linux-kernel - [PATCH] rtl8xxxu: fix RTL8723BU connection failure issue after warm reboot

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Message-Id: <20191015101909.4640-1-chiu@endlessm.com>
Date:   Tue, 15 Oct 2019 18:19:09 +0800
From:   Chris Chiu <chiu@...lessm.com>
To:     Jes.Sorensen@...il.com, kvalo@...eaurora.org, davem@...emloft.net
Cc:     linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux@...lessm.com
Subject: [PATCH] rtl8xxxu: fix RTL8723BU connection failure issue after warm reboot

The RTL8723BU has problems connecting to AP after each warm reboot.
Sometimes it returns no scan result, and in most cases, it fails
the authentication for unknown reason. However, it works totally
fine after cold reboot.

Compare the value of register SYS_CR and SYS_CLK_MAC_CLK_ENABLE
for cold reboot and warm reboot, the registers imply that the MAC
is already powered and thus some procedures are skipped during
driver initialization. Double checked the vendor driver, it reads
the SYS_CR and SYS_CLK_MAC_CLK_ENABLE also but doesn't skip any
during initialization based on them. This commit only tells the
RTL8723BU to do full initilization without checking MAC status.

Signed-off-by: Chris Chiu <chiu@...lessm.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h       | 1 +
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8723b.c | 1 +
 drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c  | 3 +++
 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h
index 22e95b11bfbb..6598c8d786ea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu.h
@@ -1425,6 +1425,7 @@ struct rtl8xxxu_fileops {
 	u8 has_s0s1:1;
 	u8 has_tx_report:1;
 	u8 gen2_thermal_meter:1;
+	u8 needs_full_init:1;
 	u32 adda_1t_init;
 	u32 adda_1t_path_on;
 	u32 adda_2t_path_on_a;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8723b.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8723b.c
index 9ba661b3d767..a1c3787abe2e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8723b.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8723b.c
@@ -1668,6 +1668,7 @@ struct rtl8xxxu_fileops rtl8723bu_fops = {
 	.has_s0s1 = 1,
 	.has_tx_report = 1,
 	.gen2_thermal_meter = 1,
+	.needs_full_init = 1,
 	.adda_1t_init = 0x01c00014,
 	.adda_1t_path_on = 0x01c00014,
 	.adda_2t_path_on_a = 0x01c00014,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
index e4c1b08c8070..8420cb269b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
@@ -3900,6 +3900,9 @@ static int rtl8xxxu_init_device(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
 	else
 		macpower = true;
 
+	if (fops->needs_full_init)
+		macpower = false;
+
 	ret = fops->power_on(priv);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_warn(dev, "%s: Failed power on\n", __func__);
-- 
2.23.0