Hi Mohammed
2012/1/19 Mohammed Shafi <[email protected]>: >> On Thu, Jan 19, 2012 at 8:53 AM, Matt Chen <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Hi list, >>> I am using v3.0.13 kernel for my desktop. Wireless modules is AR9485 >>> [168c:0032], Marilyn. When I press F12 function key to enable/disable >>> the wifi, it would take seconds, more than expected, to ON of OFF the >>> LED. >> >> you are talking about the LED in the rfkill status and your card is >> an inbuilt one ? > > sorry forgot that you mentioned about desktop Yes, I am using HP Laptop with Atheros Marilyn [108c:0032]. >> >>> I trace the codes, found the gpio.c in ath9k is using the polling >>> rfkill in every 5 seconds. Would it be the reason to cause this issue >>> happen? Or any recommendation for this issue ? > > i had just put printk in > > Jan 19 13:26:52 shafi-laptop kernel: [11384.992240] ath9k_rfkill_poll_state > Jan 19 13:26:57 shafi-laptop kernel: [11390.000048] ath9k_rfkill_poll_state > Jan 19 13:26:58 shafi-laptop kernel: [11394.992235] ath9k_rfkill_poll_state > > when i press fn+f5 in my lenovo t400 ath9k_rfkill_poll_state seems to > be called immediately.. need to figure out how Yep, I tried to have a look at rfkill core, it seems to start from rfkill of detecting the response from BIOS, but I am not quite sure. When press Fn+F12, the killswitch.state doesn't immediately respond anything. Can observe through command "lshal -m" . The ath9k is relying on rfkill status to enable or disable the wifi. No clear idea how to figure out .... > -- > shafi > _______________________________________________ ath9k-devel mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ath9k.org/mailman/listinfo/ath9k-devel
