2016-02-11 16:56:27

by Larry Finger

Subject: [PATCH] rtlwifi: rtl8821ae: Silence useless log output

When driver rtl8821ae is loaded but not connected to any AP, it logs
a "firmware not ready to run" message roughly once a minute. To
eliminate logging this massage under normal debug conditions, the
degug level needed to print this message is increased.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <[email protected]>
---

Kalle,

This patch is intended for kernel 4.6.

Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/fw.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/fw.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/fw.c
index 525eb23..a4fc70e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/fw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtlwifi/rtl8821ae/fw.c
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ int rtl8821ae_download_fw(struct ieee80211_hw *hw, bool buse_wake_on_wlan_fw)

err = _rtl8821ae_fw_free_to_go(hw);
if (err) {
- RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_EMERG,
+ RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_ERR, DBG_DMESG,
"Firmware is not ready to run!\n");
} else {
RT_TRACE(rtlpriv, COMP_FW, DBG_LOUD,
--
2.1.4

2016-03-07 12:00:07

by Kalle Valo

Subject: Re: rtlwifi: rtl8821ae: Silence useless log output

> When driver rtl8821ae is loaded but not connected to any AP, it logs
> a "firmware not ready to run" message roughly once a minute. To
> eliminate logging this massage under normal debug conditions, the
> degug level needed to print this message is increased.
>
> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <[email protected]>

Thanks, applied to wireless-drivers-next.git.

Kalle Valo