On 2016/01/11 11:11, Mark Kettenis wrote: > > Date: Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:30:27 +0100 > > From: Stefan Sperling <s...@stsp.name> > > > > This diff removes turbo mode, which is a proprietary extension offered > > by Atheros devices of the ath(4) 11a/b/g generation. This seems to be > > a channel bonding technique, similar to 11n 40 MHz channels but not > > interoperable with 11n. > > > > I'd like to remove this because the implementation looks incomplete, the > > code adds extra complexity, and because turbo mode apparently only works > > with a specific set of old Atheros devices from 10 years ago. > > Agreed. I don't have any working ath(4) hardware to test this. This > diff introduces some long (>80 characters) lines; you might want to > fix that before you commit it.
+1, I wondered if we should do this when reading the 11n diffs. If people need more speed it's likely that they will get better performance with 20MHz channels on a newer radio/MAC than 40MHz on a 10-year-old one. Free the spectrum!
