From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:52374 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751894AbZKGNpG (ORCPT ); Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:45:06 -0500 Date: Sat, 7 Nov 2009 08:42:24 -0500 From: "John W. Linville" To: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Mart=EDn?= Ernesto Barreyro Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Changing from Minstrel to PID Message-ID: <20091107134224.GA25893@tuxdriver.com> References: <1257542956.6565.2.camel@localhost.localdomain> <20091106214803.GL2782@tuxdriver.com> <1257548493.3752.15.camel@localhost.localdomain> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 In-Reply-To: <1257548493.3752.15.camel@localhost.localdomain> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 08:01:33PM -0300, Martín Ernesto Barreyro wrote: > El vie, 06-11-2009 a las 16:48 -0500, John W. Linville escribió: > > On Fri, Nov 06, 2009 at 06:29:16PM -0300, Martín Ernesto Barreyro wrote: > > > Hello, I have a rtl8187 wireless card and I've allways have problems > > > with the rate control using minstrel. So everytime my kernel updates > > > (recently it went from 2.30 to 2.31) i have to recompile mi kernel > > > setting pid as my default rate control algorithm. > > > > > > Is there a way to change that without compiling the kernel? > > > > No, but I wish there were...patches? Anyone? > > > > John > > I've been searching and it seems that it could be added something like > modprobe mac80211 rc='pid' > > Would it be a good idea? Well if you are happy with a module option, we already have ieee80211_default_rc_algo. John -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.