Larry has reported success getting scan data with an LP-PHY device, so it's probably time to release LP-PHY support for testing.
Also add a temporary BROKEN Kconfig symbol to disable 5GHz support, as 5GHz currently causes the driver to panic (NULL pointer deref). Signed-off-by: Gábor Stefanik <[email protected]> --- drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig | 25 +++++++++++++++++++------ drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c | 2 ++ drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c | 2 ++ 3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig index 67f564e..13414c9 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/Kconfig @@ -80,16 +80,29 @@ config B43_NPHY SAY N. config B43_PHY_LP - bool "IEEE 802.11g LP-PHY support (BROKEN)" - depends on B43 && EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN + bool "Support for low-power (LP-PHY) devices (VERY EXPERIMENTAL)" + depends on B43 && EXPERIMENTAL ---help--- Support for the LP-PHY. - The LP-PHY is an IEEE 802.11g based PHY built into some notebooks - and embedded devices. + The LP-PHY is a low-power PHY built into some notebooks + and embedded devices. It supports 802.11a/g + (802.11a support is optional, and currently disabled). - THIS IS BROKEN AND DOES NOT WORK YET. + Known LP-PHY devices include the BCM4310, BCM4312 (PCI ID 0x4315), + BCM4325 (currently unsupported), BCM4326 & BCM4328 wireless cards + and the BCM5354 SoC. - SAY N. + This is heavily experimental, and probably will not work for you. + Say N unless you want to help debug the driver. + +config B43_PHY_LP_5GHZ + bool "Enable 802.11a support for LP-PHYs (BROKEN)" + depends on B43_PHY_LP && BROKEN + ---help--- + Enable the 5GHz band of LP-PHY devices. Currently, all it + does is cause the driver to panic on startup. + + Only select this if you are a developer working on this feature. # This config option automatically enables b43 LEDS support, # if it's possible. diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c index 99b41ce..0096d25 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/main.c @@ -4514,7 +4514,9 @@ static int b43_wireless_core_attach(struct b43_wldev *dev) have_5ghz_phy = 1; break; case B43_PHYTYPE_LP: //FIXME not always! +#ifdef CONFIG_B43_PHY_LP_5GHZ have_5ghz_phy = 1; +#endif case B43_PHYTYPE_G: case B43_PHYTYPE_N: have_2ghz_phy = 1; diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c index 3889519..c902dd1 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/b43/phy_lp.c @@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ static inline u16 channel2freq_lp(u8 channel) static unsigned int b43_lpphy_op_get_default_chan(struct b43_wldev *dev) { +#ifdef CONFIG_B43_PHY_LP_5GHZ if (b43_current_band(dev->wl) == IEEE80211_BAND_2GHZ) +#endif return 1; return 36; } -- 1.6.2.4 _______________________________________________ Bcm43xx-dev mailing list [email protected] https://lists.berlios.de/mailman/listinfo/bcm43xx-dev
