[ath9k-devel] ath9k-rng: high cpu load

[Oleksij Rempel <fishor@gmx.net>]

After fixing compilation error it looks better now.

Am 14.03.2016 um 15:47 schrieb Oleksij Rempel:
> Hi, compilation is filed with:
> 
>   CC [M]  drivers/net/wireless/ath/wcn36xx/smd.o
> /home/oleksij/tmp/linux/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rng.c: In
> function ?ath9k_rng_delay_get?:
> /home/oleksij/tmp/linux/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rng.c:61:3:
> error: ?delay? undeclared (first use in this function)
>    delay = 10;
>    ^
> /home/oleksij/tmp/linux/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rng.c:61:3: note:
> each undeclared identifier is reported only once for each function it
> appears in
> /home/oleksij/tmp/linux/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rng.c:68:1:
> warning: control reaches end of non-void function [-Wreturn-type]
>  }
>  ^
> /home/oleksij/tmp/linux/scripts/Makefile.build:258: recipe for target
> 'drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/rng.o' failed
> 
> 
> Am 11.03.2016 um 10:38 schrieb miaoqing at codeaurora.org:
>> Hi Oleksij,
>>
>> Please try the attached patch. No valid ADC randomness will cause the issue.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>> Miaoqing
>>
>>
>>> Hallo all,
>>>
>>> on my last train trip i noticed that ath9k-rng produce continuous 15%
>>> cpu load. Probably two factor coused this issue:
>>> - my STA was not associated with any AP
>>> - on the road there is enough noise.
>>>
>>> from why i see, this code has all reasons to consume all CPU time it
>>> get, so far ath9k_rng_data_read can provide some data.
>>>
>>>         while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
>>>                 bytes_read = ath9k_rng_data_read(sc, rng_buf,
>>>                                                  ATH9K_RNG_BUF_SIZE);
>>>                 if (unlikely(!bytes_read)) {
>>>                         msleep_interruptible(10);
>>>                         continue;
>>>                 }
>>>
>>>                 /* sleep until entropy bits under write_wakeup_threshold
>>> */
>>>                 add_hwgenerator_randomness((void *)rng_buf, bytes_read,
>>>                                            ATH9K_RNG_ENTROPY(bytes_read));
>>>         }
>>>
>>> --
>>> Regards,
>>> Oleksij
>>>
>>>
> 
> 
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