rtl8xxxu: Work around issue with 8192eu and 8723bu devices not reconn…

…ecting The H2C MEDIA_STATUS_RPT command for some reason causes 8192eu and 8723bu devices not being able to reconnect. Reported-by: Barry Day <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> Freescale#4.8+ Signed-off-by: Jes Sorensen <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <[email protected]>
redbrain17 · Dec 1, 2016 · c59f13b · c59f13b
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diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/realtek/rtl8xxxu/rtl8xxxu_core.c
@@ -4372,6 +4372,13 @@ void rtl8xxxu_gen1_report_connect(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv,
 void rtl8xxxu_gen2_report_connect(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv,
 				  u8 macid, bool connect)
 {
+#ifdef RTL8XXXU_GEN2_REPORT_CONNECT
+	/*
+	 * Barry Day reports this causes issues with 8192eu and 8723bu
+	 * devices reconnecting. The reason for this is unclear, but
+	 * until it is better understood, leave the code in place but
+	 * disabled, so it is not lost.
+	 */
 	struct h2c_cmd h2c;
 
 	memset(&h2c, 0, sizeof(struct h2c_cmd));
@@ -4383,6 +4390,7 @@ void rtl8xxxu_gen2_report_connect(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv,
 		h2c.media_status_rpt.parm &= ~BIT(0);
 
 	rtl8xxxu_gen2_h2c_cmd(priv, &h2c, sizeof(h2c.media_status_rpt));
+#endif
 }
 
 void rtl8xxxu_gen1_init_aggregation(struct rtl8xxxu_priv *priv)