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-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig10
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c4
-rw-r--r--drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h2
4 files changed, 9 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
index e507e78398f..3b8c9306d84 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
@@ -89,13 +89,17 @@ 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"
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
index 27d95fe5ade..24ae2e6a570 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ath9k-y += beacon.o \
xmit.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
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index 659690e757a..cac5b256a1c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -694,10 +694,6 @@ 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];
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h
index 75f8e9b06b2..12cf1225652 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ struct ath_rate_priv {
struct ath_rc_stats rcstats[RATE_TABLE_SIZE];
};
-#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_LEGACY_RATE_CONTROL
int ath_rate_control_register(void);
void ath_rate_control_unregister(void);
#else