Re: [rt2x00] rt2500pci is spamming syslogd since upgrade to 2.6.31

[Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@gmail.com>]

On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 17:00, Ivo Van Doorn <ivdoorn@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 8:37 AM, Julian Calaby <julian.calaby@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 2009/9/16 Ivo van Doorn <ivdoorn@gmail.com>:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>>>  Hi; my syslog has many entries like this since the upgrade to 2.6.31
>>>>
>>>>  phy0 -> rt2500pci_set_device_state: Error - Device failed to enter state 1 (-16).
>>>>
>>>>  Sometimes the driver just start spamming like crazy sometimes is at less rate
>>>>  sometimes it does not appear.
>>>>
>>>>  I'm running 2.6.31 with a revert [1] config follows. If more info is needed
>>>>  just ask
>>>>
>>>>  [1] http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13362
>>>
>>> Try disabling powersaving,
>>>
>>>        iwconfig wlan0 power off
>>
>> I have an identical problem, which is fixed by this command.
>>
>> It is possible to detect that the chip doesn't, for whatever reason,
>> support powersaving and disable it in the driver?
>
> Well I simply have to:
> a) fix the driver to handle powersaving better
> b) disable powersaving support for the driver
>
> It will probably be (b) first followed by (a) much later if I ever
> get the time to look into the issue.

Fair enough.

I'll take a look if I get an opportunity.

Thanks,

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