From: Don Fry Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:36:22 +0000 (-0700) Subject: iwlagn: workaround bug crashing some APs X-Git-Tag: v3.1-rc7~2^2~12^2~2 X-Git-Url: http://review.tizen.org/git/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2249b011432ca3dcce112f0f71e0f531b4bb9347;p=platform%2Fupstream%2Fkernel-adaptation-pc.git iwlagn: workaround bug crashing some APs This patch reverts commit 9b7688328422b88a7a15dc0dc123ad9ab1a6e22d which was introduced in 2.6.38-rc1. It works around a problem where the iwlagn driver stimulates a bug crashing (requiring power cycle to recover) some APs under heavy traffic. CC: stable@kernel.org #2.6.39, #3.0.0 #3.1.0 Signed-off-by: Don Fry SIgned-off-by: Wey-Yi Guy Signed-off-by: John W. Linville --- diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c index b0ae4de..f9c3cd9 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c @@ -2140,7 +2140,12 @@ static int iwl_mac_setup_register(struct iwl_priv *priv, IEEE80211_HW_SPECTRUM_MGMT | IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_TX_ACK_STATUS; + /* + * Including the following line will crash some AP's. This + * workaround removes the stimulus which causes the crash until + * the AP software can be fixed. hw->max_tx_aggregation_subframes = LINK_QUAL_AGG_FRAME_LIMIT_DEF; + */ hw->flags |= IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS | IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS;