[PATCH, take 2] libertas: reduce command retry time In the normal case, an unsuccessful command would be retried for 10*5 seconds, or 10*10 seconds in the worst case. This patch reduces this to 3*3 seconds, or 3*10 seconds in the worst case. I also reduced the time it takes to start a new command downloaded. Signed-off-by: Holger Schurig <hs4233@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- With this patch, I don't have a command retry kernel log anymore in my devices, even after running for hours and calling "iwconfig" every 1.5 seconds while constantly sending out VNC updates. I bumped up the times from my last mail. It reduces loooooong delays if a command get's retried and you issue "pccardctl eject" at the same time. This command unfortunately doesn't set priv->surpriseremoved, which would speed up things tremendously. Index: wireless-testing/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c =================================================================== --- wireless-testing.orig/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c 2008-05-06 14:06:40.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/cmd.c 2008-05-13 14:17:52.000000000 +0200 @@ -1144,7 +1144,7 @@ static void lbs_submit_command(struct lb struct cmd_header *cmd; uint16_t cmdsize; uint16_t command; - int timeo = 5 * HZ; + int timeo = 3 * HZ; int ret; lbs_deb_enter(LBS_DEB_HOST); @@ -1162,7 +1162,7 @@ static void lbs_submit_command(struct lb /* These commands take longer */ if (command == CMD_802_11_SCAN || command == CMD_802_11_ASSOCIATE || command == CMD_802_11_AUTHENTICATE) - timeo = 10 * HZ; + timeo = 5 * HZ; lbs_deb_cmd("DNLD_CMD: command 0x%04x, seq %d, size %d\n", command, le16_to_cpu(cmd->seqnum), cmdsize); @@ -1174,7 +1174,7 @@ static void lbs_submit_command(struct lb lbs_pr_info("DNLD_CMD: hw_host_to_card failed: %d\n", ret); /* Let the timer kick in and retry, and potentially reset the whole thing if the condition persists */ - timeo = HZ; + timeo = HZ/4; } /* Setup the timer after transmit command */ Index: wireless-testing/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c =================================================================== --- wireless-testing.orig/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c 2008-05-13 14:17:44.000000000 +0200 +++ wireless-testing/drivers/net/wireless/libertas/main.c 2008-05-13 14:19:07.000000000 +0200 @@ -749,16 +749,19 @@ static int lbs_thread(void *data) if (priv->cmd_timed_out && priv->cur_cmd) { struct cmd_ctrl_node *cmdnode = priv->cur_cmd; - if (++priv->nr_retries > 10) { - lbs_pr_info("Excessive timeouts submitting command %x\n", - le16_to_cpu(cmdnode->cmdbuf->command)); + if (++priv->nr_retries > 3) { + lbs_pr_info("excessive timeouts submitting " + "command 0x%04x\n", + le16_to_cpu(cmdnode->cmdbuf->command)); lbs_complete_command(priv, cmdnode, -ETIMEDOUT); priv->nr_retries = 0; } else { priv->cur_cmd = NULL; priv->dnld_sent = DNLD_RES_RECEIVED; - lbs_pr_info("requeueing command %x due to timeout (#%d)\n", - le16_to_cpu(cmdnode->cmdbuf->command), priv->nr_retries); + lbs_pr_info("requeueing command 0x%04x due " + "to timeout (#%d)\n", + le16_to_cpu(cmdnode->cmdbuf->command), + priv->nr_retries); /* Stick it back at the _top_ of the pending queue for immediate resubmission */ @@ -959,12 +962,11 @@ static void command_timer_fn(unsigned lo lbs_deb_enter(LBS_DEB_CMD); spin_lock_irqsave(&priv->driver_lock, flags); - if (!priv->cur_cmd) { - lbs_pr_info("Command timer expired; no pending command\n"); + if (!priv->cur_cmd) goto out; - } - lbs_pr_info("Command %x timed out\n", le16_to_cpu(priv->cur_cmd->cmdbuf->command)); + lbs_pr_info("command 0x%04x timed out\n", + le16_to_cpu(priv->cur_cmd->cmdbuf->command)); priv->cmd_timed_out = 1; wake_up_interruptible(&priv->waitq); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html