netdev - Re: [PATCH] wifi: rtl8xxxu: fixing transmisison failure for rtl8192eu

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Date:   Sun, 8 Jan 2023 14:49:12 +0200
From:   Bitterblue Smith <rtl8821cerfe2@...il.com>
To:     Jun ASAKA <JunASAKA@...040330.moe>, Jes.Sorensen@...il.com
Cc:     kvalo@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
        kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] wifi: rtl8xxxu: fixing transmisison failure for rtl8192eu

On 08/01/2023 11:29, Jun ASAKA wrote:
> On 07/01/2023 22:17, Bitterblue Smith wrote:
> 
>> On 17/12/2022 05:06, Jun ASAKA wrote:
>>> Fixing transmission failure which results in
>>> "authentication with ... timed out". This can be
>>> fixed by disable the REG_TXPAUSE.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jun ASAKA <JunASAKA@...040330.moe>
>>> ---
>>>   drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8192e.c | 5 +++++
>>>   1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8192e.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8192e.c
>>> index a7d76693c02d..9d0ed6760cb6 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8192e.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_8192e.c
>>> @@ -1744,6 +1744,11 @@ static void rtl8192e_enable_rf(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv)
>>>       val8 = rtl8xxxu_read8(priv, REG_PAD_CTRL1);
>>>       val8 &= ~BIT(0);
>>>       rtl8xxxu_write8(priv, REG_PAD_CTRL1, val8);
>>> +
>>> +    /*
>>> +     * Fix transmission failure of rtl8192e.
>>> +     */
>>> +    rtl8xxxu_write8(priv, REG_TXPAUSE, 0x00);
>>>   }
>>>     static s8 rtl8192e_cck_rssi(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv, u8 cck_agc_rpt)
>> By the way, you should get this into the stable kernels too:
>> https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/stable-kernel-rules.html
> 
> I see.
> 
> But since this patch has not been merged into Linus' tree yet, so should I wait until this patch is merged or I should issue a v2 patch here and Cc it to "table@...r.kernel.org"?
> 
> 
> Jun ASAKA.
> 
Ah, yeah. Wait then.