Return-path: Received: from smtp.codeaurora.org ([198.145.29.96]:57892 "EHLO smtp.codeaurora.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933656AbdIYIGZ (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Sep 2017 04:06:25 -0400 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: rtlwifi: rtl8821ae: Fix connection lost problem From: Kalle Valo In-Reply-To: <20170920211505.26171-1-Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> References: <20170920211505.26171-1-Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> To: Larry Finger Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Larry Finger , Stable , Ping-Ke Shih Message-Id: <20170925080624.04C9960618@smtp.codeaurora.org> (sfid-20170925_104606_105870_6D27B04A) Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 08:06:23 +0000 (UTC) Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Larry Finger wrote: > In commit 40b368af4b75 ("rtlwifi: Fix alignment issues"), the read > of REG_DBI_READ was changed from 16 to 8 bits. For unknown reasonsi > this change results in reduced stability for the wireless connection. > This regression was located using bisection. > > Fixes: 40b368af4b75 ("rtlwifi: Fix alignment issues") > Reported-and-tested-by: James Cameron > Signed-off-by: Larry Finger > Cc: Stable # 4.11+ > Cc: Ping-Ke Shih Should I queue this for 4.14? (The first commit was v4.11-rc1.) -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/9962615/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches