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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/6] iwlwifi: fix time interval misuse in
 iwl_poll_{direct_}bit
From: Marcel Holtmann <holtmann@linux.intel.com>
To: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@intel.com>
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Hi Reinette,

> The patch fixes the misuse of microsecond with millisecond in the
> polling mechanism of the iwlwifi driver. The impact of this problem
> is the unacceptable latency for the whole system (especially during
> bringing down the wlan interface).

I will test the whole set of patches again, but as already mentioned
this is making the situation worse than better.

Regards

Marcel