Re: [PATCH 01/10] staging: r8188eu: fix led register settings

From: Martin Kaiser
Date: Sun Oct 16 2022 - 12:22:32 EST


Hi Michael,

Thus wrote Michael Straube (straube.linux@xxxxxxxxx):

> On 10/15/22 17:11, Martin Kaiser wrote:
> > Using an InterTech DMG-02 dongle, the led remains on when the system goes
> > into standby mode. After wakeup, it's no longer possible to control the
> > led.

> > It turned out that the register settings to enable or disable the led were
> > not correct. They worked for some dongles like the Edimax V2 but not for
> > others like the InterTech DMG-02.

> > This patch fixes the register settings. Bit 3 in the led_cfg2 register
> > controls the led status, bit 5 must always be set to be able to control
> > the led, bit 6 has no influence on the led. Setting the mac_pinmux_cfg
> > register is not necessary.

> > These settings were tested with Edimax V2 and InterTech DMG-02.

> > Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Fixes: 8cd574e6af54 ("staging: r8188eu: introduce new hal dir for RTL8188eu driver")
> > Suggested-by: Michael Straube <straube.linux@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Martin Kaiser <martin@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_led.c | 25 ++-----------------------
> > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

> > diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_led.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_led.c
> > index 2527c252c3e9..5b214488571b 100644
> > --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_led.c
> > +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/core/rtw_led.c
> > @@ -31,40 +31,19 @@ static void ResetLedStatus(struct led_priv *pLed)
> > static void SwLedOn(struct adapter *padapter, struct led_priv *pLed)
> > {
> > - u8 LedCfg;
> > - int res;
> > -
> > if (padapter->bDriverStopped)
> > return;
> > - res = rtw_read8(padapter, REG_LEDCFG2, &LedCfg);
> > - if (res)
> > - return;
> > -
> > - rtw_write8(padapter, REG_LEDCFG2, (LedCfg & 0xf0) | BIT(5) | BIT(6)); /* SW control led0 on. */
> > + rtw_write8(padapter, REG_LEDCFG2, BIT(5)); /* SW control led0 on. */
> > pLed->bLedOn = true;
> > }
> > static void SwLedOff(struct adapter *padapter, struct led_priv *pLed)
> > {
> > - u8 LedCfg;
> > - int res;
> > -
> > if (padapter->bDriverStopped)
> > goto exit;
> > - res = rtw_read8(padapter, REG_LEDCFG2, &LedCfg);/* 0x4E */
> > - if (res)
> > - goto exit;
> > -
> > - LedCfg &= 0x90; /* Set to software control. */
> > - rtw_write8(padapter, REG_LEDCFG2, (LedCfg | BIT(3)));
> > - res = rtw_read8(padapter, REG_MAC_PINMUX_CFG, &LedCfg);
> > - if (res)
> > - goto exit;
> > -
> > - LedCfg &= 0xFE;
> > - rtw_write8(padapter, REG_MAC_PINMUX_CFG, LedCfg);
> > + rtw_write8(padapter, REG_LEDCFG2, BIT(5) | BIT(3));
> > exit:
> > pLed->bLedOn = false;
> > }

> I tested this also with a TP-Link TL-WN725N now and it works fine.

> Tested-by: Michael Straube <straube.linux@xxxxxxxxx> # InterTech DMG-02,
> TP-Link TL-WN725N

thanks for testing with yet another device! Good to hear that the
settings work there as well.

Best regards,
Martin