madwifi: allow ad-hoc mode with software based TSF merging (hardware merging can screw up the internal timers and cause transmit hangs) - based on a patch by sven-ola. activated by wlanconfig's nosbeacon flag
SVN-Revision: 12883
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		@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>
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--- a/ath/if_ath.c
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+++ b/ath/if_ath.c
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@@ -8322,6 +8322,14 @@
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@@ -8332,6 +8332,14 @@
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 #endif
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 				if (ts->ts_status & HAL_TXERR_XRETRY) {
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 					sc->sc_stats.ast_tx_xretries++;
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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--- a/ath/if_ath.c
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+++ b/ath/if_ath.c
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@@ -4915,7 +4915,7 @@
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@@ -4925,7 +4925,7 @@
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 	 * capability info and arrange for a mode change
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 	 * if needed.
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 	 */
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@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
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 MODULE_PARM_DESC(autocreate, "Create ath device in "
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 		"[sta|ap|wds|adhoc|ahdemo|monitor] mode. defaults to sta, use "
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 		"'none' to disable");
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@@ -5062,7 +5066,7 @@
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@@ -5072,7 +5076,7 @@
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 		DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_BEACON_PROC,
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 			"Missed %u consecutive beacons (n_beacon=%u)\n",
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 			sc->sc_bmisscount, n_beacon);
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@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
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 			ATH_SCHEDULE_TQUEUE(&sc->sc_bstucktq, needmark);
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 		return;
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 	}
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@@ -5218,7 +5222,7 @@
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@@ -5228,7 +5232,7 @@
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 	 *     check will be true, in which case return
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 	 *     without resetting the driver.
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 	 */
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@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
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 	/* override with driver methods */
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 	vap = &avp->av_vap;
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 	avp->av_newstate = vap->iv_newstate;
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@@ -4199,8 +4201,7 @@
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@@ -4209,8 +4211,7 @@
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 	if (ic->ic_opmode == IEEE80211_M_STA ||
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 	    sc->sc_opmode == HAL_M_IBSS ||	/* NB: AHDEMO too */
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 	    (sc->sc_nostabeacons) || sc->sc_scanning ||
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@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@
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 		rfilt |= HAL_RX_FILTER_BEACON;
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 	if (sc->sc_nmonvaps > 0)
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 		rfilt |= (HAL_RX_FILTER_CONTROL | HAL_RX_FILTER_BEACON |
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@@ -9020,8 +9021,6 @@
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@@ -9030,8 +9031,6 @@
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 		 * set sc->beacons if we might need to restart
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                  * them after ath_reset. */
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 		if (!sc->sc_beacons &&
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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--- a/ath/if_ath.c
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+++ b/ath/if_ath.c
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@@ -5474,6 +5474,9 @@
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@@ -5484,6 +5484,9 @@
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 		ath_beacon_dturbo_config(vap, intval &
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 				~(HAL_BEACON_RESET_TSF | HAL_BEACON_ENA));
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 #endif
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@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
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 static int ath_desc_alloc(struct ath_softc *);
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 static void ath_desc_free(struct ath_softc *);
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 static void ath_desc_swap(struct ath_desc *);
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@@ -2783,6 +2784,72 @@
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@@ -2793,6 +2794,72 @@
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 	return 1;
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 }
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@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
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 /*
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  * Reset the hardware w/o losing operational state.  This is
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  * basically a more efficient way of doing ath_stop, ath_init,
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@@ -5282,6 +5349,7 @@
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@@ -5292,6 +5359,7 @@
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 	u_int64_t tsf, hw_tsf;
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 	u_int32_t tsftu, hw_tsftu;
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 	u_int32_t intval, nexttbtt = 0;
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@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
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 	int reset_tsf = 0;
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 	if (vap == NULL)
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@@ -5289,6 +5357,9 @@
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@@ -5299,6 +5367,9 @@
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 	ni = vap->iv_bss;
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@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
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 	hw_tsf = ath_hal_gettsf64(ah);
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 	tsf = le64_to_cpu(ni->ni_tstamp.tsf);
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 	hw_tsftu = hw_tsf >> 10;
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@@ -5478,15 +5549,27 @@
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@@ -5488,15 +5559,27 @@
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 				<= ath_hal_sw_beacon_response_time)
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 			nexttbtt += intval;
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 		sc->sc_nexttbtt = nexttbtt;
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@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
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 		sc->sc_bmisscount = 0;
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 		ath_hal_intrset(ah, sc->sc_imask);
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+
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+		if (ath_hw_check_atim(sc, 1, intval & HAL_BEACON_PERIOD)) {
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+		if ((sc->sc_opmode == HAL_M_IBSS) && ath_hw_check_atim(sc, 1, intval & HAL_BEACON_PERIOD)) {
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+			DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_BEACON,
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+				"fixed atim window after beacon init\n");
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+		}
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@@ -127,11 +127,11 @@
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 	/* We print all debug messages here, in order to preserve the
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 	 * time critical aspect of this function */
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 	DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_BEACON,
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@@ -6389,6 +6472,11 @@
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@@ -6399,6 +6482,11 @@
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 			DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_BEACON, 
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 				"Updated beacon timers\n");
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 		}
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+		if ((sc->sc_opmode == IEEE80211_M_IBSS) &&
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+		if ((sc->sc_opmode == HAL_M_IBSS) &&
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+				IEEE80211_ADDR_EQ(ni->ni_bssid, vap->iv_bss->ni_bssid) &&
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+				ath_hw_check_atim(sc, 1, vap->iv_bss->ni_intval)) {
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+			DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_ANY, "Fixed ATIM window after beacon recv\n");
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							@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
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--- a/ath/if_ath.c
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+++ b/ath/if_ath.c
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@@ -1452,6 +1452,23 @@
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 		sc->sc_nstavaps++;
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 	else if (opmode == IEEE80211_M_MONITOR)
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 		sc->sc_nmonvaps++;
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+
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+
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+	/* Driving the HAL in IBSS sometimes adapts the TSF and other timing registers
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+	 * from received beacons/probes. If that happens, expected TX interrupts may
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+	 * not occur until next reset. Which triggers the "lost beacon" tasklet.
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+	 * Resulting effectively in not sending packets for minutes. Because that only
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+	 * happens in large mesh networks, this mode needs to be activated by a kernel
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+	 * module parameter: hostap_for_ibss=1. Note that using this mode has side
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+	 * effects. Such as not supressing beacons/probe answers randomly when
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+	 * receiving other node beacons. It's recommended to lower the beacon interval
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+	 * then. When using an IBSS-VAP together with an HOSTAP-VAP, you may also need
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+	 * to re-trigger IBSS beacon generation after creating the HOSTAP-VAP by
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+	 * issueing "iwpriv athX bintval 1000".
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+	 */
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+	if ((flags & IEEE80211_NO_STABEACONS) && (ic->ic_opmode == IEEE80211_M_IBSS))
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+		sc->sc_opmode = HAL_M_HOSTAP;
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+	else
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 	/*
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 	 * Adhoc demo mode is a pseudo mode; to the HAL it's
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 	 * just IBSS mode and the driver doesn't use management
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@@ -4279,7 +4296,8 @@
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 	if (ic->ic_opmode != IEEE80211_M_HOSTAP && (dev->flags & IFF_PROMISC))
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 		rfilt |= HAL_RX_FILTER_PROM;
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 	if (ic->ic_opmode == IEEE80211_M_STA ||
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-	    sc->sc_opmode == HAL_M_IBSS ||	/* NB: AHDEMO too */
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+	    ic->ic_opmode == IEEE80211_M_IBSS ||
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+	    ic->ic_opmode == IEEE80211_M_AHDEMO ||
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 	    (sc->sc_nostabeacons) || sc->sc_scanning ||
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 		(ic->ic_opmode == IEEE80211_M_HOSTAP))
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 		rfilt |= HAL_RX_FILTER_BEACON;
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@@ -6433,6 +6451,33 @@
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 }
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 /*
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+ * Advances (forwards/adds) a microsecond value to current chip's TSF registers
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+ */
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+
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+/* from ath_info.c */
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+#define AR5K_TSF_L32_5210		0x806c	/* TSF (lower 32 bits) */
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+#define AR5K_TSF_L32_5211		0x804c
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+#define AR5K_TSF_L32			(ar_device(ah->ah_sc->devid) == 5210 ? \
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+					AR5K_TSF_L32_5210 : AR5K_TSF_L32_5211)
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+
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+#define AR5K_TSF_U32_5210		0x8070
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+#define AR5K_TSF_U32_5211		0x8050
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+#define AR5K_TSF_U32			(ar_device(ah->ah_sc->devid) == 5210 ? \
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+					AR5K_TSF_U32_5210 : AR5K_TSF_U32_5211)
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+
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+static inline void ath_hal_settsf64(struct ath_hal *ah, u_int64_t tsf_adv)
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+{
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+	ATH_HAL_LOCK_IRQ(ah->ah_sc);
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+	ath_hal_set_function(__func__);
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+	tsf_adv += ah->ah_getTsf64(ah);
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+	OS_REG_WRITE(ah, AR5K_TSF_L32, 0ll);
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+	OS_REG_WRITE(ah, AR5K_TSF_U32, (tsf_adv >> 32) & 0xffffffffll);
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+	OS_REG_WRITE(ah, AR5K_TSF_L32, (tsf_adv >> 00) & 0xffffffffll);
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+	ath_hal_set_function(NULL);
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+	ATH_HAL_UNLOCK_IRQ(ah->ah_sc);
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+}
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+
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+/*
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  * Intercept management frames to collect beacon RSSI data and to do
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  * ibss merges. This function is called for all management frames,
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  * including those belonging to other BSS.
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@@ -6485,10 +6530,19 @@
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 			DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_BEACON, 
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 				"Updated beacon timers\n");
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 		}
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-		if ((sc->sc_opmode == HAL_M_IBSS) &&
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-				IEEE80211_ADDR_EQ(ni->ni_bssid, vap->iv_bss->ni_bssid) &&
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-				ath_hw_check_atim(sc, 1, vap->iv_bss->ni_intval)) {
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-			DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_ANY, "Fixed ATIM window after beacon recv\n");
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+		if ((vap->iv_opmode == IEEE80211_M_IBSS) &&
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+				(sc->sc_opmode == HAL_M_HOSTAP) &&
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+				IEEE80211_ADDR_EQ(ni->ni_bssid, vap->iv_bss->ni_bssid)) {
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+			/* In this mode, we drive the HAL in HOSTAP mode. Hence
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+			 * we do the IBSS merging in software. Also do not merge
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+			 * if the difference it too small. Otherwise we are playing
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+			 * tsf-pingpong with other vendors drivers */
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+			beacon_tsf = le64_to_cpu(ni->ni_tstamp.tsf);
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+			if (beacon_tsf > rtsf + 0xffff) {
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+				ath_hal_settsf64(sc->sc_ah, beacon_tsf - rtsf);
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+				ieee80211_ibss_merge(ni);
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+			}
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+			break;
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 		}
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 		/* NB: Fall Through */
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 	case IEEE80211_FC0_SUBTYPE_PROBE_RESP:
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@@ -6561,6 +6615,10 @@
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 #endif
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 			if (do_merge)
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 				ieee80211_ibss_merge(ni);
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+
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+			if ((sc->sc_opmode == HAL_M_IBSS) &&
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+					ath_hw_check_atim(sc, 1, vap->iv_bss->ni_intval))
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+				DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_ANY, "Fixed ATIM window after beacon recv\n");
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 		}
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 		break;
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 	}
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
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--- a/ath/if_ath.c
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+++ b/ath/if_ath.c
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@@ -6409,7 +6409,7 @@
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@@ -6440,7 +6440,7 @@
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 	/* Never copy the SKB, as it is ours on the RX side, and this is the 
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 	 * last process on the TX side and we only modify our own headers. */
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@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
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 	if (tskb == NULL) {
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 		DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_ANY,
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 			"Dropping; ath_skb_removepad failed!\n");
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@@ -6417,6 +6417,8 @@
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@@ -6448,6 +6448,8 @@
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 	}
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 	ieee80211_input_monitor(ic, tskb, bf, tx, tsf, sc);
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
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 Please let us know if you think your name should be mentioned here!
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--- a/ath/if_ath.c
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+++ b/ath/if_ath.c
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@@ -3029,7 +3029,7 @@
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@@ -3059,7 +3059,7 @@
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 	struct ath_softc *sc = dev->priv;
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 	struct ath_hal *ah = sc->sc_ah;
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 	struct ieee80211_phy_params *ph = (struct ieee80211_phy_params *)
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@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@
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 	/*
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 	 * Check if the MAC has multi-rate retry support.
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 	 * We do this by trying to setup a fake extended
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@@ -7382,7 +7390,7 @@
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@@ -7453,7 +7461,7 @@
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 	if (qtype == HAL_TX_QUEUE_UAPSD)
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 		qi.tqi_qflags = HAL_TXQ_TXDESCINT_ENABLE;
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 	else
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