From: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com>
To: linville@tuxdriver.com
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org,
ipw3945-devel@lists.sourceforge.net,
Abhijeet Kolekar <abhijeet.kolekar@intel.com>,
Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 23/47] iwl3945: add plcp error checking
Date: Mon, 10 May 2010 15:27:54 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1273530498-11876-24-git-send-email-reinette.chatre@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1273530498-11876-1-git-send-email-reinette.chatre@intel.com>
From: Abhijeet Kolekar <abhijeet.kolekar@intel.com>
Add plcp error checking for 3945. After threshold of plcp
is reached , it resets the radio
Signed-off-by: Abhijeet Kolekar <abhijeet.kolekar@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com>
---
drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c | 67 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h | 2 +
drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c | 3 +-
3 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
index a4d842a..05d808b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-3945.c
@@ -390,6 +390,67 @@ static void iwl3945_accumulative_statistics(struct iwl_priv *priv,
}
#endif
+/**
+ * iwl3945_good_plcp_health - checks for plcp error.
+ *
+ * When the plcp error is exceeding the thresholds, reset the radio
+ * to improve the throughput.
+ */
+static bool iwl3945_good_plcp_health(struct iwl_priv *priv,
+ struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt)
+{
+ bool rc = true;
+ struct iwl3945_notif_statistics current_stat;
+ int combined_plcp_delta;
+ unsigned int plcp_msec;
+ unsigned long plcp_received_jiffies;
+
+ memcpy(¤t_stat, pkt->u.raw, sizeof(struct
+ iwl3945_notif_statistics));
+ /*
+ * check for plcp_err and trigger radio reset if it exceeds
+ * the plcp error threshold plcp_delta.
+ */
+ plcp_received_jiffies = jiffies;
+ plcp_msec = jiffies_to_msecs((long) plcp_received_jiffies -
+ (long) priv->plcp_jiffies);
+ priv->plcp_jiffies = plcp_received_jiffies;
+ /*
+ * check to make sure plcp_msec is not 0 to prevent division
+ * by zero.
+ */
+ if (plcp_msec) {
+ combined_plcp_delta =
+ (le32_to_cpu(current_stat.rx.ofdm.plcp_err) -
+ le32_to_cpu(priv->_3945.statistics.rx.ofdm.plcp_err));
+
+ if ((combined_plcp_delta > 0) &&
+ ((combined_plcp_delta * 100) / plcp_msec) >
+ priv->cfg->plcp_delta_threshold) {
+ /*
+ * if plcp_err exceed the threshold, the following
+ * data is printed in csv format:
+ * Text: plcp_err exceeded %d,
+ * Received ofdm.plcp_err,
+ * Current ofdm.plcp_err,
+ * combined_plcp_delta,
+ * plcp_msec
+ */
+ IWL_DEBUG_RADIO(priv, "plcp_err exceeded %u, "
+ "%u, %d, %u mSecs\n",
+ priv->cfg->plcp_delta_threshold,
+ le32_to_cpu(current_stat.rx.ofdm.plcp_err),
+ combined_plcp_delta, plcp_msec);
+ /*
+ * Reset the RF radio due to the high plcp
+ * error rate
+ */
+ rc = false;
+ }
+ }
+ return rc;
+}
+
void iwl3945_hw_rx_statistics(struct iwl_priv *priv,
struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
{
@@ -401,6 +462,7 @@ void iwl3945_hw_rx_statistics(struct iwl_priv *priv,
#ifdef CONFIG_IWLWIFI_DEBUG
iwl3945_accumulative_statistics(priv, (__le32 *)&pkt->u.raw);
#endif
+ iwl_recover_from_statistics(priv, pkt);
memcpy(&priv->_3945.statistics, pkt->u.raw, sizeof(priv->_3945.statistics));
}
@@ -2792,6 +2854,7 @@ static struct iwl_lib_ops iwl3945_lib = {
.config_ap = iwl3945_config_ap,
.manage_ibss_station = iwl3945_manage_ibss_station,
.add_bcast_station = iwl3945_add_bcast_station,
+ .check_plcp_health = iwl3945_good_plcp_health,
.debugfs_ops = {
.rx_stats_read = iwl3945_ucode_rx_stats_read,
@@ -2832,7 +2895,7 @@ static struct iwl_cfg iwl3945_bg_cfg = {
.ht_greenfield_support = false,
.led_compensation = 64,
.broken_powersave = true,
- .plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_THRESHOLD_DEF,
+ .plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
.max_event_log_size = 512,
.tx_power_by_driver = true,
@@ -2853,7 +2916,7 @@ static struct iwl_cfg iwl3945_abg_cfg = {
.ht_greenfield_support = false,
.led_compensation = 64,
.broken_powersave = true,
- .plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_THRESHOLD_DEF,
+ .plcp_delta_threshold = IWL_MAX_PLCP_ERR_LONG_THRESHOLD_DEF,
.monitor_recover_period = IWL_MONITORING_PERIOD,
.max_event_log_size = 512,
.tx_power_by_driver = true,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
index 2f664a3..7a3f949 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h
@@ -441,6 +441,8 @@ bool iwl_good_plcp_health(struct iwl_priv *priv,
struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt);
bool iwl_good_ack_health(struct iwl_priv *priv,
struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt);
+void iwl_recover_from_statistics(struct iwl_priv *priv,
+ struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt);
void iwl_rx_statistics(struct iwl_priv *priv,
struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb);
void iwl_reply_statistics(struct iwl_priv *priv,
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
index d661fce..c7c8d8a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-rx.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ bool iwl_good_plcp_health(struct iwl_priv *priv,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_good_plcp_health);
-static void iwl_recover_from_statistics(struct iwl_priv *priv,
+void iwl_recover_from_statistics(struct iwl_priv *priv,
struct iwl_rx_packet *pkt)
{
if (test_bit(STATUS_EXIT_PENDING, &priv->status))
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ static void iwl_recover_from_statistics(struct iwl_priv *priv,
}
}
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(iwl_recover_from_statistics);
void iwl_rx_statistics(struct iwl_priv *priv,
struct iwl_rx_mem_buffer *rxb)
--
1.6.3.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-05-10 22:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 50+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-05-10 22:27 [PATCH 00/47] iwlwifi updates for 2.6.35 Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 01/47] iwlwifi: rename 6000 series Gen2 devices to Gen2a Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:46 ` Gábor Stefanik
2010-05-10 22:52 ` Zhao, Shanyu
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 02/47] iwl3945: fix scan races Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 03/47] iwlwifi: remove powersave debugfs if it is not supported Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 04/47] iwlwifi: rename "tx_power" to "chain_tx_power" Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 05/47] iwlwifi: use vif iwl_bss_info_changed Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 06/47] iwlwifi: remove device type checking for tx power in debugfs Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 07/47] iwlwifi: use .cfg to enable/disable continuous ucode trace Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 08/47] iwlwifi: use cfg to configure calibration operation Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 09/47] iwlwifi: give correct return information for tx power debugfs Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 10/47] iwlwifi: wimax co-exist code clean up Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 11/47] iwlwifi: checking for all the possible failure cases Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 12/47] iwlwifi: dump firmware build info in error case Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 13/47] iwlwifi: make bcast LQ command available for later restore actions Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 14/47] iwl3945: use iwl3945_add_bcast_station Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 15/47] iwlwifi: pass address to iwl_remove_station Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 16/47] iwlwifi: manage IBSS station properly Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 17/47] iwlagn: show and store firmware build number Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 18/47] iwl3945: remove ucode access indirection Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 19/47] iwlwifi: remove ucode virtual functions Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 20/47] iwlwifi: move eeprom version printout to eeprom init Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 21/47] iwlagn: prepare for new firmware file format Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 22/47] iwlagn: implement loading a new firmware file type Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` Reinette Chatre [this message]
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 24/47] iwlwifi: remove rts_threshold Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 25/47] iwlagn: move iwl_get_ra_sta_id to 4965 Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 26/47] iwlagn: use vif->type to check station Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 27/47] iwlwifi: apply filter flags directly Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:27 ` [PATCH 28/47] iwlwifi: push virtual interface through Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 29/47] iwlagn: use virtual interface in TX aggregation handling Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 30/47] iwlwifi: remove useless priv->vif check Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 31/47] iwlwifi: use vif in iwl_ht_conf Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 32/47] iwlwifi: note that priv->bssid is used only by 3945 Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 33/47] iwlwifi: fix iwl_sta_init_lq station ID Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 34/47] iwlwifi: split allocation/sending local station LQ Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 35/47] iwlwifi: rework broadcast station management Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 36/47] iwlagn: work around rate scaling reset delay Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 37/47] iwlwifi: "tx power per chain" are part of ucode_tx_stats Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 38/47] iwlwifi: provide more comments for cfg structure Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 39/47] iwlwifi: track station IDs Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 40/47] iwlwifi: add iwl_sta_id() Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 41/47] iwlwifi: use iwl_find_station less Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 42/47] iwlagn: use iwl_sta_id() for aggregation Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 43/47] iwlwifi: use iwl_sta_id() for TKIP key update Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 44/47] iwlwifi: move iwl_find_station() to 4965 Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 45/47] iwlwifi: rename iwl_add_local_station Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 46/47] iwlwifi: remove pointless HT check Reinette Chatre
2010-05-10 22:28 ` [PATCH 47/47] iwlwifi: clear driver stations when going down Reinette Chatre
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