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Re: [PATCH] b43: LP-PHY: Fix reading old mode in the set TX power control routine

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2009/8/17 John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 09:33:06PM +0200, Gábor Stefanik wrote:
>> 2009/8/14 Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> > Check the mode the hardware is in, not the mode we used the last time.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Gábor Stefanik <netrolller.3d@xxxxxxxxx>
>> > ---
>> > Mark, please test if this fixes the TX power control WARN_ON you were
>> > seeing.
>> >
>> > drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c |    4 ++--
>> > 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>> >
>> > diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c
>> > b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c
>> > index 292ee51..76457f7 100644
>> > --- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c
>> > +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c
>> > @@ -1015,9 +1015,9 @@ static void lpphy_set_tx_power_control(struct
>> > b43_wldev *dev,
>> >        struct b43_phy_lp *lpphy = dev->phy.lp;
>> >        enum b43_lpphy_txpctl_mode oldmode;
>> >
>> > -       oldmode = lpphy->txpctl_mode;
>> >        lpphy_read_tx_pctl_mode_from_hardware(dev);
>> > -       if (lpphy->txpctl_mode == mode)
>> > +       oldmode = lpphy->txpctl_mode;
>> > +       if (oldmode == mode)
>> >                return;
>> >        lpphy->txpctl_mode = mode;
>> >
>> > --
>> > 1.6.2.4
>> >
>>
>> John, any news on this one? I can't see it in wireless testing.
>
> Larry said "It does not fix it here. I'll take a look at the specs"...

It did not fix the warning, but it is nevertheless a legitimate fix.
(I found this bug when I was looking for the source of the WARN_ON -
this is not the source of the WARN_ON, but still a bug.)

>
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