linux-toradex.git/drivers/net/wireless, branch v3.2.16 Linux kernel for Apalis and Colibri modules ath9k: fix max noise floor threshold 2012-04-22T22:31:11+00:00 Rajkumar Manoharan rmanohar@qca.qualcomm.com 2012-03-15T00:38:04+00:00 d7082288dc88fc3266c86d638f78d433de4b24f2 commit 2ee0a07028d2cde6e131b73f029dae2b93c50f3a upstream. Currently the maximum noise floor limit is set as too high (-60dB). The assumption of having a higher threshold limit is that it would help de-sensitize the receiver (reduce phy errors) from continuous interference. But when we have a bursty interference where there are collisions and then free air time and if the receiver is desensitized too much, it will miss the normal packets too. Lets make use of chips specific min, nom and max limits always. This patch helps to improve the connection stability in congested networks. Cc: Paul Stewart <pstew@google.com> Tested-by: Gary Morain <gmorain@google.com> Signed-off-by: Madhan Jaganathan <madhanj@qca.qualcomm.com> Signed-off-by: Rajkumar Manoharan <rmanohar@qca.qualcomm.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com> [bwh: Backported to 3.0/3.2: adjust context] Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
commit 2ee0a07028d2cde6e131b73f029dae2b93c50f3a upstream.

Currently the maximum noise floor limit is set as too high (-60dB). The
assumption of having a higher threshold limit is that it would help
de-sensitize the receiver (reduce phy errors) from continuous
interference. But when we have a bursty interference where there are
collisions and then free air time and if the receiver is desensitized too
much, it will miss the normal packets too. Lets make use of chips
specific min, nom and max limits always. This patch helps to improve the
connection stability in congested networks.

Cc: Paul Stewart <pstew@google.com>
Tested-by: Gary Morain <gmorain@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Madhan Jaganathan <madhanj@qca.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: Rajkumar Manoharan <rmanohar@qca.qualcomm.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
[bwh: Backported to 3.0/3.2: adjust context]
Signed-off-by: Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
rtlwifi: Add missing DMA buffer unmapping for PCI drivers 2012-04-22T22:30:57+00:00 Larry Finger Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net 2012-03-26T15:48:20+00:00 8d8ffc3cd352e5ea6bff94d176be3dfeeaba3809 commit 673f7786e205c87b5d978c62827b9a66d097bebb upstream. In https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42976, a system with driver rtl8192se used as an AP suffers from "Out of SW-IOMMU space" errors. These are caused by the DMA buffers used for beacons never being unmapped. This bug was also reported at https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/961618 Reported-and-Tested-by: Da Xue <da@lessconfused.com> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
commit 673f7786e205c87b5d978c62827b9a66d097bebb upstream.

In https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42976, a system with driver
rtl8192se used as an AP suffers from "Out of SW-IOMMU space" errors. These
are caused by the DMA buffers used for beacons never being unmapped.

This bug was also reported at
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/961618

Reported-and-Tested-by: Da Xue <da@lessconfused.com>
Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: rtl8192cu: rtl8192de: Fix low-gain setting when scanning 2012-04-13T15:33:47+00:00 Larry Finger Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net 2012-03-26T14:59:48+00:00 3c13b036280e85f2aec5b852e31a5d0236ef7031 commit 643c61e119459e9d750087b7b34be94491efebf9 upstream. In https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770207, slowdowns of driver rtl8192ce are reported. One fix (commit a9b89e2) has already been applied, and it helped, but the maximum RX speed would still drop to 1 Mbps. As in the previous fix, the initial gain was determined to be the problem; however, the problem arises from a setting of the gain when scans are started. Driver rtl8192de also has the same code structure - this one is fixed as well. Reported-and-Tested-by: Ivan Pesin <ivan.pesin@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
commit 643c61e119459e9d750087b7b34be94491efebf9 upstream.

In https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770207, slowdowns of driver
rtl8192ce are reported. One fix (commit a9b89e2) has already been applied,
and it helped, but the maximum RX speed would still drop to 1 Mbps. As in
the previous fix, the initial gain was determined to be the problem; however,
the problem arises from a setting of the gain when scans are started.

Driver rtl8192de also has the same code structure - this one is fixed as well.

Reported-and-Tested-by: Ivan Pesin <ivan.pesin@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
p54spi: Release GPIO lines and IRQ on error in p54spi_probe 2012-04-02T16:52:36+00:00 Max Filippov jcmvbkbc@gmail.com 2012-02-29T20:40:08+00:00 0abe0c69f3f07313c6f9eaa60b2a760a9a5c94f5 commit 62ebeed8d00aef75eac4fd6c161cae75a41965ca upstream. This makes it possible to reload driver if insmod has failed due to missing firmware. Signed-off-by: Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com> Acked-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@googlemail.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
commit 62ebeed8d00aef75eac4fd6c161cae75a41965ca upstream.

This makes it possible to reload driver if insmod has failed due to
missing firmware.

Signed-off-by: Max Filippov <jcmvbkbc@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Christian Lamparter <chunkeey@googlemail.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
iwlwifi: always monitor for stuck queues 2012-04-02T16:52:34+00:00 Johannes Berg johannes.berg@intel.com 2012-03-04T16:50:46+00:00 c8fe46316175840b3a0c2d5f5ad7c9d2c837e58f commit 342bbf3fee2fa9a18147e74b2e3c4229a4564912 upstream. If we only monitor while associated, the following can happen: - we're associated, and the queue stuck check runs, setting the queue "touch" time to X - we disassociate, stopping the monitoring, which leaves the time set to X - almost 2s later, we associate, and enqueue a frame - before the frame is transmitted, we monitor for stuck queues, and find the time set to X, although it is now later than X + 2000ms, so we decide that the queue is stuck and erroneously restart the device It happens more with P2P because there we can go between associated/unassociated frequently. Reported-by: Ben Cahill <ben.m.cahill@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com> Signed-off-by: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
commit 342bbf3fee2fa9a18147e74b2e3c4229a4564912 upstream.

If we only monitor while associated, the following
can happen:
 - we're associated, and the queue stuck check
   runs, setting the queue "touch" time to X
 - we disassociate, stopping the monitoring,
   which leaves the time set to X
 - almost 2s later, we associate, and enqueue
   a frame
 - before the frame is transmitted, we monitor
   for stuck queues, and find the time set to
   X, although it is now later than X + 2000ms,
   so we decide that the queue is stuck and
   erroneously restart the device

It happens more with P2P because there we can
go between associated/unassociated frequently.

Reported-by: Ben Cahill <ben.m.cahill@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: Fix loss of receive performance 2012-04-02T16:52:34+00:00 Jingjun Wu jingjun_wu@realsil.com.cn 2012-03-03T02:52:14+00:00 67fd437fd75067e8f5fd02a4cabdc2da3b65abeb commit a9b89e2567c743483e6354f64d7a7e3a8c101e9e upstream. Driver rtl8192ce when used with the RTL8188CE device would start at about 20 Mbps on a 54 Mbps connection, but quickly drop to 1 Mbps. One of the symptoms is that the AP would need to retransmit each packet 4 of 5 times before the driver would acknowledge it. Recovery is possible only by unloading and reloading the driver. This problem was reported at https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770207. The problem is due to a missing update of the gain setting. Signed-off-by: Jingjun Wu <jingjun_wu@realsil.com.cn> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
commit a9b89e2567c743483e6354f64d7a7e3a8c101e9e upstream.

Driver rtl8192ce when used with the RTL8188CE device would start at about
20 Mbps on a 54 Mbps connection, but quickly drop to 1 Mbps. One of the
symptoms is that the AP would need to retransmit each packet 4 of 5 times
before the driver would acknowledge it. Recovery is possible only by
unloading and reloading the driver. This problem was reported at
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=770207.

The problem is due to a missing update of the gain setting.

Signed-off-by: Jingjun Wu <jingjun_wu@realsil.com.cn>
Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
rtlwifi: rtl8192c: Prevent sleeping from invalid context in rtl8192cu 2012-04-02T16:52:34+00:00 Larry Finger Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net 2012-03-02T21:23:36+00:00 a6ce707abde542b876d685e1f031453442dc2b13 commit ebecdcc12fed5d3c81853dea61a0a78a5aefab52 upstream. When driver rtl8192cu is used with the debug level set to 3 or greater, the result is "sleeping function called from invalid context" due to an rcu_read_lock() call in the DM refresh routine in driver rtl8192c. This lock is not necessary as the USB driver does not use the struct being protected, thus the lock is set only when a PCI interface is active. This bug is reported in https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42775. Reported-by: Ronald Wahl <ronald.wahl@raritan.com> Tested-by: Ronald Wahl <ronald.wahl@raritan.com> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> Cc: Ronald Wahl <ronald.wahl@raritan.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
commit ebecdcc12fed5d3c81853dea61a0a78a5aefab52 upstream.

When driver rtl8192cu is used with the debug level set to 3 or greater,
the result is "sleeping function called from invalid context" due to
an rcu_read_lock() call in the DM refresh routine in driver rtl8192c.
This lock is not necessary as the USB driver does not use the struct
being protected, thus the lock is set only when a PCI interface is
active.

This bug is reported in https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42775.

Reported-by: Ronald Wahl <ronald.wahl@raritan.com>
Tested-by: Ronald Wahl <ronald.wahl@raritan.com>
Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Cc: Ronald Wahl <ronald.wahl@raritan.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
rtlwifi: Handle previous allocation failures when freeing device memory 2012-04-02T16:52:34+00:00 Simon Graham simon.graham@virtualcomputer.com 2012-02-08T00:07:38+00:00 4d804674785319b3ef7544575139402e80190a30 commit 7f66c2f93e5779625c10d262c84537427a2673ca upstream. Handle previous allocation failures when freeing device memory Signed-off-by: Simon Graham <simon.graham@virtualcomputer.com> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
commit 7f66c2f93e5779625c10d262c84537427a2673ca upstream.

Handle previous allocation failures when freeing device memory

Signed-off-by: Simon Graham <simon.graham@virtualcomputer.com>
Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
rtlwifi: rtl8192c_common: rtl8192de: Check for allocation failures 2012-04-02T16:52:33+00:00 Larry Finger Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net 2012-01-08T02:46:40+00:00 de886abb2cdce855f6badbd4d77f100df62499a7 commit 76a92be537f1c8c259e393632301446257ca3ea9 upstream. In https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771656, a kernel bug was triggered due to a failed skb allocation that was not checked. This event lead to an audit of all memory allocations in the complete rtlwifi family of drivers. This patch fixes the rest. Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
commit 76a92be537f1c8c259e393632301446257ca3ea9 upstream.

In https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=771656, a kernel bug was
triggered due to a failed skb allocation that was not checked. This event
lead to an audit of all memory allocations in the complete rtlwifi family
of drivers. This patch fixes the rest.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
rt2x00: Add support for D-Link DWA-127 to rt2800usb. 2012-04-02T16:52:33+00:00 Gertjan van Wingerde gwingerde@gmail.com 2012-02-11T20:58:09+00:00 81a142cabdaa962f2541c3497cd08d39432602df commit d42a179b941a9e4cc6cf41d0f3cbadd75fc48a89 upstream. This is an RT3070 based device. Reported-by: Mikhail Kryshen <mikhail@kryshen.net> Signed-off-by: Gertjan van Wingerde <gwingerde@gmail.com> Acked-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> 
commit d42a179b941a9e4cc6cf41d0f3cbadd75fc48a89 upstream.

This is an RT3070 based device.

Reported-by: Mikhail Kryshen <mikhail@kryshen.net>
Signed-off-by: Gertjan van Wingerde <gwingerde@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>