From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mail-yx0-f174.google.com ([209.85.213.174]:42162 "EHLO mail-yx0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752248Ab2DWS2K (ORCPT ); Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:28:10 -0400 Received: by yenl12 with SMTP id l12so6358746yen.19 for ; Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:28:10 -0700 (PDT) Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:28:04 -0700 From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" To: Felix Fietkau Cc: Zefir Kurtisi , Zefir Kurtisi , linville@tuxdriver.com, ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, achadd@qca.qualcomm.com, chunkeey@googlemail.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] ath9k: set PHYRADAR in RX filter when on DFS channel Message-ID: <20120423182804.GE9438@tux> (sfid-20120423_202814_934211_3E0E66BF) References: <1335124223-15439-1-git-send-email-zefir.kurtisi@gmail.com> <1335124223-15439-3-git-send-email-zefir.kurtisi@gmail.com> <4F946340.3020700@openwrt.org> <4F951D01.60509@neratec.com> <4F95902E.7040806@openwrt.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <4F95902E.7040806@openwrt.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 07:23:58PM +0200, Felix Fietkau wrote: > On 2012-04-23 11:12 AM, Zefir Kurtisi wrote: > > On 22.04.2012 22:00, Felix Fietkau wrote: > >> On 2012-04-22 9:50 PM, Zefir Kurtisi wrote: > >>> From: Zefir Kurtisi > >>> > >>> > >>> Signed-off-by: Zefir Kurtisi > >>> --- > >>> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c | 6 ++++++ > >>> 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > >>> > >>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c > >>> index f4ae3ba..ef45c0c 100644 > >>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c > >>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c > >>> @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ > >>> #include > >>> #include "ath9k.h" > >>> #include "ar9003_mac.h" > >>> +#include "dfs.h" > >>> > >>> #define SKB_CB_ATHBUF(__skb) (*((struct ath_buf **)__skb->cb)) > >>> > >>> @@ -467,6 +468,11 @@ u32 ath_calcrxfilter(struct ath_softc *sc) > >>> rfilt |= ATH9K_RX_FILTER_MCAST_BCAST_ALL; > >>> } > >>> > >>> + if (sc->sc_ah->curchan->chan->flags& IEEE80211_CHAN_RADAR) > >>> + rfilt |= ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PHYRADAR; > >>> + else > >>> + rfilt&= ~ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PHYRADAR; > >> This should only be done in AP mode, maybe mac80211 should have a > >> separate flag to tell the driver to enable this. Same comment also > >> applies to patch 4/4. > >> > >> - Felix > >> > > Are you aware of any issues enabling DFS in client modes? My thinking > > was that it won't hurt to detect radars in any mode and let the DFS > > management component decide what to do with that events. > Power consumption (for laptops), performance issues (due to DMA > descriptor use and interrupts triggered by pulse detection). > > If the DFS management component decides what to do with the events, why > not let it decide whether it actually wants events as well ;) This could come from mac80211's filter flag call on to the driver, that is, mac80211 can figure out when we need something like ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PHYRADAR and tell us, instead of having the driver figure this out. Luis From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Luis R. Rodriguez Date: Mon, 23 Apr 2012 11:28:04 -0700 Subject: [ath9k-devel] [PATCH 2/4] ath9k: set PHYRADAR in RX filter when on DFS channel In-Reply-To: <4F95902E.7040806@openwrt.org> References: <1335124223-15439-1-git-send-email-zefir.kurtisi@gmail.com> <1335124223-15439-3-git-send-email-zefir.kurtisi@gmail.com> <4F946340.3020700@openwrt.org> <4F951D01.60509@neratec.com> <4F95902E.7040806@openwrt.org> Message-ID: <20120423182804.GE9438@tux> List-Id: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: ath9k-devel@lists.ath9k.org On Mon, Apr 23, 2012 at 07:23:58PM +0200, Felix Fietkau wrote: > On 2012-04-23 11:12 AM, Zefir Kurtisi wrote: > > On 22.04.2012 22:00, Felix Fietkau wrote: > >> On 2012-04-22 9:50 PM, Zefir Kurtisi wrote: > >>> From: Zefir Kurtisi > >>> > >>> > >>> Signed-off-by: Zefir Kurtisi > >>> --- > >>> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c | 6 ++++++ > >>> 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > >>> > >>> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c > >>> index f4ae3ba..ef45c0c 100644 > >>> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c > >>> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c > >>> @@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ > >>> #include > >>> #include "ath9k.h" > >>> #include "ar9003_mac.h" > >>> +#include "dfs.h" > >>> > >>> #define SKB_CB_ATHBUF(__skb) (*((struct ath_buf **)__skb->cb)) > >>> > >>> @@ -467,6 +468,11 @@ u32 ath_calcrxfilter(struct ath_softc *sc) > >>> rfilt |= ATH9K_RX_FILTER_MCAST_BCAST_ALL; > >>> } > >>> > >>> + if (sc->sc_ah->curchan->chan->flags& IEEE80211_CHAN_RADAR) > >>> + rfilt |= ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PHYRADAR; > >>> + else > >>> + rfilt&= ~ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PHYRADAR; > >> This should only be done in AP mode, maybe mac80211 should have a > >> separate flag to tell the driver to enable this. Same comment also > >> applies to patch 4/4. > >> > >> - Felix > >> > > Are you aware of any issues enabling DFS in client modes? My thinking > > was that it won't hurt to detect radars in any mode and let the DFS > > management component decide what to do with that events. > Power consumption (for laptops), performance issues (due to DMA > descriptor use and interrupts triggered by pulse detection). > > If the DFS management component decides what to do with the events, why > not let it decide whether it actually wants events as well ;) This could come from mac80211's filter flag call on to the driver, that is, mac80211 can figure out when we need something like ATH9K_RX_FILTER_PHYRADAR and tell us, instead of having the driver figure this out. Luis