Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> There has been a coding error in rtl8821ae since it was first introduced,
> namely that an 8-bit register was read using a 16-bit read in
> _rtl8821ae_dbi_read(). This error was fixed with commit 40b368af4b75
> ("rtlwifi: Fix alignment issues"); however, this change led to
> instability in the connection. To restore stability, this change
> was reverted in commit b8b8b16352cd ("rtlwifi: rtl8821ae: Fix connection
> lost problem").
>
> Unfortunately, the unaligned access causes machine checks in ARM
> architecture, and we were finally forced to find the actual cause of the
> problem on x86 platforms. Following a suggestion from Pkshih
> <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>, it was found that increasing the ASPM L1
> latency from 0 to 7 fixed the instability. This parameter was varied to
> see if a smaller value would work; however, it appears that 7 is the
> safest value. A new symbol is defined for this quantity, thus it can be
> easily changed if necessary.
>
> Fixes: b8b8b16352cd ("rtlwifi: rtl8821ae: Fix connection lost problem")
> Cc: Stable <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 4.14+
> Fix-suggested-by: Pkshih <pkshih@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: James Cameron <quozl@xxxxxxxxxx> # x86_64 OLPC NL3
Patch applied to wireless-drivers-next.git, thanks.
c713fb071edc rtlwifi: rtl8821ae: Fix connection lost problem correctly
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