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Switching from legacy usage of ieee80211_get_tx_rates() lookup to direct rate table lookup in struct ieee80211_sta->rates. The current rate control API allows drivers to directly get rates from ieee80211_sta->rates. ath5k is currently one of the legacy drivers that perform translation/merge with the internal rate table via ieee80211_get_tx_rates provided by rate control API. For our upcoming changes to rate control API and the implementation of transmit power control, this patch changes the behaviour. The call to ieee80211_get_tx_rates and subsequent calls are also avoided. ath5k now directly reads rates from sta->rates into its internal rate table. Cause ath5k does not rely on the rate array in SKB->CB, this is not considered anymore except for the first entry (used for probing). Tested this on a PCEngines ALIX with CMP9-GP miniPCI wifi card (Atheros AR5213A). Generated traffic between AP and multiple STAs before and after applying the patch and simultaneously measured throughput and captured rc_stats. Comparison resulted in same rate selection and no performance loss between both runs. Co-developed-by: Thomas Huehn <thomas.huehn@hs-nordhausen.de> Signed-off-by: Thomas Huehn <thomas.huehn@hs-nordhausen.de> Signed-off-by: Jonas Jelonek <jelonek.jonas@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@quicinc.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211215215042.637-1-jelonek.jonas@gmail.com
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