Re: [PATCH] SSB / B44: fix WOL for BCM4401

Michael Büsch
2014-12-03T16:23:41Z

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On Wed, 3 Dec 2014 11:14:52 -0500
"John W. Linville" <linville@tuxdriver.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 03, 2014 at 04:18:55PM +0100, Michael Büsch wrote:
> > On Tue, 02 Dec 2014 16:23:49 -0600
> > Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> wrote:
> >
> > > On 12/02/2014 02:12 PM, Michael Büsch wrote:
> > > > On Tue, 2 Dec 2014 23:01:29 +0300
> > > > Andrey Skvortsov <andrej.skvortzov@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> On Mon, Dec 01, 2014 at 10:10:23PM +0100, Michael Büsch wrote:
> > > >>> On Mon, 1 Dec 2014 23:46:38 +0300
> > > >>> Andrey Skvortsov <andrej.skvortzov@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > >>>
> > > >>>> Wake On Lan was not working on laptop DELL Vostro 1500.
> > > >>>> If WOL was turned on, BCM4401 was powered up in suspend mode. LEDs blinked.
> > > >>>> But the laptop could not be woken up with the Magic Packet. The reason for
> > > >>>> that was that PCIE was not enabled as a system wakeup source and
> > > >>>> therefore the host PCI bridge was not powered up in suspend mode.
> > > >>>> PCIE was not enabled in suspend by PM because no child devices were
> > > >>>> registered as wakeup source during suspend process.
> > > >>>> On laptop BCM4401 is connected through the SSB bus, that is connected to the
> > > >>>> PCI-Express bus. SSB and B44 did not use standard PM wakeup functions
> > > >>>> and did not forward wakeup settings to their parents.
> > > >>>> To fix that B44 driver enables PM wakeup and registers new wakeup source
> > > >>>> using device_set_wakeup_enable(). Wakeup is automatically reported to the parent SSB
> > > >>>> bus via power.wakeup_path. SSB bus enables wakeup for the parent PCI bridge, if there is any
> > > >>>> child devices with enabled wakeup functionality. All other steps are
> > > >>>> done by PM core code.
> > > >>>
> > > >>> Thanks, this looks good.
> > > >>> I assume you tested this (I currently don't have a device to test this).
> > > >>
> > > >> Sure, I've tested it. WOL from suspend is working and after resume from hibernate Ethernet is working too.
> > > >
> > > > That sounds good, indeed.
> > > > I'd still prefer, if someone with b43 (wireless) would test it, too.
> > >
> > > I did a partial test with my PowerBook G4. With the patch installed, it would
> > > both suspend and hibernate, but WOL would be impossible. This computer uses a
> > > PCMCIA version of the BCM4318, and power is turned off to the PCMCIA card when
> > > suspended or hibernating.
> >
> > Thanks for testing.
> >
> > John, can you take this one? Or do we need to split the b44 part out?
> > I added my Signed-off.
>
> Um, sure...3.19 is OK I presume?

I think we could even wait for 3.20.

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Michael

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