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

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Gábor Stefanik wrote:
> 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.)

This patch is OK.

Larry
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