From: Michael Buesch <mb@bu3sch.de>
To: bcm43xx-dev@lists.berlios.de
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFT] Threaded IRQ handlers for b43
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:48:04 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200908171348.04399.mb@bu3sch.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200908161539.57917.mb@bu3sch.de>
On Sunday 16 August 2009 15:39:57 Michael Buesch wrote:
> This request-for-test patch converts the b43 driver to use threaded
> interrupt handlers. This is needed to support b43 on SDIO. But it also
> simplifies the locking by removal of the wl->irq_lock spinlock.
>
> http://bu3sch.de/patches/wireless-testing/20090816-1535/patches/002-b43-threaded-irq-handler.patch
>
> A known regression is a new race between the interrupt handler and the
> beacon update handler. But as long as you don't run AP mode, it won't hurt.
> I'm working on a solution...
>
> Please test this patch whether it creates other regressions (performance and crashes).
>
> The patch also needs the following hack to the threaded IRQ code:
> http://bu3sch.de/patches/wireless-testing/20090816-1535/patches/001-hack-threaded-irqs.patch
>
This is the correct fix for the threaded IRQ code. Apply this instead of the hack:
http://bu3sch.de/patches/wireless-testing/20090817-1347/patches/001-fix-irq-thread-wakeup.patch
--
Greetings, Michael.
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