netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] rtl8xxxu: Fix for bogus data used to determine macpower

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Date:   Wed, 2 Nov 2016 20:00:03 -0500
From:   Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
To:     John Heenan <john@...s.com>,
        Jes Sorensen <Jes.Sorensen@...hat.com>,
        Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] rtl8xxxu: Fix for bogus data used to determine
 macpower

On 10/30/2016 05:21 AM, John Heenan wrote:
> Code tests show data returned by rtl8xxxu_read8(priv, REG_CR), used to set
> macpower, is never 0xea. It is only ever 0x01 (first time after modprobe)
> using wpa_supplicant and 0x00 thereafter using wpa_supplicant. These results
> occurs with 'Fix for authentication failure' [PATCH 1/2] in place.
>
> Whatever was returned, code tests always showed that at least
> rtl8xxxu_init_queue_reserved_page(priv);
> is always required. Not called if macpower set to true.
>
> Please see cover letter, [PATCH 0/2], for more information from tests.

That cover letter will NOT be included in the commit message, thus referring to 
it here is totally pointless.

>
> For rtl8xxxu-devel branch of git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jes/linux.git

Same comment as for the previous patch.

Again I leave the review of the code changes to Jes.

Larry