2010-11-23 19:37:37

by Nick Kossifidis

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Subject: [PATCH 22/30] ath5k: Skip powertable setting when we are on the same channel

* Only set power table if we are changing channel/mode
there is no need to recalculate and reset the power table
all the time.

Signed-off-by: Nick Kossifidis <[email protected]>
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------
1 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c
index b908915..9392320 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/phy.c
@@ -3090,7 +3090,7 @@ ath5k_setup_rate_powertable(struct ath5k_hw *ah, u16 max_pwr,
*/
static int
ath5k_hw_txpower(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ieee80211_channel *channel,
- u8 ee_mode, u8 txpower)
+ u8 ee_mode, u8 txpower, bool fast)
{
struct ath5k_rate_pcal_info rate_info;
u8 type;
@@ -3126,10 +3126,15 @@ ath5k_hw_txpower(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ieee80211_channel *channel,
return -EINVAL;
}

- /* FIXME: Only on channel/mode change */
- ret = ath5k_setup_channel_powertable(ah, channel, ee_mode, type);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
+ /* If fast is set it means we are on the same channel/mode
+ * so there is no need to recalculate the powertable, we 'll
+ * just use the cached one */
+ if (!fast) {
+ ret = ath5k_setup_channel_powertable(ah, channel,
+ ee_mode, type);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+ }

/* Limit max power if we have a CTL available */
ath5k_get_max_ctl_power(ah, channel);
@@ -3210,7 +3215,7 @@ int ath5k_hw_set_txpower_limit(struct ath5k_hw *ah, u8 txpower)
ATH5K_DBG(ah->ah_sc, ATH5K_DEBUG_TXPOWER,
"changing txpower to %d\n", txpower);

- return ath5k_hw_txpower(ah, channel, ee_mode, txpower);
+ return ath5k_hw_txpower(ah, channel, ee_mode, txpower, true);
}

/*************\
@@ -3220,13 +3225,42 @@ int ath5k_hw_set_txpower_limit(struct ath5k_hw *ah, u8 txpower)
int ath5k_hw_phy_init(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ieee80211_channel *channel,
u8 mode, u8 ee_mode, u8 freq)
{
+ struct ieee80211_channel *curr_channel;
int ret, i;
u32 phy_tst1;
-
+ bool fast_txp;
ret = 0;

/*
- * 5211/5212 Specific
+ * If we don't change channel/mode skip
+ * tx powertable calculation and use the
+ * cached one.
+ */
+ curr_channel = ah->ah_current_channel;
+ if ((channel->hw_value == curr_channel->hw_value) &&
+ (channel->center_freq == curr_channel->center_freq))
+ fast_txp = true;
+ else
+ fast_txp = false;
+
+ /*
+ * Set TX power
+ *
+ * Note: We need to do that before we set
+ * RF buffer settings on 5211/5212+ so that we
+ * properly set curve indices.
+ */
+ ret = ath5k_hw_txpower(ah, channel, ee_mode,
+ ah->ah_txpower.txp_max_pwr / 2,
+ fast_txp);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
+ /*
+ * For 5210 we do all initialization using
+ * initvals, so we don't have to modify
+ * any settings (5210 also only supports
+ * a/aturbo modes)
*/
if (ah->ah_version != AR5K_AR5210) {

@@ -3241,21 +3275,12 @@ int ath5k_hw_phy_init(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ieee80211_channel *channel,
mdelay(1);

/*
- * Set TX power
- */
- ret = ath5k_hw_txpower(ah, channel, ee_mode,
- ah->ah_txpower.txp_max_pwr / 2);
- if (ret)
- return ret;
-
- /*
* Write RF buffer
*/
ret = ath5k_hw_rfregs_init(ah, channel, mode);
if (ret)
return ret;

-
/* Write OFDM timings on 5212*/
if (ah->ah_version == AR5K_AR5212 &&
channel->hw_value & CHANNEL_OFDM) {
@@ -3284,12 +3309,6 @@ int ath5k_hw_phy_init(struct ath5k_hw *ah, struct ieee80211_channel *channel,
}

} else {
- /*
- * For 5210 we do all initialization using
- * initvals, so we don't have to modify
- * any settings (5210 also only supports
- * a/aturbo modes)
- */
mdelay(1);
/* Disable phy and wait */
ath5k_hw_reg_write(ah, AR5K_PHY_ACT_DISABLE, AR5K_PHY_ACT);