From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Daniel Weinlader Date: Fri, 06 May 2011 12:03:33 -0400 Subject: [ath9k-devel] ath9k driver failure requiring power cycle? In-Reply-To: References: <4DC3D4FD.9050204@weinlader.org> Message-ID: <4DC41BD5.3050000@weinlader.org> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org On 5/6/2011 10:49 AM, Adrian Chadd wrote: > I've not come across it before. But you could in theory do a complete > chip reset? Or even put the chip completely to sleep (MAC + BB + > radio) and wake it up? > > What do others think? Thanks for the response Adrian. Can a full chip reset be done from user land? Regards, Dan > > > Adrian > > On 6 May 2011 19:01, Daniel Weinlader wrote: >> I am planning on using an SR-71E (AR9280) radio with the ath9k driver in >> an embedded device and was wondering if I might encounter a failure mode >> that requires power cycling the radio? Has anyone ever encountered a >> such failure that a reboot just would not fix? >> >> I can programmatically bring the interface down and back up again, and >> even reboot the machine, but power cycling it would be a bit more >> problematic. But I would rather find out now if it is required, than >> when it is in the field. >> >> Regards, >> >> Dan >> _______________________________________________ >> ath9k-devel mailing list >> ath9k-devel at lists.ath9k.org >> https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel >>