Userspace tools can use QCA_WLAN_VENDOR_ATTR_CONFIG_IF_OFFLOAD_TYPE to
configure the different below acceleration features (hardware, software)
on a per interface basis.
0 - No acceleration Packets are processed through the Linux kernel
networking stack.
1 - Software based acceleration: Packets are processed through the
shortcut forwarding engine (SFE) to bypass the Linux networking stack
for improved throughput performance. This option is applicable for AP,
STA, and Mesh mode and available for all radio designs. From the
performance aspect, this option consumes more CPU compared to the other
two options. Linux traffic control can be further applied with this
option to have more control on the traffic flows.
2 - Hybrid acceleration (software and hardware acceleration combined):
Packets are processed through both hardware and software in this case.
Packet classification is done by the hardware and then the packets are
delivered to software along with classification results as meta data.
Software can choose to do more classification/QoS based on use cases.
This is applicable for AP, STA, and Mesh modes and is available for all
radio designs. From the performance aspect, this option consumes
relatively less CPU compared to the SFE option above. Linux traffic
control rules cannot be applied with this option.
3 - Hardware based acceleration : Packets are processed through special
hardware (Direct Switch) rings which can directly forward the packets
between ethernet hardware and Wi-Fi hardware with very less software
involvement. This is applicable only for AP and STA modes; not
applicable for Mesh mode. From the performance aspect, this option
consumes very much less CPU compared to the other options. Linux traffic
control rules cannot be applied when this option is used. This option is
applicable only for specific radio designs. When this option is not
available, the default option (SFE) would be configured.
Signed-off-by: Balamurugan Mahalingam <quic_bmahalin@quicinc.com>
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