Re: [PATCH] wlcore: Fix bringing up wlan0 again if powered down briefly

[Tony Lindgren <tony-4v6yS6AI5VpBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org>]

* Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> [181220 10:15]:
> On Tue, 18 Dec 2018 at 16:54, Tony Lindgren <tony-4v6yS6AI5VpBDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > * Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson-QSEj5FYQhm4dnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org> [181218 12:34]:
> > > Instead, it looks like what you need, is a way to keep track of
> > > whether the SDIO card, became power cycled or if it stayed powered on,
> > > when "ifconfig wlan0 up" is done. In case of a power cycle, you need
> > > to re-program the firmware, right?
> >
> > Yeah mostly. But we also need to ensure things do get powered down
> > properly after ifconfig wlan0 down :) IMO after ifconfig wlan0 down
> > returns, there should be no waiting needed.
> >
> > > Would it be possible to re-program the firmware, even if the SDIO card
> > > stayed powered-on?
> >
> > That might help for some cases, but the problem of how to ensure the
> > card is powered down after ifconfig wlan0 down returns still exists.
> 
> Well, does the SDIO card really have to be powered down before
> "ifconfig wlan0 down" returns? If so, why?

Good question. Eyal, any comments what should happen here from
the wlcore hardware point of view?

> An option would be to call pm_runtime_get_sync() at "ifconfig wlan0
> up" (I assume you already do that) and then re-program the firmware,
> even if the card hasn't been power cycled. Wouldn't that work?

Ricardo, care to test and see if the problem comes back if you
keep PM runtime enabled?

> Or perhaps this is the problem you are encountering, that the FW can't
> be reprogrammed, unless the card has been power cycled? You can easily
> test that, by simply bumping the runtime usage count for the card
> device via sysfs, before doing the "ifconfig wlan0 up/down" thingy.

Ricardo, care to play with this too?

Regards,

Tony