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iwlwifi: mvm: several fixes in scan
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The firmware doesn't handle properly the fragmented scan.
Stop using it.
While at it change max_out_time and suspend_time units from
usec to TUs as expected by firmware API.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Bondar <alexander.bondar@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Emmanuel Grumbach <emmanuel.grumbach@intel.com>
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Alexander Bondar authored and Emmanuel Grumbach committed Apr 13, 2014
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8 changes: 4 additions & 4 deletions drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/fw-api-scan.h
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Expand Up @@ -183,9 +183,9 @@ enum iwl_scan_type {
* this number of packets were received (typically 1)
* @passive2active: is auto switching from passive to active during scan allowed
* @rxchain_sel_flags: RXON_RX_CHAIN_*
* @max_out_time: in usecs, max out of serving channel time
* @max_out_time: in TUs, max out of serving channel time
* @suspend_time: how long to pause scan when returning to service channel:
* bits 0-19: beacon interal in usecs (suspend before executing)
* bits 0-19: beacon interal in TUs (suspend before executing)
* bits 20-23: reserved
* bits 24-31: number of beacons (suspend between channels)
* @rxon_flags: RXON_FLG_*
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -383,8 +383,8 @@ enum scan_framework_client {
* @quiet_plcp_th: quiet channel num of packets threshold
* @good_CRC_th: passive to active promotion threshold
* @rx_chain: RXON rx chain.
* @max_out_time: max uSec to be out of assoceated channel
* @suspend_time: pause scan this long when returning to service channel
* @max_out_time: max TUs to be out of assoceated channel
* @suspend_time: pause scan this TUs when returning to service channel
* @flags: RXON flags
* @filter_flags: RXONfilter
* @tx_cmd: tx command for active scan; for 2GHz and for 5GHz.
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53 changes: 12 additions & 41 deletions drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/scan.c
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Expand Up @@ -277,51 +277,22 @@ static void iwl_mvm_scan_calc_params(struct iwl_mvm *mvm,
IEEE80211_IFACE_ITER_NORMAL,
iwl_mvm_scan_condition_iterator,
&global_bound);
/*
* Under low latency traffic passive scan is fragmented meaning
* that dwell on a particular channel will be fragmented. Each fragment
* dwell time is 20ms and fragments period is 105ms. Skipping to next
* channel will be delayed by the same period - 105ms. So suspend_time
* parameter describing both fragments and channels skipping periods is
* set to 105ms. This value is chosen so that overall passive scan
* duration will not be too long. Max_out_time in this case is set to
* 70ms, so for active scanning operating channel will be left for 70ms
* while for passive still for 20ms (fragment dwell).
*/
if (global_bound) {
if (!iwl_mvm_low_latency(mvm)) {
params->suspend_time = ieee80211_tu_to_usec(100);
params->max_out_time = ieee80211_tu_to_usec(600);
} else {
params->suspend_time = ieee80211_tu_to_usec(105);
/* P2P doesn't support fragmented passive scan, so
* configure max_out_time to be at least longest dwell
* time for passive scan.
*/
if (vif->type == NL80211_IFTYPE_STATION && !vif->p2p) {
params->max_out_time = ieee80211_tu_to_usec(70);
params->passive_fragmented = true;
} else {
u32 passive_dwell;

/*
* Use band G so that passive channel dwell time
* will be assigned with maximum value.
*/
band = IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ;
passive_dwell = iwl_mvm_get_passive_dwell(band);
params->max_out_time =
ieee80211_tu_to_usec(passive_dwell);
}
}
if (!global_bound)
goto not_bound;

params->suspend_time = 100;
params->max_out_time = 600;

if (iwl_mvm_low_latency(mvm)) {
params->suspend_time = 250;
params->max_out_time = 250;
}

not_bound:

for (band = IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ; band < IEEE80211_NUM_BANDS; band++) {
if (params->passive_fragmented)
params->dwell[band].passive = 20;
else
params->dwell[band].passive =
iwl_mvm_get_passive_dwell(band);
params->dwell[band].passive = iwl_mvm_get_passive_dwell(band);
params->dwell[band].active = iwl_mvm_get_active_dwell(band,
n_ssids);
}
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