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mac80211: fix QCA9561 PA bias

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This patch fixes an invalid TX PA DC bias level on QCA9561, which
results in a very low output power and very low throughput as devices
are further away from the AP (compared to other 2.4GHz APs),
following a suggestion from nbd[1].

This patch has been submitted upstream[2].

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/91c58969-c60e-2f41-00ac-737786d435ae@nbd.name
[2] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-wireless/20220417145145.1847-1-hacks+kernel@slashdirt.org/

Signed-off-by: Thibaut VARÈNE <hacks@slashdirt.org>
(cherry-picked from 7dc52a78ae)
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Thibaut VARÈNE
2022-04-19 10:59:41 +02:00
committed by Petr Štetiar
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From: =?UTF-8?q?Thibaut=20VAR=C3=88NE?= <hacks+kernel@slashdirt.org>
Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2022 11:31:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH v2] ath9k: fix QCA9561 PA bias level
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This patch fixes an invalid TX PA DC bias level on QCA9561, which
results in a very low output power and very low throughput as devices
are further away from the AP (compared to other 2.4GHz APs).
This patch was suggested by Felix Fietkau, who noted[1]:
"The value written to that register is wrong, because while the mask
definition AR_CH0_TOP2_XPABIASLVL uses a different value for 9561, the
shift definition AR_CH0_TOP2_XPABIASLVL_S is hardcoded to 12, which is
wrong for 9561."
In real life testing, without this patch the 2.4GHz throughput on
Yuncore XD3200 is around 10Mbps sitting next to the AP, and closer to
practical maximum with the patch applied.
[1] https://lore.kernel.org/all/91c58969-c60e-2f41-00ac-737786d435ae@nbd.name
Signed-off-by: Thibaut VARÈNE <hacks+kernel@slashdirt.org>
---
v2: Adjust #define per Felix's suggestion
---
drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.h | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.h
index a171dbb29..ad949eb02 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/ar9003_phy.h
@@ -720,7 +720,7 @@
#define AR_CH0_TOP2 (AR_SREV_9300(ah) ? 0x1628c : \
(AR_SREV_9462(ah) ? 0x16290 : 0x16284))
#define AR_CH0_TOP2_XPABIASLVL (AR_SREV_9561(ah) ? 0x1e00 : 0xf000)
-#define AR_CH0_TOP2_XPABIASLVL_S 12
+#define AR_CH0_TOP2_XPABIASLVL_S (AR_SREV_9561(ah) ? 9 : 12)
#define AR_CH0_XTAL (AR_SREV_9300(ah) ? 0x16294 : \
((AR_SREV_9462(ah) || AR_SREV_9565(ah)) ? 0x16298 : \
--
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