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diff --git a/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/377-mac80211-minstrel-do-not-sample-rates-3-times-slower.patch b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/377-mac80211-minstrel-do-not-sample-rates-3-times-slower.patch
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+++ b/package/kernel/mac80211/patches/377-mac80211-minstrel-do-not-sample-rates-3-times-slower.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
+Date: Sat, 3 Mar 2018 18:48:58 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] mac80211: minstrel: do not sample rates 3 times slower than
+ max_prob_rate
+
+These rates are highly unlikely to be used quickly, even if the link
+deteriorates rapidly. This improves throughput in cases where CCK rates
+are not reliable enough to be skipped entirely during sampling.
+Sampling these rates regularly can cost a lot of airtime.
+
+Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
+---
+
+--- a/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
++++ b/net/mac80211/rc80211_minstrel_ht.c
+@@ -1004,10 +1004,13 @@ minstrel_get_sample_rate(struct minstrel
+ return -1;
+
+ /*
+- * Do not sample if the probability is already higher than 95%
+- * to avoid wasting airtime.
++ * Do not sample if the probability is already higher than 95%,
++ * or if the rate is 3 times slower than the current max probability
++ * rate, to avoid wasting airtime.
+ */
+- if (mrs->prob_ewma > MINSTREL_FRAC(95, 100))
++ sample_dur = minstrel_get_duration(sample_idx);
++ if (mrs->prob_ewma > MINSTREL_FRAC(95, 100) ||
++ minstrel_get_duration(mi->max_prob_rate) * 3 < sample_dur)
+ return -1;
+
+ /*
+@@ -1017,7 +1020,6 @@ minstrel_get_sample_rate(struct minstrel
+
+ cur_max_tp_streams = minstrel_mcs_groups[tp_rate1 /
+ MCS_GROUP_RATES].streams;
+- sample_dur = minstrel_get_duration(sample_idx);
+ if (sample_dur >= minstrel_get_duration(tp_rate2) &&
+ (cur_max_tp_streams - 1 <
+ minstrel_mcs_groups[sample_group].streams ||