ath9k: add a workaround for the tx ack time issue triggered by the timing handling...
authorFelix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:12:21 +0000 (23:12 +0000)
committerFelix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
Fri, 15 Jan 2010 23:12:21 +0000 (23:12 +0000)
SVN-Revision: 19156

package/mac80211/patches/580-ath9k_ack_timeout_workaround.patch [new file with mode: 0644]

diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/580-ath9k_ack_timeout_workaround.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/580-ath9k_ack_timeout_workaround.patch
new file mode 100644 (file)
index 0000000..953c07a
--- /dev/null
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.c
+@@ -1229,6 +1229,11 @@ void ath9k_hw_init_global_settings(struc
+       /* As defined by IEEE 802.11-2007 17.3.8.6 */
+       slottime = ah->slottime + 3 * ah->coverage_class;
+       acktimeout = slottime + sifstime;
++
++      /* Workaround for a hw issue */
++      if (conf->channel && conf->channel->band == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ)
++              acktimeout = max(64, acktimeout);
++
+       ath9k_hw_setslottime(ah, slottime);
+       ath9k_hw_set_ack_timeout(ah, acktimeout);
+       ath9k_hw_set_cts_timeout(ah, acktimeout);