Re: [PATCH RFC 2/3] libertas: add set_power callback for iface subdrivers

[Vasily Khoruzhick <anarsoul@gmail.com>]

On Friday 08 April 2011 12:10:53 Alberto Panizzo wrote:
> > +	} else {
> > +		/* Copy addr back to hw */
> > +		memcpy(priv->current_addr, priv->dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
> > +		hw_addr_cmd.hdr.size = cpu_to_le16(sizeof(hw_addr_cmd));
> > +		hw_addr_cmd.action = cpu_to_le16(CMD_ACT_SET);
> > +		memcpy(hw_addr_cmd.macadd, priv->current_addr, ETH_ALEN);
> > +
> > +		ret = lbs_cmd_with_response(priv, CMD_802_11_MAC_ADDRESS,
> > +			&hw_addr_cmd);
> > +		if (ret)
> > +			lbs_deb_net("set MAC address failed\n");
> 
> Does this be really related to the subject of the patch?

Yep, this function is called right after power on, and we have to copy mac 
address back to hardware (in case it was changed).

> > -	lbs_cmd_async(priv, CMD_MAC_CONTROL, &cmd.hdr, sizeof(cmd));
> > +	ret = lbs_cmd_with_response(priv, CMD_MAC_CONTROL, &cmd);
> > +	if (ret)
> > +		lbs_deb_net("set MAC control failed\n");
> 
> Same here.

I changed cmd to be sync to be sure that there's no host<->card activity 
during power down. Otherwise this command timedout.

> > +/**
> > + * @brief This function gets the HW spec from the firmware and sets
> > + *        some basic parameters.
> > + *
> > + *  @param priv    A pointer to struct lbs_private structure
> > + *  @return        0 or -1
> > + */
> > +static int lbs_setup_firmware(struct lbs_private *priv)
> > +{
> > +	int ret = -1;
> > +	s16 curlevel = 0, minlevel = 0, maxlevel = 0;
> > +
> > +	lbs_deb_enter(LBS_DEB_FW);
> > +
> > +	/* Read MAC address from firmware */
> > +	memset(priv->current_addr, 0xff, ETH_ALEN);
> > +	ret = lbs_update_hw_spec(priv);
> > +	if (ret)
> > +		goto done;
> > +
> > +	/* Read power levels if available */
> > +	ret = lbs_get_tx_power(priv, &curlevel, &minlevel, &maxlevel);
> > +	if (ret == 0) {
> > +		priv->txpower_cur = curlevel;
> > +		priv->txpower_min = minlevel;
> > +		priv->txpower_max = maxlevel;
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	/* Send cmd to FW to enable 11D function */
> > +	ret = lbs_set_snmp_mib(priv, SNMP_MIB_OID_11D_ENABLE, 1);
> > +
> > +	lbs_set_mac_control(priv);
> > +done:
> > +	lbs_deb_leave_args(LBS_DEB_FW, "ret %d", ret);
> > +	return ret;
> > +
> 
> Same for this function

Moved it to avoid forward declatation.
 
> > +static void lbs_power_on(struct lbs_private *priv)
> > +{
> > +	if (priv->set_power) {
> > +		priv->power_on_cnt++;
> > +		if (priv->power_on_cnt == 1) {
> 
> Here you have room for race conditions. power_on_cnt should be
> protected by a mutex.

I'm pretty sure that iface open/close (up/down?) is protected with mutex. So 
why bother here? 
 
> > +			priv->set_power(priv, 1);
> > +			lbs_setup_firmware(priv);
> 
> Do you think that all users needs 8002.11D?

It does nothing if mesh is not enabled in config.

> > @@ -201,15 +271,16 @@ int lbs_set_mac_address(struct net_device *dev,
> > void *addr)
> > 
> >  	/* In case it was called from the mesh device */
> >  	dev = priv->dev;
> > 
> > +	if (priv->power_on_cnt) {
> 
> Same here, you need at least a read lock.

In this place there's no iface yet (we're still in probe callback of driver).

lbs_power_on/lbs_power_off are called only on iface up/down and in 
suspend/resume handlers (at least, for now), so we can't get race condition 
here.
 
> >  int lbs_suspend(struct lbs_private *priv)
> >  {
> > 
> > -	int ret;
> > +	int ret = 0;
> > 
> >  	lbs_deb_enter(LBS_DEB_FW);
> > 
> > -	if (priv->is_deep_sleep) {
> > -		ret = lbs_set_deep_sleep(priv, 0);
> > -		if (ret) {
> > -			lbs_pr_err("deep sleep cancellation failed: %d\n", ret);
> > -			return ret;
> > +	if (priv->set_power)
> > +		lbs_power_off(priv);
> 
> Do you really want to power off the chip on suspend only because
> set_power exist?
> Is this something that should be driven by userspace?
>
> And don't you want to setup any wake conditions?

Unfortunately there's no datasheet on libertas chip. And looks like there was 
no WOL support in driver, so why keep it enabled?
 
Thanks for review!

Regards
Vasily