ath5k: run NF calibration only every 60 seconds

Since NF calibration interferes with TX and RX and also has been the cause of
other problems (when it's run concurrently with ath5k_reset) we want to run it
less often - every 60 seconds for now.

Signed-off-by: Bruno Randolf <br1@einfach.org>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
index 131e8b3..d6f9afe 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/ath5k.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@
 #define AR5K_TUNE_TPC_TXPOWER                  false
 #define ATH5K_TUNE_CALIBRATION_INTERVAL_FULL    10000   /* 10 sec */
 #define ATH5K_TUNE_CALIBRATION_INTERVAL_ANI    1000    /* 1 sec */
+#define ATH5K_TUNE_CALIBRATION_INTERVAL_NF     60000   /* 60 sec */
 
 #define AR5K_INIT_CARR_SENSE_EN                        1
 
@@ -1118,6 +1119,7 @@ struct ath5k_hw {
        /* Calibration timestamp */
        unsigned long           ah_cal_next_full;
        unsigned long           ah_cal_next_ani;
+       unsigned long           ah_cal_next_nf;
 
        /* Calibration mask */
        u8                      ah_cal_mask;

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
index 78a0c42..c1a438c 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/base.c
@@ -2803,14 +2803,16 @@ ath5k_tasklet_calibrate(unsigned long data)
                        ieee80211_frequency_to_channel(
                                sc->curchan->center_freq));
 
-       /* TODO: We don't need to run noise floor calibration as often
-        * as I/Q calibration.*/
-
        /* Noise floor calibration interrupts rx/tx path while I/Q calibration
-        * doesn't. Stop queues so that calibration doesn't interfere with tx */
-       ieee80211_stop_queues(sc->hw);
-       ath5k_hw_update_noise_floor(ah);
-       ieee80211_wake_queues(sc->hw);
+        * doesn't. We stop the queues so that calibration doesn't interfere
+        * with TX and don't run it as often */
+       if (time_is_before_eq_jiffies(ah->ah_cal_next_nf)) {
+               ah->ah_cal_next_nf = jiffies +
+                       msecs_to_jiffies(ATH5K_TUNE_CALIBRATION_INTERVAL_NF);
+               ieee80211_stop_queues(sc->hw);
+               ath5k_hw_update_noise_floor(ah);
+               ieee80211_wake_queues(sc->hw);
+       }
 
        ah->ah_cal_mask &= ~AR5K_CALIBRATION_FULL;
 }
@@ -2931,6 +2933,8 @@ ath5k_reset(struct ath5k_softc *sc, struct ieee80211_channel *chan)
 
        ah->ah_cal_next_full = jiffies;
        ah->ah_cal_next_ani = jiffies;
+       ah->ah_cal_next_nf = jiffies;
+
        /*
         * Change channels and update the h/w rate map if we're switching;
         * e.g. 11a to 11b/g.