linux/net/mac80211/rc80211_pid_algo.c
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   1/*
   2 * Copyright 2002-2005, Instant802 Networks, Inc.
   3 * Copyright 2005, Devicescape Software, Inc.
   4 * Copyright 2007, Mattias Nissler <mattias.nissler@gmx.de>
   5 * Copyright 2007-2008, Stefano Brivio <stefano.brivio@polimi.it>
   6 *
   7 * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   8 * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
   9 * published by the Free Software Foundation.
  10 */
  11
  12#include <linux/netdevice.h>
  13#include <linux/types.h>
  14#include <linux/skbuff.h>
  15#include <linux/debugfs.h>
  16#include <net/mac80211.h>
  17#include "rate.h"
  18#include "mesh.h"
  19#include "rc80211_pid.h"
  20
  21
  22/* This is an implementation of a TX rate control algorithm that uses a PID
  23 * controller. Given a target failed frames rate, the controller decides about
  24 * TX rate changes to meet the target failed frames rate.
  25 *
  26 * The controller basically computes the following:
  27 *
  28 * adj = CP * err + CI * err_avg + CD * (err - last_err) * (1 + sharpening)
  29 *
  30 * where
  31 *      adj     adjustment value that is used to switch TX rate (see below)
  32 *      err     current error: target vs. current failed frames percentage
  33 *      last_err        last error
  34 *      err_avg average (i.e. poor man's integral) of recent errors
  35 *      sharpening      non-zero when fast response is needed (i.e. right after
  36 *                      association or no frames sent for a long time), heading
  37 *                      to zero over time
  38 *      CP      Proportional coefficient
  39 *      CI      Integral coefficient
  40 *      CD      Derivative coefficient
  41 *
  42 * CP, CI, CD are subject to careful tuning.
  43 *
  44 * The integral component uses a exponential moving average approach instead of
  45 * an actual sliding window. The advantage is that we don't need to keep an
  46 * array of the last N error values and computation is easier.
  47 *
  48 * Once we have the adj value, we map it to a rate by means of a learning
  49 * algorithm. This algorithm keeps the state of the percentual failed frames
  50 * difference between rates. The behaviour of the lowest available rate is kept
  51 * as a reference value, and every time we switch between two rates, we compute
  52 * the difference between the failed frames each rate exhibited. By doing so,
  53 * we compare behaviours which different rates exhibited in adjacent timeslices,
  54 * thus the comparison is minimally affected by external conditions. This
  55 * difference gets propagated to the whole set of measurements, so that the
  56 * reference is always the same. Periodically, we normalize this set so that
  57 * recent events weigh the most. By comparing the adj value with this set, we
  58 * avoid pejorative switches to lower rates and allow for switches to higher
  59 * rates if they behaved well.
  60 *
  61 * Note that for the computations we use a fixed-point representation to avoid
  62 * floating point arithmetic. Hence, all values are shifted left by
  63 * RC_PID_ARITH_SHIFT.
  64 */
  65
  66
  67/* Adjust the rate while ensuring that we won't switch to a lower rate if it
  68 * exhibited a worse failed frames behaviour and we'll choose the highest rate
  69 * whose failed frames behaviour is not worse than the one of the original rate
  70 * target. While at it, check that the new rate is valid. */
  71static void rate_control_pid_adjust_rate(struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
  72                                         struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
  73                                         struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo, int adj,
  74                                         struct rc_pid_rateinfo *rinfo)
  75{
  76        int cur_sorted, new_sorted, probe, tmp, n_bitrates, band;
  77        int cur = spinfo->txrate_idx;
  78
  79        band = sband->band;
  80        n_bitrates = sband->n_bitrates;
  81
  82        /* Map passed arguments to sorted values. */
  83        cur_sorted = rinfo[cur].rev_index;
  84        new_sorted = cur_sorted + adj;
  85
  86        /* Check limits. */
  87        if (new_sorted < 0)
  88                new_sorted = rinfo[0].rev_index;
  89        else if (new_sorted >= n_bitrates)
  90                new_sorted = rinfo[n_bitrates - 1].rev_index;
  91
  92        tmp = new_sorted;
  93
  94        if (adj < 0) {
  95                /* Ensure that the rate decrease isn't disadvantageous. */
  96                for (probe = cur_sorted; probe >= new_sorted; probe--)
  97                        if (rinfo[probe].diff <= rinfo[cur_sorted].diff &&
  98                            rate_supported(sta, band, rinfo[probe].index))
  99                                tmp = probe;
 100        } else {
 101                /* Look for rate increase with zero (or below) cost. */
 102                for (probe = new_sorted + 1; probe < n_bitrates; probe++)
 103                        if (rinfo[probe].diff <= rinfo[new_sorted].diff &&
 104                            rate_supported(sta, band, rinfo[probe].index))
 105                                tmp = probe;
 106        }
 107
 108        /* Fit the rate found to the nearest supported rate. */
 109        do {
 110                if (rate_supported(sta, band, rinfo[tmp].index)) {
 111                        spinfo->txrate_idx = rinfo[tmp].index;
 112                        break;
 113                }
 114                if (adj < 0)
 115                        tmp--;
 116                else
 117                        tmp++;
 118        } while (tmp < n_bitrates && tmp >= 0);
 119
 120#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 121        rate_control_pid_event_rate_change(&spinfo->events,
 122                spinfo->txrate_idx,
 123                sband->bitrates[spinfo->txrate_idx].bitrate);
 124#endif
 125}
 126
 127/* Normalize the failed frames per-rate differences. */
 128static void rate_control_pid_normalize(struct rc_pid_info *pinfo, int l)
 129{
 130        int i, norm_offset = pinfo->norm_offset;
 131        struct rc_pid_rateinfo *r = pinfo->rinfo;
 132
 133        if (r[0].diff > norm_offset)
 134                r[0].diff -= norm_offset;
 135        else if (r[0].diff < -norm_offset)
 136                r[0].diff += norm_offset;
 137        for (i = 0; i < l - 1; i++)
 138                if (r[i + 1].diff > r[i].diff + norm_offset)
 139                        r[i + 1].diff -= norm_offset;
 140                else if (r[i + 1].diff <= r[i].diff)
 141                        r[i + 1].diff += norm_offset;
 142}
 143
 144static void rate_control_pid_sample(struct rc_pid_info *pinfo,
 145                                    struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 146                                    struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 147                                    struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo)
 148{
 149        struct rc_pid_rateinfo *rinfo = pinfo->rinfo;
 150        u32 pf;
 151        s32 err_avg;
 152        u32 err_prop;
 153        u32 err_int;
 154        u32 err_der;
 155        int adj, i, j, tmp;
 156        unsigned long period;
 157
 158        /* In case nothing happened during the previous control interval, turn
 159         * the sharpening factor on. */
 160        period = (HZ * pinfo->sampling_period + 500) / 1000;
 161        if (!period)
 162                period = 1;
 163        if (jiffies - spinfo->last_sample > 2 * period)
 164                spinfo->sharp_cnt = pinfo->sharpen_duration;
 165
 166        spinfo->last_sample = jiffies;
 167
 168        /* This should never happen, but in case, we assume the old sample is
 169         * still a good measurement and copy it. */
 170        if (unlikely(spinfo->tx_num_xmit == 0))
 171                pf = spinfo->last_pf;
 172        else
 173                pf = spinfo->tx_num_failed * 100 / spinfo->tx_num_xmit;
 174
 175        spinfo->tx_num_xmit = 0;
 176        spinfo->tx_num_failed = 0;
 177
 178        /* If we just switched rate, update the rate behaviour info. */
 179        if (pinfo->oldrate != spinfo->txrate_idx) {
 180
 181                i = rinfo[pinfo->oldrate].rev_index;
 182                j = rinfo[spinfo->txrate_idx].rev_index;
 183
 184                tmp = (pf - spinfo->last_pf);
 185                tmp = RC_PID_DO_ARITH_RIGHT_SHIFT(tmp, RC_PID_ARITH_SHIFT);
 186
 187                rinfo[j].diff = rinfo[i].diff + tmp;
 188                pinfo->oldrate = spinfo->txrate_idx;
 189        }
 190        rate_control_pid_normalize(pinfo, sband->n_bitrates);
 191
 192        /* Compute the proportional, integral and derivative errors. */
 193        err_prop = (pinfo->target << RC_PID_ARITH_SHIFT) - pf;
 194
 195        err_avg = spinfo->err_avg_sc >> pinfo->smoothing_shift;
 196        spinfo->err_avg_sc = spinfo->err_avg_sc - err_avg + err_prop;
 197        err_int = spinfo->err_avg_sc >> pinfo->smoothing_shift;
 198
 199        err_der = (pf - spinfo->last_pf) *
 200                  (1 + pinfo->sharpen_factor * spinfo->sharp_cnt);
 201        spinfo->last_pf = pf;
 202        if (spinfo->sharp_cnt)
 203                        spinfo->sharp_cnt--;
 204
 205#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 206        rate_control_pid_event_pf_sample(&spinfo->events, pf, err_prop, err_int,
 207                                         err_der);
 208#endif
 209
 210        /* Compute the controller output. */
 211        adj = (err_prop * pinfo->coeff_p + err_int * pinfo->coeff_i
 212              + err_der * pinfo->coeff_d);
 213        adj = RC_PID_DO_ARITH_RIGHT_SHIFT(adj, 2 * RC_PID_ARITH_SHIFT);
 214
 215        /* Change rate. */
 216        if (adj)
 217                rate_control_pid_adjust_rate(sband, sta, spinfo, adj, rinfo);
 218}
 219
 220static void rate_control_pid_tx_status(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 221                                       struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta,
 222                                       struct sk_buff *skb)
 223{
 224        struct rc_pid_info *pinfo = priv;
 225        struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo = priv_sta;
 226        unsigned long period;
 227        struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 228
 229        if (!spinfo)
 230                return;
 231
 232        /* Ignore all frames that were sent with a different rate than the rate
 233         * we currently advise mac80211 to use. */
 234        if (info->status.rates[0].idx != spinfo->txrate_idx)
 235                return;
 236
 237        spinfo->tx_num_xmit++;
 238
 239#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 240        rate_control_pid_event_tx_status(&spinfo->events, info);
 241#endif
 242
 243        /* We count frames that totally failed to be transmitted as two bad
 244         * frames, those that made it out but had some retries as one good and
 245         * one bad frame. */
 246        if (!(info->flags & IEEE80211_TX_STAT_ACK)) {
 247                spinfo->tx_num_failed += 2;
 248                spinfo->tx_num_xmit++;
 249        } else if (info->status.rates[0].count > 1) {
 250                spinfo->tx_num_failed++;
 251                spinfo->tx_num_xmit++;
 252        }
 253
 254        /* Update PID controller state. */
 255        period = (HZ * pinfo->sampling_period + 500) / 1000;
 256        if (!period)
 257                period = 1;
 258        if (time_after(jiffies, spinfo->last_sample + period))
 259                rate_control_pid_sample(pinfo, sband, sta, spinfo);
 260}
 261
 262static void
 263rate_control_pid_get_rate(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 264                          void *priv_sta,
 265                          struct ieee80211_tx_rate_control *txrc)
 266{
 267        struct sk_buff *skb = txrc->skb;
 268        struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband = txrc->sband;
 269        struct ieee80211_tx_info *info = IEEE80211_SKB_CB(skb);
 270        struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo = priv_sta;
 271        int rateidx;
 272
 273        if (txrc->rts)
 274                info->control.rates[0].count =
 275                        txrc->hw->conf.long_frame_max_tx_count;
 276        else
 277                info->control.rates[0].count =
 278                        txrc->hw->conf.short_frame_max_tx_count;
 279
 280        /* Send management frames and NO_ACK data using lowest rate. */
 281        if (rate_control_send_low(sta, priv_sta, txrc))
 282                return;
 283
 284        rateidx = spinfo->txrate_idx;
 285
 286        if (rateidx >= sband->n_bitrates)
 287                rateidx = sband->n_bitrates - 1;
 288
 289        info->control.rates[0].idx = rateidx;
 290
 291#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 292        rate_control_pid_event_tx_rate(&spinfo->events,
 293                rateidx, sband->bitrates[rateidx].bitrate);
 294#endif
 295}
 296
 297static void
 298rate_control_pid_rate_init(void *priv, struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband,
 299                           struct ieee80211_sta *sta, void *priv_sta)
 300{
 301        struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo = priv_sta;
 302        struct rc_pid_info *pinfo = priv;
 303        struct rc_pid_rateinfo *rinfo = pinfo->rinfo;
 304        int i, j, tmp;
 305        bool s;
 306
 307        /* TODO: This routine should consider using RSSI from previous packets
 308         * as we need to have IEEE 802.1X auth succeed immediately after assoc..
 309         * Until that method is implemented, we will use the lowest supported
 310         * rate as a workaround. */
 311
 312        /* Sort the rates. This is optimized for the most common case (i.e.
 313         * almost-sorted CCK+OFDM rates). Kind of bubble-sort with reversed
 314         * mapping too. */
 315        for (i = 0; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
 316                rinfo[i].index = i;
 317                rinfo[i].rev_index = i;
 318                if (RC_PID_FAST_START)
 319                        rinfo[i].diff = 0;
 320                else
 321                        rinfo[i].diff = i * pinfo->norm_offset;
 322        }
 323        for (i = 1; i < sband->n_bitrates; i++) {
 324                s = 0;
 325                for (j = 0; j < sband->n_bitrates - i; j++)
 326                        if (unlikely(sband->bitrates[rinfo[j].index].bitrate >
 327                                     sband->bitrates[rinfo[j + 1].index].bitrate)) {
 328                                tmp = rinfo[j].index;
 329                                rinfo[j].index = rinfo[j + 1].index;
 330                                rinfo[j + 1].index = tmp;
 331                                rinfo[rinfo[j].index].rev_index = j;
 332                                rinfo[rinfo[j + 1].index].rev_index = j + 1;
 333                                s = 1;
 334                        }
 335                if (!s)
 336                        break;
 337        }
 338
 339        spinfo->txrate_idx = rate_lowest_index(sband, sta);
 340}
 341
 342static void *rate_control_pid_alloc(struct ieee80211_hw *hw,
 343                                    struct dentry *debugfsdir)
 344{
 345        struct rc_pid_info *pinfo;
 346        struct rc_pid_rateinfo *rinfo;
 347        struct ieee80211_supported_band *sband;
 348        int i, max_rates = 0;
 349#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 350        struct rc_pid_debugfs_entries *de;
 351#endif
 352
 353        pinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*pinfo), GFP_ATOMIC);
 354        if (!pinfo)
 355                return NULL;
 356
 357        for (i = 0; i < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; i++) {
 358                sband = hw->wiphy->bands[i];
 359                if (sband && sband->n_bitrates > max_rates)
 360                        max_rates = sband->n_bitrates;
 361        }
 362
 363        rinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*rinfo) * max_rates, GFP_ATOMIC);
 364        if (!rinfo) {
 365                kfree(pinfo);
 366                return NULL;
 367        }
 368
 369        pinfo->target = RC_PID_TARGET_PF;
 370        pinfo->sampling_period = RC_PID_INTERVAL;
 371        pinfo->coeff_p = RC_PID_COEFF_P;
 372        pinfo->coeff_i = RC_PID_COEFF_I;
 373        pinfo->coeff_d = RC_PID_COEFF_D;
 374        pinfo->smoothing_shift = RC_PID_SMOOTHING_SHIFT;
 375        pinfo->sharpen_factor = RC_PID_SHARPENING_FACTOR;
 376        pinfo->sharpen_duration = RC_PID_SHARPENING_DURATION;
 377        pinfo->norm_offset = RC_PID_NORM_OFFSET;
 378        pinfo->rinfo = rinfo;
 379        pinfo->oldrate = 0;
 380
 381#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 382        de = &pinfo->dentries;
 383        de->target = debugfs_create_u32("target_pf", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
 384                                        debugfsdir, &pinfo->target);
 385        de->sampling_period = debugfs_create_u32("sampling_period",
 386                                                 S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, debugfsdir,
 387                                                 &pinfo->sampling_period);
 388        de->coeff_p = debugfs_create_u32("coeff_p", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
 389                                         debugfsdir, (u32 *)&pinfo->coeff_p);
 390        de->coeff_i = debugfs_create_u32("coeff_i", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
 391                                         debugfsdir, (u32 *)&pinfo->coeff_i);
 392        de->coeff_d = debugfs_create_u32("coeff_d", S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR,
 393                                         debugfsdir, (u32 *)&pinfo->coeff_d);
 394        de->smoothing_shift = debugfs_create_u32("smoothing_shift",
 395                                                 S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, debugfsdir,
 396                                                 &pinfo->smoothing_shift);
 397        de->sharpen_factor = debugfs_create_u32("sharpen_factor",
 398                                               S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, debugfsdir,
 399                                               &pinfo->sharpen_factor);
 400        de->sharpen_duration = debugfs_create_u32("sharpen_duration",
 401                                                  S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, debugfsdir,
 402                                                  &pinfo->sharpen_duration);
 403        de->norm_offset = debugfs_create_u32("norm_offset",
 404                                             S_IRUSR | S_IWUSR, debugfsdir,
 405                                             &pinfo->norm_offset);
 406#endif
 407
 408        return pinfo;
 409}
 410
 411static void rate_control_pid_free(void *priv)
 412{
 413        struct rc_pid_info *pinfo = priv;
 414#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 415        struct rc_pid_debugfs_entries *de = &pinfo->dentries;
 416
 417        debugfs_remove(de->norm_offset);
 418        debugfs_remove(de->sharpen_duration);
 419        debugfs_remove(de->sharpen_factor);
 420        debugfs_remove(de->smoothing_shift);
 421        debugfs_remove(de->coeff_d);
 422        debugfs_remove(de->coeff_i);
 423        debugfs_remove(de->coeff_p);
 424        debugfs_remove(de->sampling_period);
 425        debugfs_remove(de->target);
 426#endif
 427
 428        kfree(pinfo->rinfo);
 429        kfree(pinfo);
 430}
 431
 432static void *rate_control_pid_alloc_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 433                                        gfp_t gfp)
 434{
 435        struct rc_pid_sta_info *spinfo;
 436
 437        spinfo = kzalloc(sizeof(*spinfo), gfp);
 438        if (spinfo == NULL)
 439                return NULL;
 440
 441        spinfo->last_sample = jiffies;
 442
 443#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 444        spin_lock_init(&spinfo->events.lock);
 445        init_waitqueue_head(&spinfo->events.waitqueue);
 446#endif
 447
 448        return spinfo;
 449}
 450
 451static void rate_control_pid_free_sta(void *priv, struct ieee80211_sta *sta,
 452                                      void *priv_sta)
 453{
 454        kfree(priv_sta);
 455}
 456
 457static struct rate_control_ops mac80211_rcpid = {
 458        .name = "pid",
 459        .tx_status = rate_control_pid_tx_status,
 460        .get_rate = rate_control_pid_get_rate,
 461        .rate_init = rate_control_pid_rate_init,
 462        .alloc = rate_control_pid_alloc,
 463        .free = rate_control_pid_free,
 464        .alloc_sta = rate_control_pid_alloc_sta,
 465        .free_sta = rate_control_pid_free_sta,
 466#ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS
 467        .add_sta_debugfs = rate_control_pid_add_sta_debugfs,
 468        .remove_sta_debugfs = rate_control_pid_remove_sta_debugfs,
 469#endif
 470};
 471
 472int __init rc80211_pid_init(void)
 473{
 474        return ieee80211_rate_control_register(&mac80211_rcpid);
 475}
 476
 477void rc80211_pid_exit(void)
 478{
 479        ieee80211_rate_control_unregister(&mac80211_rcpid);
 480}
 481