ath9k: remove stuck beacon detection optimization, it may be unreliable on some hardware

SVN-Revision: 30915

diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/560-ath9k_optimize_beacon_tx.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/560-ath9k_optimize_beacon_tx.patch
deleted file mode 100644 (file)
index cfa1eb7..0000000
--- a/package/mac80211/patches/560-ath9k_optimize_beacon_tx.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,129 +0,0 @@
---- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
-+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
-@@ -357,41 +357,12 @@ void ath_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long da
-       struct ieee80211_vif *vif;
-       bool edma = !!(ah->caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_EDMA);
-       int slot;
--      u32 bfaddr, bc = 0;
--
--      /*
--       * Check if the previous beacon has gone out.  If
--       * not don't try to post another, skip this period
--       * and wait for the next.  Missed beacons indicate
--       * a problem and should not occur.  If we miss too
--       * many consecutive beacons reset the device.
--       */
--      if (ath9k_hw_numtxpending(ah, sc->beacon.beaconq) != 0) {
--              sc->beacon.bmisscnt++;
--
--              if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt < BSTUCK_THRESH * sc->nbcnvifs) {
--                      ath_dbg(common, BSTUCK,
--                              "missed %u consecutive beacons\n",
--                              sc->beacon.bmisscnt);
--                      ath9k_hw_stop_dma_queue(ah, sc->beacon.beaconq);
--                      if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt > 3)
--                              ath9k_hw_bstuck_nfcal(ah);
--              } else if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt >= BSTUCK_THRESH) {
--                      ath_dbg(common, BSTUCK, "beacon is officially stuck\n");
--                      sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_TSF_RESET;
--                      ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_reset_work);
--              }
--
--              return;
--      }
- 
-       /*
-        * Generate beacon frames. we are sending frames
-        * staggered so calculate the slot for this frame based
-        * on the tsf to safeguard against missing an swba.
-        */
--
--
-       if (ah->opmode == NL80211_IFTYPE_AP) {
-               u16 intval;
-               u32 tsftu;
-@@ -412,23 +383,6 @@ void ath_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long da
-               vif = sc->beacon.bslot[slot];
-       }
- 
--
--      bfaddr = 0;
--      if (vif) {
--              bf = ath_beacon_generate(sc->hw, vif);
--              if (bf != NULL) {
--                      bfaddr = bf->bf_daddr;
--                      bc = 1;
--              }
--
--              if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt != 0) {
--                      ath_dbg(common, BSTUCK,
--                              "resume beacon xmit after %u misses\n",
--                              sc->beacon.bmisscnt);
--                      sc->beacon.bmisscnt = 0;
--              }
--      }
--
-       /*
-        * Handle slot time change when a non-ERP station joins/leaves
-        * an 11g network.  The 802.11 layer notifies us via callback,
-@@ -453,15 +407,54 @@ void ath_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long da
-               ath9k_hw_init_global_settings(ah);
-               sc->beacon.updateslot = OK;
-       }
--      if (bfaddr != 0) {
--              /* NB: cabq traffic should already be queued and primed */
--              ath9k_hw_puttxbuf(ah, sc->beacon.beaconq, bfaddr);
- 
--              if (!edma)
--                      ath9k_hw_txstart(ah, sc->beacon.beaconq);
-+      if (!vif)
-+              return;
-+
-+      /*
-+       * Check if the previous beacon has gone out.  If
-+       * not don't try to post another, skip this period
-+       * and wait for the next.  Missed beacons indicate
-+       * a problem and should not occur.  If we miss too
-+       * many consecutive beacons reset the device.
-+       */
-+      if (ath9k_hw_numtxpending(ah, sc->beacon.beaconq) != 0) {
-+              sc->beacon.bmisscnt++;
-+
-+              if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt < BSTUCK_THRESH * sc->nbcnvifs) {
-+                      ath_dbg(common, BSTUCK,
-+                              "missed %u consecutive beacons\n",
-+                              sc->beacon.bmisscnt);
-+                      ath9k_hw_stop_dma_queue(ah, sc->beacon.beaconq);
-+                      if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt > 3)
-+                              ath9k_hw_bstuck_nfcal(ah);
-+              } else if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt >= BSTUCK_THRESH) {
-+                      ath_dbg(common, BSTUCK, "beacon is officially stuck\n");
-+                      sc->sc_flags |= SC_OP_TSF_RESET;
-+                      ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_reset_work);
-+              }
-+
-+              return;
-+      }
-+
-+      bf = ath_beacon_generate(sc->hw, vif);
-+      if (!bf)
-+              return;
- 
--              sc->beacon.ast_be_xmit += bc;     /* XXX per-vif? */
-+      if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt != 0) {
-+              ath_dbg(common, BSTUCK,
-+                      "resume beacon xmit after %u misses\n",
-+                      sc->beacon.bmisscnt);
-+              sc->beacon.bmisscnt = 0;
-       }
-+
-+      /* NB: cabq traffic should already be queued and primed */
-+      ath9k_hw_puttxbuf(ah, sc->beacon.beaconq, bf->bf_daddr);
-+
-+      if (!edma)
-+              ath9k_hw_txstart(ah, sc->beacon.beaconq);
-+
-+      sc->beacon.ast_be_xmit++;
- }
- 
- static void ath9k_beacon_init(struct ath_softc *sc,

diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/560-ath9k_optimize_hw_check.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/560-ath9k_optimize_hw_check.patch
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..6143030
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/560-ath9k_optimize_hw_check.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
+@@ -369,6 +369,9 @@ void ath_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long da
+       if (ath9k_hw_numtxpending(ah, sc->beacon.beaconq) != 0) {
+               sc->beacon.bmisscnt++;
+ 
++              if (!ath9k_hw_check_alive(ah))
++                      ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_check_work);
++
+               if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt < BSTUCK_THRESH * sc->nbcnvifs) {
+                       ath_dbg(common, BSTUCK,
+                               "missed %u consecutive beacons\n",
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
+@@ -695,17 +695,6 @@ void ath9k_tasklet(unsigned long data)
+               goto out;
+       }
+ 
+-      /*
+-       * Only run the baseband hang check if beacons stop working in AP or
+-       * IBSS mode, because it has a high false positive rate. For station
+-       * mode it should not be necessary, since the upper layers will detect
+-       * this through a beacon miss automatically and the following channel
+-       * change will trigger a hardware reset anyway
+-       */
+-      if (ath9k_hw_numtxpending(ah, sc->beacon.beaconq) != 0 &&
+-          !ath9k_hw_check_alive(ah))
+-              ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_check_work);
+-
+       if ((status & ATH9K_INT_TSFOOR) && sc->ps_enabled) {
+               /*
+                * TSF sync does not look correct; remain awake to sync with

diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/561-ath9k_optimize_hw_check.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/561-ath9k_optimize_hw_check.patch
deleted file mode 100644 (file)
index d10fbed..0000000
--- a/package/mac80211/patches/561-ath9k_optimize_hw_check.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,32 +0,0 @@
---- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
-+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
-@@ -421,6 +421,9 @@ void ath_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long da
-       if (ath9k_hw_numtxpending(ah, sc->beacon.beaconq) != 0) {
-               sc->beacon.bmisscnt++;
- 
-+              if (!ath9k_hw_check_alive(ah))
-+                      ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_check_work);
-+
-               if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt < BSTUCK_THRESH * sc->nbcnvifs) {
-                       ath_dbg(common, BSTUCK,
-                               "missed %u consecutive beacons\n",
---- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
-+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/main.c
-@@ -695,17 +695,6 @@ void ath9k_tasklet(unsigned long data)
-               goto out;
-       }
- 
--      /*
--       * Only run the baseband hang check if beacons stop working in AP or
--       * IBSS mode, because it has a high false positive rate. For station
--       * mode it should not be necessary, since the upper layers will detect
--       * this through a beacon miss automatically and the following channel
--       * change will trigger a hardware reset anyway
--       */
--      if (ath9k_hw_numtxpending(ah, sc->beacon.beaconq) != 0 &&
--          !ath9k_hw_check_alive(ah))
--              ieee80211_queue_work(sc->hw, &sc->hw_check_work);
--
-       if ((status & ATH9K_INT_TSFOOR) && sc->ps_enabled) {
-               /*
-                * TSF sync does not look correct; remain awake to sync with