netdev - Re:Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: rtl8xxxu: fix authentication timeout due to incorrect RCR value

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Message-ID: <5666004c.867.1880d7e6ddf.Coremail.luyun_611@163.com>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 09:06:09 +0800 (CST)
From: "Yun Lu" <luyun_611@....com>
To: "Simon Horman" <simon.horman@...igine.com>
Cc: "Larry Finger" <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>, Jes.Sorensen@...il.com, 
	kvalo@...nel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, 
	kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, 
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re:Re: [PATCH v2] wifi: rtl8xxxu: fix authentication timeout due to
 incorrect RCR value


At 2023-05-11 20:26:40, "Simon Horman" <simon.horman@...igine.com> wrote:
>On Wed, May 10, 2023 at 11:34:19PM -0500, Larry Finger wrote:
>> On 5/10/23 22:18, Yun Lu wrote:
>> > From: Yun Lu <luyun@...inos.cn>
>> > 
>> > When using rtl8192cu with rtl8xxxu driver to connect wifi, there is a
>> > probability of failure, which shows "authentication with ... timed out".
>> > Through debugging, it was found that the RCR register has been inexplicably
>> > modified to an incorrect value, resulting in the nic not being able to
>> > receive authenticated frames.
>> > 
>> > To fix this problem, add regrcr in rtl8xxxu_priv struct, and store
>> > the RCR value every time the register is writen, and use it the next
>
>nit: s/writen/written/
>
>> > time the register need to be modified.
>> > 
>> > Signed-off-by: Yun Lu <luyun@...inos.cn>
>
>...

Yeah, it's my mistake. I will send a third version later to correct it.

Thanks.