linux-kernel - [PATCH 18/93] ath9k: avoid accessing MRC registers on single-chain devices

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Date:	Fri, 20 Sep 2013 13:08:13 -0700
From:	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@...ts.ubuntu.com
Cc:	Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
Subject: [PATCH 18/93] ath9k: avoid accessing MRC registers on single-chain devices

3.8.13.10 -stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.

------------------

From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>

commit a1c781bb20ac1e03280e420abd47a99eb8bbdd3b upstream.

They are not implemented, and accessing them might trigger errors

Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@...nwrt.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com>
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c
index 3afc24b..e962502 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.c
@@ -1072,6 +1072,10 @@ static bool ar9003_hw_ani_control(struct ath_hw *ah,
 		 * is_on == 0 means MRC CCK is OFF (more noise imm)
 		 */
 		bool is_on = param ? 1 : 0;
+
+		if (ah->caps.rx_chainmask == 1)
+			break;
+
 		REG_RMW_FIELD(ah, AR_PHY_MRC_CCK_CTRL,
 			      AR_PHY_MRC_CCK_ENABLE, is_on);
 		REG_RMW_FIELD(ah, AR_PHY_MRC_CCK_CTRL,
-- 
1.8.1.2

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