ath9k: make the driver specific rate control module optional

ath9k can use minstrel_ht instead, so it makes sense to save some space here.

Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

4 files changed, 22 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
index 35f23bdc442..ad57a6d2311 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Kconfig
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ config ATH9K_DEBUGFS
 
           Also required for changing debug message flags at run time.
 
+config ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL
+        bool "Atheros ath9k rate control"
+        depends on ATH9K
+        default y
+        ---help---
+          Say Y, if you want to use the ath9k specific rate control
+          module instead of minstrel_ht.
+
 config ATH9K_HTC
        tristate "Atheros HTC based wireless cards support"
        depends on USB && MAC80211
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
index 4555e998390..aca01621c20 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/Makefile
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ ath9k-y +=	beacon.o \
                 recv.o \
                 xmit.o \
                 virtual.o \
-                rc.o
 
+ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL) += rc.o
 ath9k-$(CONFIG_PCI) += pci.o
 ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATHEROS_AR71XX) += ahb.o
 ath9k-$(CONFIG_ATH9K_DEBUGFS) += debug.o
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
index 0364167cbfa..573899e27b3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/init.c
@@ -654,7 +654,9 @@ void ath9k_set_hw_capab(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
         hw->sta_data_size = sizeof(struct ath_node);
         hw->vif_data_size = sizeof(struct ath_vif);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL
         hw->rate_control_algorithm = "ath9k_rate_control";
+#endif
 
         if (test_bit(ATH9K_MODE_11G, sc->sc_ah->caps.wireless_modes))
                 hw->wiphy->bands[IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ] =
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h
index dc108265450..268072fd3c1 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rc.h
@@ -224,7 +224,18 @@ enum ath9k_internal_frame_type {
         ATH9K_IFT_UNPAUSE
 };
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ATH9K_RATE_CONTROL
 int ath_rate_control_register(void);
 void ath_rate_control_unregister(void);
+#else
+static inline int ath_rate_control_register(void)
+{
+        return 0;
+}
+
+static inline void ath_rate_control_unregister(void)
+{
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif /* RC_H */