diff --git a/Documentation/driver-api/80211/mac80211-advanced.rst b/Documentation/driver-api/80211/mac80211-advanced.rst index 70a89b2163c2..9f1c5bb7ac35 100644 --- a/Documentation/driver-api/80211/mac80211-advanced.rst +++ b/Documentation/driver-api/80211/mac80211-advanced.rst @@ -226,9 +226,6 @@ TBD .. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h :functions: ieee80211_tx_rate_control -.. kernel-doc:: include/net/mac80211.h - :functions: rate_control_send_low - TBD This part of the book describes mac80211 internals. diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c index a697edd46e7f..922f09f7ea3e 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/3945-rs.c @@ -646,9 +646,6 @@ il3945_rs_get_rate(void *il_r, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *il_sta, il_sta = NULL; } - if (rate_control_send_low(sta, il_sta, txrc)) - return; - rate_mask = sta->supp_rates[sband->band]; /* get user max rate if set */ diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c index 54ff83829afb..946f352fd9a4 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlegacy/4965-rs.c @@ -2224,10 +2224,6 @@ il4965_rs_get_rate(void *il_r, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *il_sta, il_sta = NULL; } - /* Send management frames and NO_ACK data using lowest rate. */ - if (rate_control_send_low(sta, il_sta, txrc)) - return; - if (!lq_sta) return; diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c index ef4b9de256f7..838e76a5db68 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/dvm/rs.c @@ -2731,10 +2731,6 @@ static void rs_get_rate(void *priv_r, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta, priv_sta = NULL; } - /* Send management frames and NO_ACK data using lowest rate. */ - if (rate_control_send_low(sta, priv_sta, txrc)) - return; - rate_idx = lq_sta->last_txrate_idx; if (lq_sta->last_rate_n_flags & RATE_MCS_HT_MSK) { diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c index c182821ab22b..9107b1698b0f 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/mvm/rs.c @@ -2960,10 +2960,6 @@ static void rs_drv_get_rate(void *mvm_r, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, mvm_sta = NULL; } - /* Send management frames and NO_ACK data using lowest rate. */ - if (rate_control_send_low(sta, mvm_sta, txrc)) - return; - if (!mvm_sta) return; diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c index cf8e42a01015..0c7d74902d33 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rc.c @@ -173,9 +173,6 @@ static void rtl_get_rate(void *ppriv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, u8 try_per_rate, i, rix; bool not_data = !ieee80211_is_data(fc); - if (rate_control_send_low(sta, priv_sta, txrc)) - return; - rix = _rtl_rc_get_highest_rix(rtlpriv, sta, skb, not_data); try_per_rate = 1; _rtl_rc_rate_set_series(rtlpriv, sta, &rates[0], txrc, diff --git a/include/net/mac80211.h b/include/net/mac80211.h index ed4911306f03..4411120e5a9a 100644 --- a/include/net/mac80211.h +++ b/include/net/mac80211.h @@ -5960,29 +5960,6 @@ static inline int rate_supported(struct ieee80211_sta *sta, return (sta == NULL || sta->supp_rates[band] & BIT(index)); } -/** - * rate_control_send_low - helper for drivers for management/no-ack frames - * - * Rate control algorithms that agree to use the lowest rate to - * send management frames and NO_ACK data with the respective hw - * retries should use this in the beginning of their mac80211 get_rate - * callback. If true is returned the rate control can simply return. - * If false is returned we guarantee that sta and sta and priv_sta is - * not null. - * - * Rate control algorithms wishing to do more intelligent selection of - * rate for multicast/broadcast frames may choose to not use this. - * - * @sta: &struct ieee80211_sta pointer to the target destination. Note - * that this may be null. - * @priv_sta: private rate control structure. This may be null. - * @txrc: rate control information we sholud populate for mac80211. - */ -bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *sta, - void *priv_sta, - struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc); - - static inline s8 rate_lowest_index(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband, struct ieee80211_sta *sta) diff --git a/net/mac80211/rate.c b/net/mac80211/rate.c index 76f303fda3ed..09f89d004a70 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/rate.c +++ b/net/mac80211/rate.c @@ -369,9 +369,8 @@ static void __rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, } -bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta, - void *priv_sta, - struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc) +static bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta, + struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc) { struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(txrc->skb); struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband = txrc->sband; @@ -379,7 +378,7 @@ bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta, int mcast_rate; bool use_basicrate = false; - if (!pubsta || !priv_sta || rc_no_data_or_no_ack_use_min(txrc)) { + if (!pubsta || rc_no_data_or_no_ack_use_min(txrc)) { __rate_control_send_low(txrc->hw, sband, pubsta, info, txrc->rate_idx_mask); @@ -405,7 +404,6 @@ bool rate_control_send_low(struct ieee80211_sta *pubsta, } return false; } -EXPORT_SYMBOL(rate_control_send_low); static bool rate_idx_match_legacy_mask(s8 *rate_idx, int n_bitrates, u32 mask) { @@ -902,12 +900,15 @@ void rate_control_get_rate(struct ieee80211_sub_if_data *sdata, if (ieee80211_hw_check(&sdata->local->hw, HAS_RATE_CONTROL)) return; + if (rate_control_send_low(ista, txrc)) + return; + if (ista) { spin_lock_bh(&sta->rate_ctrl_lock); ref->ops->get_rate(ref->priv, ista, priv_sta, txrc); spin_unlock_bh(&sta->rate_ctrl_lock); } else { - ref->ops->get_rate(ref->priv, NULL, NULL, txrc); + rate_control_send_low(NULL, txrc); } if (ieee80211_hw_check(&sdata->local->hw, SUPPORTS_RC_TABLE)) diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c index a34e9c2ca626..ee86c3333999 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c +++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel.c @@ -340,10 +340,6 @@ minstrel_get_rate(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, int delta; int sampling_ratio; - /* management/no-ack frames do not use rate control */ - if (rate_control_send_low(sta, priv_sta, txrc)) - return; - /* check multi-rate-retry capabilities & adjust lookaround_rate */ mrr_capable = mp->has_mrr && !txrc->rts && diff --git a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c index 8b168724c5e7..da18c6fb6c1d 100644 --- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c +++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c @@ -1098,9 +1098,6 @@ minstrel_ht_get_rate(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta, struct minstrel_priv *mp = priv; int sample_idx; - if (rate_control_send_low(sta, priv_sta, txrc)) - return; - if (!msp->is_ht) return mac80211_minstrel.get_rate(priv, sta, &msp->legacy, txrc);