Since NF calibration interferes with TX and RX and also has been the cause of
other problems (when it's run concurrently with ath5k_reset) we want to run it
less often - every 60 seconds for now.
Signed-off-by: Bruno Randolf <br1@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h | 2 ++
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c | 18 +++++++++++-------
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
index 131e8b3..d6f9afe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
#define AR5K_TUNE_TPC_TXPOWER false
#define ATH5K_TUNE_CALIBRATION_INTERVAL_FULL 10000 /* 10 sec */
#define ATH5K_TUNE_CALIBRATION_INTERVAL_ANI 1000 /* 1 sec */
+#define ATH5K_TUNE_CALIBRATION_INTERVAL_NF 60000 /* 60 sec */
#define AR5K_INIT_CARR_SENSE_EN 1
@@ -1118,6 +1119,7 @@ struct ath5k_hw {
/* Calibration timestamp */
unsigned long ah_cal_next_full;
unsigned long ah_cal_next_ani;
+ unsigned long ah_cal_next_nf;
/* Calibration mask */
u8 ah_cal_mask;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
index b15b9d6..e3803ba 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
@@ -2801,14 +2801,16 @@ ath5k_tasklet_calibrate(unsigned long data)
ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(
sc->curchan->center_freq));
- /* TODO: We don't need to run noise floor calibration as often
- * as I/Q calibration.*/
-
/* Noise floor calibration interrupts rx/tx path while I/Q calibration
- * doesn't. Stop queues so that calibration doesn't interfere with tx */
- ieee80211_stop_queues(sc->hw);
- ath5k_hw_update_noise_floor(ah);
- ieee80211_wake_queues(sc->hw);
+ * doesn't. We stop the queues so that calibration doesn't interfere
+ * with TX and don't run it as often */
+ if (time_is_before_eq_jiffies(ah->ah_cal_next_nf)) {
+ ah->ah_cal_next_nf = jiffies +
+ msecs_to_jiffies(ATH5K_TUNE_CALIBRATION_INTERVAL_NF);
+ ieee80211_stop_queues(sc->hw);
+ ath5k_hw_update_noise_floor(ah);
+ ieee80211_wake_queues(sc->hw);
+ }
ah->ah_cal_mask &= ~AR5K_CALIBRATION_FULL;
}
@@ -2929,6 +2931,8 @@ ath5k_reset(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_channel *chan)
ah->ah_cal_next_full = jiffies;
ah->ah_cal_next_ani = jiffies;
+ ah->ah_cal_next_nf = jiffies;
+
/*
* Change channels and update the h/w rate map if we're switching;
* e.g. 11a to 11b/g.
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