Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wirel...

[pandora-kernel.git] / drivers / net / wireless / iwlwifi / iwl-scan.c

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
index 5062f4e..741e65e 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-scan.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
  *  Intel Linux Wireless <ilw@linux.intel.com>
  * Intel Corporation, 5200 N.E. Elam Young Parkway, Hillsboro, OR 97124-6497
  *****************************************************************************/
+#include <linux/slab.h>
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/etherdevice.h>
 #include <net/mac80211.h>
@@ -812,16 +813,29 @@ static void iwl_bg_request_scan(struct work_struct *data)
                        rate = IWL_RATE_1M_PLCP;
                        rate_flags = RATE_MCS_CCK_MSK;
                }
-               scan->good_CRC_th = 0;
+               scan->good_CRC_th = IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DISABLED;
        } else if (priv->scan_bands & BIT(IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ)) {
                band = IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ;
                rate = IWL_RATE_6M_PLCP;
                /*
-                * If active scaning is requested but a certain channel
-                * is marked passive, we can do active scanning if we
-                * detect transmissions.
+                * If active scanning is requested but a certain channel is
+                * marked passive, we can do active scanning if we detect
+                * transmissions.
+                *
+                * There is an issue with some firmware versions that triggers
+                * a sysassert on a "good CRC threshold" of zero (== disabled),
+                * on a radar channel even though this means that we should NOT
+                * send probes.
+                *
+                * The "good CRC threshold" is the number of frames that we
+                * need to receive during our dwell time on a channel before
+                * sending out probes -- setting this to a huge value will
+                * mean we never reach it, but at the same time work around
+                * the aforementioned issue. Thus use IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_NEVER
+                * here instead of IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DISABLED.
                 */
-               scan->good_CRC_th = is_active ? IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH : 0;
+               scan->good_CRC_th = is_active ? IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DEFAULT :
+                                               IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_NEVER;
 
                /* Force use of chains B and C (0x6) for scan Rx for 4965
                 * Avoid A (0x1) because of its off-channel reception on A-band.