linux-kernel - Re: iwlagn is getting very shaky

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Date:	Thu, 20 Oct 2011 11:02:25 +0900
From:	Norbert Preining <preining@...ic.at>
To:	wwguy <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>
Cc:	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"ipw3945-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
	<ipw3945-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	"ilw@...ux.intel.com" <ilw@...ux.intel.com>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
Subject: Re: iwlagn is getting very shaky

On Mi, 19 Okt 2011, wwguy wrote:
> instead of having you to revert the patch I ask you to do, could you
> please just apply the patch I attach here and see if it make any
> differences? it is also for debugging purpose, so please check the dmesg
> log.

Do you mean the patch you send with a strange date:
Signed-off-by: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-tx.c |    5 +++++
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-tx.c
b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-tx.c
index 863c43f..5a87071 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-tx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-tx.c
@@ -812,8 +812,13 @@ int iwlagn_rx_reply_tx(struct iwl_priv *priv, struct
iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb,
                        if (status == TX_STATUS_FAIL_PASSIVE_NO_RX &&
                            iwl_is_associated_ctx(ctx) && ctx->vif &&
                            ctx->vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION) {
+#if 0
                                ctx->last_tx_rejected = true;
                                iwl_trans_stop_queue(trans(priv), txq_id);
+#endif
+IWL_ERR(priv,
+       "Encounter TX_STATUS_FAIL_PASSIVE_NO_RX, am I on 5.2G band? (%d)\n",
+       txq_id);

                                IWL_DEBUG_TX_REPLY(priv,
                                           "TXQ %d status %s (0x%08x) "
--
1.7.0.4

It does not apply at all, I cannot even find
	rejected
in iwl-agn-tx.c.

On which tree is that based, can you provide a patch against main
git branch of Linus.

Thanks.

Best wishes

Norbert
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