ath_rate_onoe and ath_rate_amrr

[Sam Leffler]

Sam Leffler wrote:
> Marcin Jessa wrote:
> 
>> Hi.
>>
>> What are the exact functions of ath_rate_onoe and ath_rate_amrr ? How 
>> do they differ?
>>
>> UPDATING says just a little:
>>
>> 20041201:
>>         The ath driver has been updated to split the tx rate control  
>>         algorithm into a separate module.  You need to include either
>>         ath_rate_onoe or ath_rate_amrr when configuring the kernel.
>>
>>
>>
> The api is defined in sys/dev/ath/if_athrate.h.  Since this api is 
> internal to the ath driver I've not done a manual page.
> 
> As to the difference between the modules, ath_rate_onoe is the algorithm 
> that's been used forever.  ath_rate_amrr is an alternative algorithm 
> that is purported to be better.  It so happens that Josh Bicket has just 

Dang, s/Josh/John/.  Sorry 'bout that John.

> come out with a new rate control algorithm that looks to be an 
> improvement over both and as soon as we resolve some issues I intend to 
> commit it to -current for folks to try instead of the onoe algorithm. If 
> it pans out we'll make it the default.
> 
>     Sam
> 
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