
 254                sel->rate_idx = rate_lowest_index(sband, sta);
 255                return;
 256        }
 257
 258        mrr = mp->has_mrr;
 259
 260        /* mac80211 does not allow mrr for RTS/CTS */
 261        if ((info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_RTS_CTS) ||
 262            (info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_CTL_USE_CTS_PROTECT))
 263                mrr = false;
 264
 265        if (time_after(jiffies, mi->stats_update + (mp->update_interval *
 266                        HZ) / 1000))
 267                minstrel_update_stats(mp, mi);
 268
 269        ndx = mi->max_tp_rate;
 270
 271        if (mrr)
 272                sample_rate = mp->lookaround_rate_mrr;
 273        else
 274                sample_rate = mp->lookaround_rate;
 275
 276        mi->packet_count++;
 277        delta = (mi->packet_count * sample_rate / 100) -
 278                        (mi->sample_count + mi->sample_deferred / 2);
 279
 280        /* delta > 0: sampling required */
 281        if (delta > 0) {
 282                if (mi->packet_count >= 10000) {
 283                        mi->sample_deferred = 0;
 284                        mi->sample_count = 0;
 285                        mi->packet_count = 0;
 286                } else if (delta > mi->n_rates * 2) {
 287                        /* With multi-rate retry, not every planned sample
 288                         * attempt actually gets used, due to the way the retry
 289                         * chain is set up - [max_tp,sample,prob,lowest] for
 290                         * sample_rate < max_tp.
 291                         *
 292                         * If there's too much sampling backlog and the link
 293                         * starts getting worse, minstrel would start bursting
 294                         * out lots of sampling frames, which would result
 295                         * in a large throughput loss. */
 296                        mi->sample_count += (delta - mi->n_rates * 2);
 297                }
 298
 299                sample_ndx = minstrel_get_next_sample(mi);
 300                sample = true;
 301                sample_slower = mrr && (mi->r[sample_ndx].perfect_tx_time >
 302                        mi->r[ndx].perfect_tx_time);
 303
 304                if (!sample_slower) {
 305                        ndx = sample_ndx;
 306                        mi->sample_count++;
 307                } else {
 308                        /* Only use IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE to mark
 309                         * packets that have the sampling rate deferred to the
 310                         * second MRR stage. Increase the sample counter only
 311                         * if the deferred sample rate was actually used.
 312                         * Use the sample_deferred counter to make sure that
 313                         * the sampling is not done in large bursts */
 314                        info->flags |= IEEE80211_TX_CTL_RATE_CTRL_PROBE;
 315                        mi->sample_deferred++;
 316                }
 317        }
 318        sel->rate_idx = mi->r[ndx].rix;
 319        info->control.retry_limit = minstrel_get_retry_count(&mi->r[ndx], info);
 320
 321        if (!mrr) {
 322                ar[0].rate_idx = mi->lowest_rix;
 323                ar[0].limit = mp->max_retry;
 324                ar[1].rate_idx = -1;
 325                return;
 326        }
 327
 328        /* MRR setup */
 329        if (sample) {
 330                if (sample_slower)
 331                        mrr_ndx[0] = sample_ndx;
 332                else
 333                        mrr_ndx[0] = mi->max_tp_rate;
 334        } else {
 335                mrr_ndx[0] = mi->max_tp_rate2;
 336        }
 337        mrr_ndx[1] = mi->max_prob_rate;
 338        mrr_ndx[2] = 0;
 339        for (i = 0; i < 3; i++) {
 340                ar[i].rate_idx = mi->r[mrr_ndx[i]].rix;
 341                ar[i].limit = mi->r[mrr_ndx[i]].adjusted_retry_count;
 342        }
 343}
 344
 345
 346static void
 347calc_rate_durations(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi, struct ieee80211_local *local,
 348                    struct minstrel_rate *d, struct ieee80211_rate *rate)
 349{
 350        int erp = !!(rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP_G);
 351
 352        d->perfect_tx_time = ieee80211_frame_duration(local, 1200,
 353                        rate->bitrate, erp, 1);
 354        d->ack_time = ieee80211_frame_duration(local, 10,
 355                        rate->bitrate, erp, 1);
 356}
 357
 358static void
 359init_sample_table(struct minstrel_sta_info *mi)
 360{
 361        unsigned int i, col, new_idx;
 362        unsigned int n_srates = mi->n_rates - 1;
 363        u8 rnd[8];
 364
 365        mi->sample_column = 0;
 366        mi->sample_idx = 0;
 367        memset(mi->sample_table, 0, SAMPLE_COLUMNS * mi->n_rates);
 368
 369        for (col = 0; col < SAMPLE_COLUMNS; col++) {
 370                for (i = 0; i < n_srates; i++) {
 371                        get_random_bytes(rnd, sizeof(rnd));
 372                        new_idx = (i + rnd[i & 7]) % n_srates;
 373
 374                        while (SAMPLE_TBL(mi, new_idx, col) != 0)
 375                                new_idx = (new_idx + 1) % n_srates;
 376
 377                        /* Don't sample the slowest rate (i.e. slowest base
 378                         * rate). We must presume that the slowest rate works
 379                         * fine, or else other management frames will also be
 380                         * failing and the link will break */
 381                        SAMPLE_TBL(mi, new_idx, col) = i + 1;
 382                }
 383        }
 384}
 385
 386static void
 387minstrel_rate_init(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 388               struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta)
 389{
 390        struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
 391        struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
 392        struct ieee80211_local *local = hw_to_local(mp->hw);
 393        struct ieee80211_rate *ctl_rate;
 394        unsigned int i, n = 0;
 395        unsigned int t_slot = 9; /* FIXME: get real slot time */
 396
 397        mi->lowest_rix = rate_lowest_index(sband, sta);
 398        ctl_rate = &sband->bitrates[mi->lowest_rix];
 399        mi->sp_ack_dur = ieee80211_frame_duration(local, 10, ctl_rate->bitrate,
 400                                !!(ctl_rate->flags & IEEE80211_RATE_ERP_G), 1);
 401
 402        for (i = 0; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
 403                struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[n];
 404                unsigned int tx_time = 0, tx_time_cts = 0, tx_time_rtscts = 0;
 405                unsigned int tx_time_single;
 406                unsigned int cw = mp->cw_min;
 407
 408                if (!rate_supported(sta, sband->band, i))
 409                        continue;
 410                n++;
 411                memset(mr, 0, sizeof(*mr));
 412
 413                mr->rix = i;
 414                mr->bitrate = sband->bitrates[i].bitrate / 5;
 415                calc_rate_durations(mi, local, mr,
 416                                &sband->bitrates[i]);
 417
 418                /* calculate maximum number of retransmissions before
 419                 * fallback (based on maximum segment size) */
 420                mr->retry_count = 1;
 421                mr->retry_count_cts = 1;
 422                mr->retry_count_rtscts = 1;
 423                tx_time = mr->perfect_tx_time + mi->sp_ack_dur;
 424                do {
 425                        /* add one retransmission */
 426                        tx_time_single = mr->ack_time + mr->perfect_tx_time;
 427
 428                        /* contention window */
 429                        tx_time_single += t_slot + min(cw, mp->cw_max);
 430                        cw = (cw + 1) << 1;
 431
 432                        tx_time += tx_time_single;
 433                        tx_time_cts += tx_time_single + mi->sp_ack_dur;
 434                        tx_time_rtscts += tx_time_single + 2 * mi->sp_ack_dur;
 435                        if ((tx_time_cts < mp->segment_size) &&
 436                                (mr->retry_count_cts < mp->max_retry))
 437                                mr->retry_count_cts++;
 438                        if ((tx_time_rtscts < mp->segment_size) &&
 439                                (mr->retry_count_rtscts < mp->max_retry))
 440                                mr->retry_count_rtscts++;
 441                } while ((tx_time < mp->segment_size) &&
 442                                (++mr->retry_count < mp->max_retry));
 443                mr->adjusted_retry_count = mr->retry_count;
 444        }
 445
 446        for (i = n; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
 447                struct minstrel_rate *mr = &mi->r[i];
 448                mr->rix = -1;
 449        }
 450
 451        mi->n_rates = n;
 452        mi->stats_update = jiffies;
 453
 454        init_sample_table(mi);
 455}
 456
 457static void *
 458minstrel_alloc_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, gfp_t gfp)
 459{
 460        struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
 461        struct minstrel_sta_info *mi;
 462        struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv;
 463        struct ieee80211_hw *hw = mp->hw;
 464        int max_rates = 0;
 465        int i;
 466
 467        mi = kzalloc(sizeof(struct minstrel_sta_info), gfp);
 468        if (!mi)
 469                return NULL;
 470
 471        for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; i++) {
 472                sband = hw->wiphy->bands[hw->conf.channel->band];
 473                if (sband->n_bitrates > max_rates)
 474                        max_rates = sband->n_bitrates;
 475        }
 476
 477        mi->r = kzalloc(sizeof(struct minstrel_rate) * max_rates, gfp);
 478        if (!mi->r)
 479                goto error;
 480
 481        mi->sample_table = kmalloc(SAMPLE_COLUMNS * max_rates, gfp);
 482        if (!mi->sample_table)
 483                goto error1;
 484
 485        mi->stats_update = jiffies;
 486        return mi;
 487
 488error1:
 489        kfree(mi->r);
 490error:
 491        kfree(mi);
 492        return NULL;
 493}
 494
 495static void
 496minstrel_free_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta)
 497{
 498        struct minstrel_sta_info *mi = priv_sta;
 499
 500        kfree(mi->sample_table);
 501        kfree(mi->r);
 502        kfree(mi);
 503}
 504
 505static void
 506minstrel_clear(void *priv)
 507{
 508}
 509
 510static void *
 511minstrel_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, struct dentry *debugfsdir)
 512{
 513        struct minstrel_priv *mp;
 514
 515        mp = kzalloc(sizeof(struct minstrel_priv), GFP_ATOMIC);
 516        if (!mp)
 517                return NULL;
 518
 519        /* contention window settings
 520         * Just an approximation. Using the per-queue values would complicate
 521         * the calculations and is probably unnecessary */
 522        mp->cw_min = 15;
 523        mp->cw_max = 1023;
 524
 525        /* number of packets (in %) to use for sampling other rates
 526         * sample less often for non-mrr packets, because the overhead
 527         * is much higher than with mrr */
 528        mp->lookaround_rate = 5;
 529        mp->lookaround_rate_mrr = 10;
 530
 531        /* moving average weight for EWMA */
 532        mp->ewma_level = 75;
 533
 534        /* maximum time that the hw is allowed to stay in one MRR segment */
 535        mp->segment_size = 6000;
 536
 537        if (hw->max_altrate_tries > 0)
 538                mp->max_retry = hw->max_altrate_tries;
 539        else
 540                /* safe default, does not necessarily have to match hw properties */
 541                mp->max_retry = 7;
 542
 543        if (hw->max_altrates >= 3)
 544                mp->has_mrr = true;
 545
 546        mp->hw = hw;
 547        mp->update_interval = 100;
 548
 549        return mp;
 550}
 551
 552static void
 553minstrel_free(void *priv)
 554{
 555        kfree(priv);
 556}
 557
 558static struct rate_control_ops mac80211_minstrel = {
 559        .name = "minstrel",
 560        .tx_status = minstrel_tx_status,
 561        .get_rate = minstrel_get_rate,
 562        .rate_init = minstrel_rate_init,
 563        .clear = minstrel_clear,
 564        .alloc = minstrel_alloc,
 565        .free = minstrel_free,
 566        .alloc_sta = minstrel_alloc_sta,
 567        .free_sta = minstrel_free_sta,
 568#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 569        .add_sta_debugfs = minstrel_add_sta_debugfs,
 570        .remove_sta_debugfs = minstrel_remove_sta_debugfs,
 571#endif
 572};
 573
 574int __init
 575rc80211_minstrel_init(void)
 576{
 577        return ieee80211_rate_control_register(&mac80211_minstrel);
 578}
 579
 580void
 581rc80211_minstrel_exit(void)
 582{
 583        ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(&mac80211_minstrel);
 584}
 585
 586
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