---

yaml
---
r: 377034
b: refs/heads/master
c: 5efac94
h: refs/heads/master
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 96005931785238e1a24febf65ffb5016273e8225
+refs/heads/master: 5efac94999ff218e0101f67a059e44abb4b0b523

trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig

@@ -92,13 +92,17 @@ config ATH9K_MAC_DEBUG
 	  This option enables collection of statistics for Rx/Tx status
 	  data and some other MAC related statistics
 
-config ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL
+config ATH9K_LEGACY_RATE_CONTROL
 	bool "Atheros ath9k rate control"
 	depends on ATH9K
-	default y
+	default n
 	---help---
 	  Say Y, if you want to use the ath9k specific rate control
-	  module instead of minstrel_ht.
+	  module instead of minstrel_ht. Be warned that there are various
+	  issues with the ath9k RC and minstrel is a more robust algorithm.
+	  Note that even if this option is selected, "ath9k_rate_control"
+	  has to be passed to mac80211 using the module parameter,
+	  ieee80211_default_rc_algo.
 
 config ATH9K_HTC
        tristate "Atheros HTC based wireless cards support"

trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ath9k-y +=	beacon.o \
 		antenna.o
 
 ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_BTCOEX_SUPPORT) += mci.o
-ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL) += rc.o
+ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_LEGACY_RATE_CONTROL) += rc.o
 ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_PCI) += pci.o
 ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_AHB) += ahb.o
 ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS) += debug.o

trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c

@@ -829,10 +829,6 @@ void ath9k_set_hw_capab(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	sc->ant_rx = hw->wiphy->available_antennas_rx;
 	sc->ant_tx = hw->wiphy->available_antennas_tx;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL
-	hw->rate_control_algorithm = "ath9k_rate_control";
-#endif
-
 	if (sc->sc_ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_2GHZ)
 		hw->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ] =
 			&sc->sbands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ];

trunk/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h

@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ static inline void ath_debug_stat_retries(struct ath_rate_priv *rc, int rix,
 }
 #endif
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_LEGACY_RATE_CONTROL
 int ath_rate_control_register(void);
 void ath_rate_control_unregister(void);
 #else