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Re: [PATCH 01/10] rsi: add support for hardware scan offload

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Amitkumar Karwar <amitkarwar@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> From: Prameela Rani Garnepudi <prameela.j04cs@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> With the current approach of scanning, roaming delays
> are observed. Firmware has support for back ground scanning.
> To get this advantage, mac80211 hardware scan is implemented.
> In this method, foreground scan is performed in driver and
> back ground scan is configured to firmware.

To me doesn't like a good idea to duplicate scan functionality in the
driver.

> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rsi/rsi_91x_main.c
> @@ -324,6 +324,14 @@ struct rsi_hw *rsi_91x_init(u16 oper_mode)
>  	mutex_init(&common->rx_lock);
>  	mutex_init(&common->tx_bus_mutex);
>  
> +	rsi_init_event(&common->chan_set_event);
> +	rsi_init_event(&common->probe_cfm_event);
> +	rsi_init_event(&common->chan_change_event);
> +	rsi_init_event(&common->cancel_hw_scan_event);

And I'm starting to dislike this rsi_init_event() even more (see my
other mail). In upstream driver's custom abstractions are very much
frowned upon, especially that it makes review harder.

-- 
Kalle Valo



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