[rt2x00-users] [RFC/RFT] rt2x00: use rt2800_config_channel_rt3x for rt2872

[Helmut Schaa]

Am Samstag 10 April 2010 schrieb Antonio Quartulli:
> On sab, apr 10, 2010 at 03:00:14 +0200, Helmut Schaa wrote:
> > Am Samstag 10 April 2010 schrieb Antonio Quartulli:
> > > Hello everybody,
> > > 
> > > On ven, apr 09, 2010 at 11:49:39 +0200, Benoit PAPILLAULT wrote:
> > > > Gertjan van Wingerde a écrit :
> > > > >
> > > > > To answer you question on rt2872 chips: AFAIK this chipset is only used on
> > > > > SoC platforms. I haven't seen them in an ordinary adapter.
> > > > >   
> > > > Ordex, in CC, has such a device in minipci-e form factor.
> > > > > I still have the same TX issue on the rt2860 PCI devices that I have, so
> > > > > that seems to be a common theme as well. Still haven't found the time to really
> > > > > investigate what is going on there.
> > > > >
> > > > >   
> > > > He indeed has TX issue. I'll try to investigate this TX issue as well on 
> > > > rt2860 ... as soon as my AP is repaired!
> > > > 
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Benoit
> > > 
> > > I applied this patch but now I can't bring my interface up. Here is the
> > > result:
> > > 
> > > # ip link set up dev wlan0
> > > RTNETLINK answers: Device or resource busy
> > > 
> > > and this is the output on /var/log/messages:
> > > 
> > > Apr 10 13:26:45 eagle3 kernel: [12255.104075] phy1 ->
> > > rt2800pci_load_firmware: Error - PBF system register not ready.
> > > Apr 10 13:26:45 eagle3 kernel: [12255.104635] phy1 ->
> > > rt2x00pci_regbusy_read: Error - Indirect register access failed:
> > > offset=0x00007010, value=0xbdca191a
> > > 
> > > This kind of error appeared some times in the past, but actually (after
> > > patching) it is appearing everytime.
> > 
> > Strange. The patch does not touch any code related to firmware loading
> > and I'm pretty sure that it doesn't get run before rt2800pci_load_firmware
> > either.
> > 
> > Could you please double check again if the behavior really changes after
> > this patch or if its is maybe unrelated?
> 
> I tryed again without the patch. Infact the error still appear.

Thanks for trying. Nevertheless :(

> > Btw. which rf chipset do you have (rt2x00 should print it out when compiled
> > with debug enabled)?
> 
> rt2x00_set_chip: Info - Chipset detected - rt: 2872, rf: 0003, rev:
> 0200.

Thanks again, that should be an RF2720. Hence the patch doesn't affect
your card at all.

Helmut