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From: "Nerijus Bendžiūnas" <nerijus.bendziunas@gmail.com>
To: "Toke Høiland-Jørgensen" <toke@toke.dk>, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 3/5] wifi: ath9k: check all tx queues with one multi-read
Date: Fri,  4 Sep 2026 21:52:51 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260904185253.809209-4-nerijus.bendziunas@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260904185253.809209-1-nerijus.bendziunas@gmail.com>

Before a channel change, ath9k_hw_channel_change() calls
ath9k_hw_numtxpending() for each of the 10 queues. Each call reads
AR_QSTS and then AR_Q_TXE, so confirming that the radio has drained
takes up to 20 register reads. On the USB devices each read is a
synchronous WMI round trip, paid on every channel change before tuning
starts.

Add ath9k_hw_first_txpending(), which collects the 10 queue status
registers and AR_Q_TXE with REG_READ_MULTI() and applies the same
pending test. Use it in ath9k_hw_channel_change(). On PCI the
multi-read is a loop of single reads, so the register traffic there is
unchanged.

A multi-read that fails over USB returns all ones, which counts as
pending, so a lost read still fails the fast channel change and the
caller falls back to a full reset.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-fable-5-1
Signed-off-by: Nerijus Bendžiūnas <nerijus.bendziunas@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c  | 13 +++++----
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h |  1 +
 3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
index e08ab73fcacb..d204cdf3fa8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ static bool ath9k_hw_channel_change(struct ath_hw *ah,
 	struct ath9k_hw_capabilities *pCap = &ah->caps;
 	bool band_switch = false, mode_diff = false;
 	u8 ini_reloaded = 0;
-	u32 qnum;
+	int qnum;
 	int r;
 
 	if (pCap->hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_FCC_BAND_SWITCH) {
@@ -1556,12 +1556,11 @@ static bool ath9k_hw_channel_change(struct ath_hw *ah,
 		mode_diff = !!(flags_diff & ~CHANNEL_HT);
 	}
 
-	for (qnum = 0; qnum < AR_NUM_QCU; qnum++) {
-		if (ath9k_hw_numtxpending(ah, qnum)) {
-			ath_dbg(common, QUEUE,
-				"Transmit frames pending on queue %d\n", qnum);
-			return false;
-		}
+	qnum = ath9k_hw_first_txpending(ah);
+	if (qnum >= 0) {
+		ath_dbg(common, QUEUE,
+			"Transmit frames pending on queue %d\n", qnum);
+		return false;
 	}
 
 	if (!ath9k_hw_rfbus_req(ah)) {
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
index b070403e083f..27926b67d628 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.c
@@ -77,6 +77,46 @@ u32 ath9k_hw_numtxpending(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 q)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_numtxpending);
 
+/**
+ * ath9k_hw_first_txpending - find a tx queue that still has frames pending
+ * @ah: hardware
+ *
+ * Asking ath9k_hw_numtxpending() about each queue in turn costs up to two
+ * register reads per queue, and on the USB devices every one of those is a
+ * synchronous WMI round trip. Collect the queue status registers and AR_Q_TXE
+ * with the multi-read op instead, in chunks of ATH9K_MULTI_READ_MAX. A
+ * multi-read that fails over USB reads as all ones, which counts as pending,
+ * so a WMI timeout still refuses the fast channel change.
+ *
+ * Return: the first queue with frames pending, or -1 if all are drained.
+ */
+int ath9k_hw_first_txpending(struct ath_hw *ah)
+{
+	u32 addr[AR_NUM_QCU + 1];
+	u32 val[AR_NUM_QCU + 1];
+	u32 q, txe, done = 0;
+
+	for (q = 0; q < AR_NUM_QCU; q++)
+		addr[q] = AR_QSTS(q);
+	addr[AR_NUM_QCU] = AR_Q_TXE;
+
+	while (done < ARRAY_SIZE(addr)) {
+		u32 count = min_t(u32, ARRAY_SIZE(addr) - done,
+				  ATH9K_MULTI_READ_MAX);
+
+		REG_READ_MULTI(ah, addr + done, val + done, count);
+		done += count;
+	}
+
+	txe = val[AR_NUM_QCU];
+	for (q = 0; q < AR_NUM_QCU; q++) {
+		if ((val[q] & AR_Q_STS_PEND_FR_CNT) || (txe & BIT(q)))
+			return q;
+	}
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
 /**
  * ath9k_hw_updatetxtriglevel - adjusts the frame trigger level
  *
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h
index 16203e7ecf29..5b94ce087be2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/mac.h
@@ -721,6 +721,7 @@ u32 ath9k_hw_gettxbuf(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 q);
 void ath9k_hw_puttxbuf(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 q, u32 txdp);
 void ath9k_hw_txstart(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 q);
 u32 ath9k_hw_numtxpending(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 q);
+int ath9k_hw_first_txpending(struct ath_hw *ah);
 bool ath9k_hw_updatetxtriglevel(struct ath_hw *ah, bool bIncTrigLevel);
 bool ath9k_hw_stop_dma_queue(struct ath_hw *ah, u32 q);
 void ath9k_hw_abort_tx_dma(struct ath_hw *ah);
-- 
2.55.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-09-04 18:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-04 18:52 [PATCH v3 0/5] wifi: ath9k: cut USB round trips on channel changes Nerijus Bendžiūnas
2026-09-04 18:52 ` [PATCH v3 1/5] wifi: ath9k_htc: report a failed multi-read as all ones Nerijus Bendžiūnas
2026-09-04 18:52 ` [PATCH v3 2/5] wifi: ath9k: name the register multi-read limit Nerijus Bendžiūnas
2026-09-04 18:52 ` Nerijus Bendžiūnas [this message]
2026-09-04 18:52 ` [PATCH v3 4/5] wifi: ath9k: batch the read-modify-writes of a channel change Nerijus Bendžiūnas
2026-09-04 18:52 ` [PATCH v3 5/5] wifi: ath9k: skip the old channel's noise floor on USB fast changes Nerijus Bendžiūnas

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