[PATCH 0/2] ath9k_htc fixes, resend

[PATCH 0/2] ath9k_htc fixes, resend

[Oleksij Rempel]

Hi John,
this patches needed to fix firmare/adapter hang issue on
reboot or module reload.

Oleksij Rempel (2):
  ath9k_htc: do some initial hardware configuration
  ath9k_htc: reboot firmware if it was loaded

 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c      | 4 +++-
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c | 1 +
 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

-- 
1.8.1.2

[PATCH 1/2] ath9k_htc: do some initial hardware configuration

[Oleksij Rempel]

Currently we configure harwdare and clock, only after
interface start. In this case, if we reload module or
reboot PC without configuring adapter, firmware will freeze.
There is no software way to reset adpter.

This patch add initial configuration and set it in
disabled state, to avoid this freeze. Behaviour of this patch
should be similar to: ifconfig wlan0 up; ifconfig wlan0 down.

Bug: https://github.com/qca/open-ath9k-htc-firmware/issues/1
Tested-by: Bo Shi <cnshibo@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Oleksij Rempel <linux@rempel-privat.de>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
index 71a183f..c3676bf 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/htc_drv_init.c
@@ -861,6 +861,7 @@ static int ath9k_init_device(struct ath9k_htc_priv *priv,
 	if (error != 0)
 		goto err_rx;
 
+	ath9k_hw_disable(priv->ah);
 #ifdef CONFIG_MAC80211_LEDS
 	/* must be initialized before ieee80211_register_hw */
 	priv->led_cdev.default_trigger = ieee80211_create_tpt_led_trigger(priv->hw,
-- 
1.8.1.2

[PATCH 2/2] ath9k_htc: reboot firmware if it was loaded

[Oleksij Rempel]

Currently ath9k_htc will reboot firmware only if interface was
ever started. Which lead to the problem in case where interface
was never started but module need to be reloaded.

This patch will partially fix bug "ath9k_htc: Target is unresponsive"
https://github.com/qca/open-ath9k-htc-firmware/issues/1

Reproduction case:
- plug adapter
- make sure nothing will touch it. Stop Networkmanager or blacklist mac address of this adapter.
- rmmod ath9k_htc; sleep 1; modprobe ath9k_htc

Signed-off-by: Oleksij Rempel <linux@rempel-privat.de>
---
 drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
index 2469db5..5205a36 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hif_usb.c
@@ -1295,7 +1295,9 @@ static void ath9k_hif_usb_disconnect(struct usb_interface *interface)
 
 	usb_set_intfdata(interface, NULL);
 
-	if (!unplugged && (hif_dev->flags & HIF_USB_START))
+	/* If firmware was loaded we should drop it
+	 * go back to first stage bootloader. */
+	if (!unplugged && (hif_dev->flags & HIF_USB_READY))
 		ath9k_hif_usb_reboot(udev);
 
 	kfree(hif_dev);
-- 
1.8.1.2

Re: [PATCH 0/2] ath9k_htc fixes, resend

[Stefan Lippers-Hollmann]

Hi

On Friday 19 July 2013, Oleksij Rempel wrote:
> Hi John,
> this patches needed to fix firmare/adapter hang issue on
> reboot or module reload.
> 
> Oleksij Rempel (2):
>   ath9k_htc: do some initial hardware configuration
>   ath9k_htc: reboot firmware if it was loaded

Given that this is a longstanding issue, affecting actual users, I'd 
suggest to "Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>" for these patches. They 
should meet the bar even under the new, stricter, interpretation of
the -stable rules and are small and self contained.

Regards
	Stefan Lippers-Hollmann

Re: [PATCH 0/2] ath9k_htc fixes, resend

[Oleksij Rempel]

From: Oleksij Rempel <linux@rempel-privat.de>

Am 20.07.2013 01:43, schrieb Stefan Lippers-Hollmann:
> Hi
>
> On Friday 19 July 2013, Oleksij Rempel wrote:
>> Hi John,
>> this patches needed to fix firmare/adapter hang issue on
>> reboot or module reload.
>>
>> Oleksij Rempel (2):
>>    ath9k_htc: do some initial hardware configuration
>>    ath9k_htc: reboot firmware if it was loaded
>
> Given that this is a longstanding issue, affecting actual users, I'd
> suggest to "Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>" for these patches. They
> should meet the bar even under the new, stricter, interpretation of
> the -stable rules and are small and self contained.

ok, thank you for the tip.

-- 
Regards,
Oleksij