linux-kernel - Re: ath9k_htc vs. powerpc (was Re: working usb wifi card, that is still possible to buy)

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Message-ID: <19699.39300.972745.297319@gargle.gargle.HOWL>
Date:	Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:46:04 +0530
From:	Sujith <m.sujith@...il.com>
To:	Pavel Machek <pma@...go.com>
Cc:	Sujith <Sujith.Manoharan@...eros.com>,
	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
	"ath9k-devel@...ema.h4ckr.net" <ath9k-devel@...ema.h4ckr.net>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"chunkeey@...glemail.com" <chunkeey@...glemail.com>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	"rudolf.marek@...go.com" <rudolf.marek@...go.com>,
	"cko@...go.com" <cko@...go.com>, "mfa@...go.com" <mfa@...go.com>,
	"anl@...go.com" <anl@...go.com>
Subject: Re: ath9k_htc vs. powerpc (was Re: working usb wifi card, that is still possible to buy)

Pavel Machek wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > > Sujith, I see you fought with endianness issues on ath9k_htc
> > > driver. Was you able to test it on actual hardware? Should I try the
> > > version just after your commit?
> > 
> > No, I never had a chance to test the driver on a big-endian system.
> > I assume you are referring to this commit: "ath9k_htc: Fix sparse endian warnings" ?
> 
> Yes.
> 
> > Does using latest wireless-testing help ?
> 
> I updated to wireless-testing from today, and still same results.

A lot of structures in htc.h are not handled in an endian-safe manner.
I'll send a patch fixing them and maybe things will improve.

Sujith
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