Return-path: Received: from wolverine02.qualcomm.com ([199.106.114.251]:57548 "EHLO wolverine02.qualcomm.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933057Ab3CLQP4 (ORCPT ); Tue, 12 Mar 2013 12:15:56 -0400 Message-ID: <513F54B5.1040203@qca.qualcomm.com> (sfid-20130312_171601_653647_B9C044B8) Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2013 21:45:49 +0530 From: Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Kalle Valo CC: Julien Massot , , Subject: Re: ath6kl: AR6004 failed to start on computer boot References: <87ehghanxe.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> <511E44B8.3000308@qca.qualcomm.com> <51262CB2.6070208@qca.qualcomm.com> <87sj46mbhn.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> In-Reply-To: <87sj46mbhn.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-1"; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 03/08/2013 03:58 PM, Kalle Valo wrote: > Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan writes: > >> Hi Julien, >> >> On 02/21/2013 07:33 PM, Julien Massot wrote: >>> Hi, >>> I just find a quick and dirty patch to workaround this issue. >>> I just reset the device on initialization failure. >>> >>> I hope this helps to understand the real issue. >>> >>> [ 7.012514] usb 1-7: firmware: requesting ath6k/AR6004/hw1.3/bdata.bin >>> [ 7.035276] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated: >>> [ 7.035287] cfg80211: (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), >>> (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp) >>> [ 7.035299] cfg80211: (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), >>> (300 mBi, 2000 mBm) >>> [ 7.037916] usb 1-7: firmware: requesting ath6k/AR6004/hw1.3/fw-3.bin >>> [ 9.378940] ath6kl: f59afe4c >>> [ 9.379054] ath6kl: f59afe6c >>> [ 9.379391] ath6kl_usb: probe of 1-7:1.0 failed with error -5 >>> Here I reset the device. >> >> that was the suggestion gave by Wei. The failure it seems >> check hostapp area to check target status and reset the device >> if needed. >> >> Great that you figured it out yourself! > > The power of Open Source in action :) > > But thanks a lot Julien, it was really great that you could solve it > yourself. > >> We will send a proper patch for this. > > I now sent a patch (plus few cleanups) to fix this. > yeah, I had a few patches in my stash, but you addressed them in your series. thanks :-) -- thanks, shafi