Re: [PATCH] rtl8187: Fix driver to return TX retry info for RTL8187L

[Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@hauke-m.de>]

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Larry Finger wrote:
> Current code for the RTL8187 is not returning valid retry information, thus the
> rate-setting mechanism is not functioning. As a further complication, this info
> is only obtained by reading a register, which cannot be read while in interrupt
> context.
> 
> This patch implements the TX status return to mac80211 through the use of a
> work queue.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
> Tested-by: Herton Ronaldo Krzesinski <herton@mandriva.com.br>
> Tested-by: Martín Ernesto Barreyro <barreyromartin@gmail.com>
> Acked-by: Hin-Tak Leung <htl10@users.sourceforge.net>

I have tested this patch in compat-wireless-2009-01-23 (kernel 2.6.27,
ubuntu) with my rtl8187 card (build on Asus P5B Delux Wifi, 0bda:8187
Realtek Semiconductor Corp. RTL8187 Wireless Adapter) and for me it does
not work.

With this patch I get a connection to the AP, but the bandwidth is very
low. After a reboot it was connected to the AP, but the connection was
unusable for me, no traffic went through the connection at all.

Hauke


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