Re: [32/39] rt2x00: Disable powersaving for rt61pci and rt2800pci.

From: Greg KH
Date: Tue Jan 05 2010 - 16:27:35 EST


On Tue, Jan 05, 2010 at 09:59:23PM +0100, Gertjan van Wingerde wrote:
> On 01/05/10 21:02, Greg KH wrote:
> > 2.6.31-stable review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let us know.
> >
> > ------------------
> >
> > From: Gertjan van Wingerde <gwingerde@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > commit 93b6bd26b74efe46b4579592560f9f1cb7b61994 upstream.
> >
> > We've had many reports of rt61pci failures with powersaving enabled.
> > Therefore, as a stop-gap measure, disable powersaving of the rt61pci
> > until we have found a proper solution.
> > Also disable powersaving on rt2800pci as it most probably will show
> > the same problem.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Gertjan van Wingerde <gwingerde@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Acked-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > ---
> > drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c | 5 +++++
> > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> >
> > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt61pci.c
> > @@ -2546,6 +2546,11 @@ static int rt61pci_probe_hw_mode(struct
> > unsigned int i;
> >
> > /*
> > + * Disable powersaving as default.
> > + */
> > + rt2x00dev->hw->wiphy->flags &= ~WIPHY_FLAG_PS_ON_BY_DEFAULT;
> > +
> > + /*
> > * Initialize all hw fields.
> > */
> > rt2x00dev->hw->flags =
> >
> >
> >
>
> Same as for .32-stable. An updated patch (as sent by John Linville) is
> needed to compile correctly.

Ick, sorry about that, I've fixed up the .31 patch, will go fix up the
.32 patch now as well.

thanks,

greg k-h
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