linux-kernel - [PATCH 3.8 02/91] staging: vt6656: [BUG] Fix for TX USB resets from vendors driver.

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Message-Id: <1388682306-30859-3-git-send-email-kamal@canonical.com>
Date:	Thu,  2 Jan 2014 09:03:37 -0800
From:	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@...ts.ubuntu.com
Cc:	Malcolm Priestley <tvboxspy@...il.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3.8 02/91] staging: vt6656: [BUG] Fix for TX USB resets from vendors driver.

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

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

From: Malcolm Priestley <tvboxspy@...il.com>

commit 9df682927c2e3a92f43803d6b52095992e3b2ab8 upstream.

This fixes resets on heavy TX data traffic.

Vendor driver
VT6656_Linux_src_v1.21.03_x86_11.04.zip
http://www.viaembedded.com/servlet/downloadSvl?id=1890&download_file_id=14704
This is GPL-licensed code.

original code
BBbVT3184Init
...
//2007-0725, RobertChang add, Enable Squelch detect reset option(SQ_RST_Opt), USB (register4, bit1)
CONTROLnsRequestIn(pDevice,
                                 MESSAGE_TYPE_READ,
                                 (WORD)0x600+4,     // USB's Reg4's bit1
                                 MESSAGE_REQUEST_MEM,
                                 1,
                                 (PBYTE) &byData);
byData = byData|2 ;
CONTROLnsRequestOut(pDevice,
                              MESSAGE_TYPE_WRITE,
                              (WORD)0x600+4,     // USB's Reg4's bit1
                              MESSAGE_REQUEST_MEM,
                              1,
                              (PBYTE) &byData);

return TRUE;//ntStatus;
....

A back port patch is needed for kernels less than 3.10.

Signed-off-by: Malcolm Priestley <tvboxspy@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
[ Malcolm Priestley: backport to 3.8-stable ]
Signed-off-by: Kamal Mostafa <kamal@...onical.com>
---
 drivers/staging/vt6656/baseband.c | 11 +++++++++++
 drivers/staging/vt6656/rndis.h    |  1 +
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/baseband.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/baseband.c
index 3855015..65503b9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/baseband.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/baseband.c
@@ -976,6 +976,7 @@ BOOL BBbVT3184Init(PSDevice pDevice)
     PBYTE                   pbyAgc;
     WORD                    wLengthAgc;
     BYTE                    abyArray[256];
+	u8 data;
 
     ntStatus = CONTROLnsRequestIn(pDevice,
                                   MESSAGE_TYPE_READ,
@@ -1144,6 +1145,16 @@ else {
     ControlvWriteByte(pDevice,MESSAGE_REQUEST_BBREG,0x0D,0x01);
 
     RFbRFTableDownload(pDevice);
+
+	/* Fix for TX USB resets from vendors driver */
+	CONTROLnsRequestIn(pDevice, MESSAGE_TYPE_READ, USB_REG4,
+		MESSAGE_REQUEST_MEM, sizeof(data), &data);
+
+	data |= 0x2;
+
+	CONTROLnsRequestOut(pDevice, MESSAGE_TYPE_WRITE, USB_REG4,
+		MESSAGE_REQUEST_MEM, sizeof(data), &data);
+
     return TRUE;//ntStatus;
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rndis.h b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rndis.h
index fccf7e9..dcf7bf5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/rndis.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/rndis.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@
 
 #define VIAUSB20_PACKET_HEADER          0x04
 
+#define USB_REG4	0x604
 
 /*---------------------  Export Classes  ----------------------------*/
 
-- 
1.8.3.2

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