[CFT] if_ath updates - ar5416 (macbook pro, etc)

[jhell]

On 08/10/2010 19:48, jhell wrote:
> On 08/10/2010 03:58, Adrian Chadd wrote:
>> On 10 August 2010 15:51, Adrian Chadd <adrian.chadd at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hi everyone,
>>>
>>> I'm committing some updates to the if_ath and ath_hal code.
>>>
>>> I've just committed updates to the AR5416 register setup values. I'd
>>> appreciate some testing by AR5416 users - eg macbook pro users - to
>>> ensure this hasn't broken functionality.
>>
>> I've also started merging in general if_ath changes; so please test
>> the ath code in -head and let me know if I've introduced any
>> regressions.
>>
> 
> I have applied the following (r211136) to my local stable/8 branch and
> has proven to be an improvement with no drawbacks.
> 
> diff -r 7d9664d4ac99 sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c
> --- a/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c      Tue Aug 10 16:41:55 2010 -0400
> +++ b/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c      Tue Aug 10 19:39:25 2010 -0400
> @@ -5418,6 +5418,7 @@
>         longCal = (ticks - sc->sc_lastlongcal >= ath_longcalinterval*hz);
>         if (longCal) {
>                 sc->sc_stats.ast_per_cal++;
> +               sc->sc_lastlongcal = ticks;
>                 if (ath_hal_getrfgain(ah) == HAL_RFGAIN_NEED_CHANGE) {
>                         /*
>                          * Rfgain is out of bounds, reset the chip
> @@ -5466,7 +5467,6 @@
>                         nextcal *= 10;
>         } else {
>                 nextcal = ath_longcalinterval*hz;
> -               sc->sc_lastlongcal = ticks;
>                 if (sc->sc_lastcalreset == 0)
>                         sc->sc_lastcalreset = sc->sc_lastlongcal;
>                 else if (ticks - sc->sc_lastcalreset >=
> ath_resetcalinterval*hz)
> 
> As for the rest I can not vouch for unless you give me a specific patch
> to test but I am willing to merge from head to my local tree at any
> given point in time if you can give some revisions you would like
> tested. You "I believe" made it possible for me to use this card within
> a week that I had reported it ~2007-2008 so I and my card are at your
> disposal.
> 
> 
> Thank you.
> 

PS I should probably also say that I am on i386 stable/8 with the AR5416

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 jhell,v