ath5k: Disable fast channel switching by default
Disable fast channel change by default on AR2413/AR5413 due to
some bug reports (it still works for me but it's better to be safe).
Add a module parameter "fastchanswitch" in case anyone wants to enable
it and play with it.
Signed-off-by: Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
index 2204762..b6c5d37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
@@ -72,6 +72,11 @@
module_param_named(all_channels, modparam_all_channels, bool, S_IRUGO);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(all_channels, "Expose all channels the device can use.");
+static int modparam_fastchanswitch;
+module_param_named(fastchanswitch, modparam_fastchanswitch, bool, S_IRUGO);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(fastchanswitch, "Enable fast channel switching for AR2413/AR5413 radios.");
+
+
/* Module info */
MODULE_AUTHOR("Jiri Slaby");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Nick Kossifidis");
@@ -2686,6 +2691,7 @@
struct ath5k_hw *ah = sc->ah;
struct ath_common *common = ath5k_hw_common(ah);
int ret, ani_mode;
+ bool fast;
ATH5K_DBG(sc, ATH5K_DEBUG_RESET, "resetting\n");
@@ -2705,7 +2711,10 @@
ath5k_drain_tx_buffs(sc);
if (chan)
sc->curchan = chan;
- ret = ath5k_hw_reset(ah, sc->opmode, sc->curchan, chan != NULL,
+
+ fast = ((chan != NULL) && modparam_fastchanswitch) ? 1 : 0;
+
+ ret = ath5k_hw_reset(ah, sc->opmode, sc->curchan, fast,
skip_pcu);
if (ret) {
ATH5K_ERR(sc, "can't reset hardware (%d)\n", ret);