On 12/02/2012 02:36 AM, Hauke Mehrtens wrote:
> Hi Arend,
>
> I am getting a Data bus error when brcmsmac tries to read tsf_random in
> brcms_c_wme_setparams. This does not happen when I add a printk
> somewhere near that read of tsf_random or when I replace the read with a
> constant. In b43 this code works, without this error for me, see
> b43_qos_params_upload(). With the BCM4716 I do not have this problem. It
> could be that this is caused by the broken PCIe controller in the BCM4716.
I can look for known workarounds but I am afraid you know way more about
the BCM4716 than I do.
> I am using brcmsmac from compat-wireless 2012-09-07, but I have also
> tried the most recent brcmsmac code from wireless-testing. brcmsmac uses
> the normal firmware from linux-firmware and I have also tried the new
> firmware posted some days ago with the same result.
>
> I am using a BCM43224 connected to the PCIe controller of the BCM4716.
>
> Are there any special requirements for reading tsf_random under mips?
Not that I recall.
> To make my BCM43224 work I use this patch [0], the "printk("dummy\n");"
> is a hack to workaround the problem I am describing here.
That kind of hacks always make me suspicious about the compiler. I guess
you checked that both brcmsmac and b43 read the same register offset to
get tsf_random, right?
Regards,
Arend
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