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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-05-11 10:11:40 -0700 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-05-11 10:11:40 -0700 |
| commit | 9fc282baa8f743a7049e301d13cf9968ee95a91c (patch) | |
| tree | d34e827ed35c21b98eb4e3d4c3731d1da54fa03a /drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c | |
| parent | c61ea31dac0319ec64b33725917bda81fc293a25 (diff) | |
| parent | de02d72bb3cc5b3d4c873db4ca8291723dd48479 (diff) | |
Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6
* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6:
net: Fix FDDI and TR config checks in ipv4 arp and LLC.
IPv4: unresolved multicast route cleanup
mac80211: remove association work when processing deauth request
ar9170: wait for asynchronous firmware loading
ipv4: udp: fix short packet and bad checksum logging
phy: Fix initialization in micrel driver.
sctp: Fix a race between ICMP protocol unreachable and connect()
veth: Dont kfree_skb() after dev_forward_skb()
IPv6: fix IPV6_RECVERR handling of locally-generated errors
net/gianfar: drop recycled skbs on MTU change
iwlwifi: work around passive scan issue
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c | 23 |
1 files changed, 18 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c index 12e455a4b90..741e65ec830 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c @@ -813,16 +813,29 @@ static void iwl_bg_request_scan(struct work_struct *data) rate = IWL_RATE_1M_PLCP; rate_flags = RATE_MCS_CCK_MSK; } - scan->good_CRC_th = 0; + scan->good_CRC_th = IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DISABLED; } else if (priv->scan_bands & BIT(IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)) { band = IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ; rate = IWL_RATE_6M_PLCP; /* - * If active scaning is requested but a certain channel - * is marked passive, we can do active scanning if we - * detect transmissions. + * If active scanning is requested but a certain channel is + * marked passive, we can do active scanning if we detect + * transmissions. + * + * There is an issue with some firmware versions that triggers + * a sysassert on a "good CRC threshold" of zero (== disabled), + * on a radar channel even though this means that we should NOT + * send probes. + * + * The "good CRC threshold" is the number of frames that we + * need to receive during our dwell time on a channel before + * sending out probes -- setting this to a huge value will + * mean we never reach it, but at the same time work around + * the aforementioned issue. Thus use IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_NEVER + * here instead of IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DISABLED. */ - scan->good_CRC_th = is_active ? IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH : 0; + scan->good_CRC_th = is_active ? IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DEFAULT : + IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_NEVER; /* Force use of chains B and C (0x6) for scan Rx for 4965 * Avoid A (0x1) because of its off-channel reception on A-band. |