From: Don Fry <donald.h.fry@xxxxxxxxx> This patch reverts commit 9b7688328422b88a7a15dc0dc123ad9ab1a6e22d which was introduced in 2.6.38-rc1. It works around a problem where the iwlagn driver stimulates a bug crashing (requiring power cycle to recover) some APs under heavy traffic. CC: stable@xxxxxxxxxx #2.6.39, #3.0.0 #3.1.0 Signed-off-by: Don Fry <donald.h.fry@xxxxxxxxx> SIgned-off-by: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@xxxxxxxxx> --- hese patches are also available from wireless-2.6 branch on git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/iwlwifi/iwlwifi.git drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c | 5 +++++ 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c index 8e1942e..f24165d 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn.c @@ -2440,7 +2440,12 @@ static int iwl_mac_setup_register(struct iwl_priv *priv, IEEE80211_HW_SPECTRUM_MGMT | IEEE80211_HW_REPORTS_TX_ACK_STATUS; + /* + * Including the following line will crash some AP's. This + * workaround removes the stimulus which causes the crash until + * the AP software can be fixed. hw->max_tx_aggregation_subframes = LINK_QUAL_AGG_FRAME_LIMIT_DEF; + */ hw->flags |= IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_PS | IEEE80211_HW_SUPPORTS_DYNAMIC_PS; -- 1.7.0.4 -- 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
