[PATCH v2] b43: LP-PHY: Remove BROKEN from B43_PHY_LP

[PATCH v2] b43: LP-PHY: Remove BROKEN from B43_PHY_LP

[Gábor Stefanik]

Larry has reported success getting scan data with an LP-PHY device,
so it's probably time to release LP-PHY support for testing.

Also disable 802.11a support for now, as 802.11a currently causes
the driver to panic on startup (NULL pointer dereference).

Signed-off-by: Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@gmail.com>
---
V2:
-Remove "VERY" from the warning in the symbol name.
-Remove list of known devices.
-Don't create a separate symbol for 5GHz, just disable it in the code.

 drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig |   14 +++++++-------
 drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c  |    2 ++
 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig
index 67f564e..237b1aa 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig
@@ -80,16 +80,16 @@ config B43_NPHY
 	  SAY N.
 
 config B43_PHY_LP
-	bool "IEEE 802.11g LP-PHY support (BROKEN)"
-	depends on B43 && EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN
+	bool "Support for low-power (LP-PHY) devices (EXPERIMENTAL)"
+	depends on B43 && EXPERIMENTAL
 	---help---
 	  Support for the LP-PHY.
-	  The LP-PHY is an IEEE 802.11g based PHY built into some notebooks
-	  and embedded devices.
-
-	  THIS IS BROKEN AND DOES NOT WORK YET.
+	  The LP-PHY is a low-power PHY built into some notebooks
+	  and embedded devices. It supports 802.11a/g
+	  (802.11a support is optional, and currently disabled).
 
-	  SAY N.
+	  This is heavily experimental, and probably will not work for you.
+	  Say N unless you want to help debug the driver.
 
 # This config option automatically enables b43 LEDS support,
 # if it's possible.
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
index 99b41ce..c5bece0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
@@ -4514,7 +4514,9 @@ static int b43_wireless_core_attach(struct b43_wldev *dev)
 			have_5ghz_phy = 1;
 			break;
 		case B43_PHYTYPE_LP: //FIXME not always!
+#if 0 //FIXME enabling 5GHz causes a NULL pointer dereference
 			have_5ghz_phy = 1;
+#endif
 		case B43_PHYTYPE_G:
 		case B43_PHYTYPE_N:
 			have_2ghz_phy = 1;
-- 
1.6.2.4

Re: [PATCH v2] b43: LP-PHY: Remove BROKEN from B43_PHY_LP

[Michael Buesch]

On Sunday 16 August 2009 20:22:41 Gábor Stefanik wrote:
> Larry has reported success getting scan data with an LP-PHY device,
> so it's probably time to release LP-PHY support for testing.
> 
> Also disable 802.11a support for now, as 802.11a currently causes
> the driver to panic on startup (NULL pointer dereference).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@gmail.com>

ack

> ---
> V2:
> -Remove "VERY" from the warning in the symbol name.
> -Remove list of known devices.
> -Don't create a separate symbol for 5GHz, just disable it in the code.
> 
>  drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig |   14 +++++++-------
>  drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c  |    2 ++
>  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig
> index 67f564e..237b1aa 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig
> @@ -80,16 +80,16 @@ config B43_NPHY
>  	  SAY N.
>  
>  config B43_PHY_LP
> -	bool "IEEE 802.11g LP-PHY support (BROKEN)"
> -	depends on B43 && EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN
> +	bool "Support for low-power (LP-PHY) devices (EXPERIMENTAL)"
> +	depends on B43 && EXPERIMENTAL
>  	---help---
>  	  Support for the LP-PHY.
> -	  The LP-PHY is an IEEE 802.11g based PHY built into some notebooks
> -	  and embedded devices.
> -
> -	  THIS IS BROKEN AND DOES NOT WORK YET.
> +	  The LP-PHY is a low-power PHY built into some notebooks
> +	  and embedded devices. It supports 802.11a/g
> +	  (802.11a support is optional, and currently disabled).
>  
> -	  SAY N.
> +	  This is heavily experimental, and probably will not work for you.
> +	  Say N unless you want to help debug the driver.
>  
>  # This config option automatically enables b43 LEDS support,
>  # if it's possible.
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
> index 99b41ce..c5bece0 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c
> @@ -4514,7 +4514,9 @@ static int b43_wireless_core_attach(struct b43_wldev *dev)
>  			have_5ghz_phy = 1;
>  			break;
>  		case B43_PHYTYPE_LP: //FIXME not always!
> +#if 0 //FIXME enabling 5GHz causes a NULL pointer dereference
>  			have_5ghz_phy = 1;
> +#endif
>  		case B43_PHYTYPE_G:
>  		case B43_PHYTYPE_N:
>  			have_2ghz_phy = 1;



-- 
Greetings, Michael.