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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reg.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reg.h
index 47f04932ab8..55b4ac6d236 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reg.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reg.h
@@ -212,10 +212,10 @@
* MIB control register
*/
#define AR5K_MIBC 0x0040 /* Register Address */
-#define AR5K_MIBC_COW 0x00000001 /* Warn test indicator */
+#define AR5K_MIBC_COW 0x00000001 /* Counter Overflow Warning */
#define AR5K_MIBC_FMC 0x00000002 /* Freeze MIB Counters */
-#define AR5K_MIBC_CMC 0x00000004 /* Clean MIB Counters */
-#define AR5K_MIBC_MCS 0x00000008 /* MIB counter strobe */
+#define AR5K_MIBC_CMC 0x00000004 /* Clear MIB Counters */
+#define AR5K_MIBC_MCS 0x00000008 /* MIB counter strobe, increment all */
/*
* Timeout prescale register
@@ -1139,8 +1139,8 @@
#define AR5K_STA_ID1_DEFAULT_ANTENNA 0x00200000 /* Use default antenna */
#define AR5K_STA_ID1_DESC_ANTENNA 0x00400000 /* Update antenna from descriptor */
#define AR5K_STA_ID1_RTS_DEF_ANTENNA 0x00800000 /* Use default antenna for RTS */
-#define AR5K_STA_ID1_ACKCTS_6MB 0x01000000 /* Use 6Mbit/s for ACK/CTS */
-#define AR5K_STA_ID1_BASE_RATE_11B 0x02000000 /* Use 11b base rate for ACK/CTS [5211+] */
+#define AR5K_STA_ID1_ACKCTS_6MB 0x01000000 /* Rate to use for ACK/CTS. 0: highest mandatory rate <= RX rate; 1: 1Mbps in B mode */
+#define AR5K_STA_ID1_BASE_RATE_11B 0x02000000 /* 802.11b base rate. 0: 1, 2, 5.5 and 11Mbps; 1: 1 and 2Mbps. [5211+] */
#define AR5K_STA_ID1_SELFGEN_DEF_ANT 0x04000000 /* Use def. antenna for self generated frames */
#define AR5K_STA_ID1_CRYPT_MIC_EN 0x08000000 /* Enable MIC */
#define AR5K_STA_ID1_KEYSRCH_MODE 0x10000000 /* Look up key when key id != 0 */
@@ -1516,7 +1516,14 @@
AR5K_NAV_5210 : AR5K_NAV_5211)
/*
- * RTS success register
+ * MIB counters:
+ *
+ * max value is 0xc000, if this is reached we get a MIB interrupt.
+ * they can be controlled via AR5K_MIBC and are cleared on read.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * RTS success (MIB counter)
*/
#define AR5K_RTS_OK_5210 0x8090
#define AR5K_RTS_OK_5211 0x8088
@@ -1524,7 +1531,7 @@
AR5K_RTS_OK_5210 : AR5K_RTS_OK_5211)
/*
- * RTS failure register
+ * RTS failure (MIB counter)
*/
#define AR5K_RTS_FAIL_5210 0x8094
#define AR5K_RTS_FAIL_5211 0x808c
@@ -1532,7 +1539,7 @@
AR5K_RTS_FAIL_5210 : AR5K_RTS_FAIL_5211)
/*
- * ACK failure register
+ * ACK failure (MIB counter)
*/
#define AR5K_ACK_FAIL_5210 0x8098
#define AR5K_ACK_FAIL_5211 0x8090
@@ -1540,7 +1547,7 @@
AR5K_ACK_FAIL_5210 : AR5K_ACK_FAIL_5211)
/*
- * FCS failure register
+ * FCS failure (MIB counter)
*/
#define AR5K_FCS_FAIL_5210 0x809c
#define AR5K_FCS_FAIL_5211 0x8094
@@ -1667,11 +1674,17 @@
/*
* Profile count registers
+ *
+ * These registers can be cleared and freezed with ATH5K_MIBC, but they do not
+ * generate a MIB interrupt.
+ * Instead of overflowing, they shift by one bit to the right. All registers
+ * shift together, i.e. when one reaches the max, all shift at the same time by
+ * one bit to the right. This way we should always get consistent values.
*/
#define AR5K_PROFCNT_TX 0x80ec /* Tx count */
#define AR5K_PROFCNT_RX 0x80f0 /* Rx count */
-#define AR5K_PROFCNT_RXCLR 0x80f4 /* Clear Rx count */
-#define AR5K_PROFCNT_CYCLE 0x80f8 /* Cycle count (?) */
+#define AR5K_PROFCNT_RXCLR 0x80f4 /* Busy count */
+#define AR5K_PROFCNT_CYCLE 0x80f8 /* Cycle counter */
/*
* Quiet period control registers
@@ -1758,7 +1771,7 @@
#define AR5K_CCK_FIL_CNT 0x8128
/*
- * PHY Error Counters (?)
+ * PHY Error Counters (same masks as AR5K_PHY_ERR_FIL)
*/
#define AR5K_PHYERR_CNT1 0x812c
#define AR5K_PHYERR_CNT1_MASK 0x8130
@@ -1766,6 +1779,9 @@
#define AR5K_PHYERR_CNT2 0x8134
#define AR5K_PHYERR_CNT2_MASK 0x8138
+/* if the PHY Error Counters reach this maximum, we get MIB interrupts */
+#define ATH5K_PHYERR_CNT_MAX 0x00c00000
+
/*
* TSF Threshold register (?)
*/