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Stanislaw Gruszka 42b70a5f6d iwlagn: use cts-to-self protection on 5000 adapters series 
This patch fixes 802.11n stability and performance regression we have
since 2.6.35. It boost performance on my 5GHz N-only network from about
5MB/s to 8MB/s. Similar percentage boost can be observed on 2.4 GHz.

These are test results of 5x downloading of approximately 700MB iso
image:

vanilla: 5.27 5.22 4.94 4.47 5.31 ; avr 5.0420 std 0.35110
patched: 8.07 7.95 8.06 7.99 7.96 ; avr 8.0060 std 0.055946

This was achieved with NetworkManager configured to do not perform
periodical scans, by configuring constant BSSID. With periodical scans,
after some time, performance downgrade to unpatched driver level, like
in example below:

patched: 7.40 7.61 4.28 4.37 4.80 avr 5.6920 std 1.6683

However patch still make better here, since similar test on unpatched
driver make link disconnects with below messages after some time:

wlan1: authenticate with 00:23:69:35:d1:3f (try 1)
wlan1: authenticate with 00:23:69:35:d1:3f (try 2)
wlan1: authenticate with 00:23:69:35:d1:3f (try 3)
wlan1: authentication with 00:23:69:35:d1:3f timed out

On 2.6.35 kernel patch helps against connection hangs with messages:

iwlagn 0000:20:00.0: queue 10 stuck 3 time. Fw reload.
iwlagn 0000:20:00.0: On demand firmware reload
iwlagn 0000:20:00.0: Stopping AGG while state not ON or starting

Cc: stable@kernel.org # 2.6.35+
Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-06-06 15:24:17 -04:00
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accessibility
acpi Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
amba
ata Merge branch 'upstream-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/libata-dev 2011-05-20 14:31:27 -07:00
atm Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6 2011-05-20 13:43:21 -07:00
auxdisplay
base Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
bcma bcma: add PCI ID of the card found in Thinkpad X120e 2011-05-16 14:25:29 -04:00
block Add appropriate <linux/prefetch.h> include for prefetch users 2011-05-22 21:41:57 -07:00
bluetooth Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next-2.6 into for-davem 2011-05-16 19:32:19 -04:00
cdrom cdrom: always check_disk_change() on open 2011-04-29 10:17:25 +02:00
char Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/apm 2011-05-23 09:08:19 -07:00
clk CLKDEV: Fix clkdev return value for NULL clk case 2011-04-30 10:14:08 +01:00
clocksource Merge branch 'consolidate-clksrc-i8253' of master.kernel.org:~rmk/linux-2.6-arm into timers/clocksource 2011-05-14 12:06:36 +02:00
connector
cpufreq Merge branch 'x86-cpu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-05-19 17:55:12 -07:00
cpuidle
crypto Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6 2011-05-20 17:24:14 -07:00
dca
dio
dma Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
edac drivercore: revert addition of of_match to struct device 2011-05-18 12:32:23 -06:00
eisa
firewire firewire: sbp2: parallelize login, reconnect, logout 2011-05-10 22:53:46 +02:00
firmware Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
gpio
gpu Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
hid Merge branches 'doc', 'multitouch', 'upstream' and 'upstream-fixes' into for-linus 2011-05-23 12:49:25 +02:00
hwmon hwmon: (coretemp) Fix checkpatch errors 2011-05-21 07:29:17 -07:00
hwspinlock
i2c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
ide Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/ide-2.6 2011-05-22 22:08:32 -07:00
idle
ieee802154 net: call dev_alloc_name from register_netdevice 2011-05-05 10:57:45 -07:00
infiniband Add appropriate <linux/prefetch.h> include for prefetch users 2011-05-22 21:41:57 -07:00
input input/atari: Fix mouse movement and button mapping 2011-05-19 18:19:12 +02:00
isdn isdn: netjet - blacklist Digium TDM400P 2011-05-25 17:55:32 -04:00
leds Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
lguest Correct occurrences of 2011-05-06 09:27:55 -07:00
macintosh Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
mca
md Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
media Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
memstick
message Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
mfd mfd: Fix for the TWL4030 PM sleep/wakeup sequence 2011-05-11 11:09:58 +02:00
misc Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
mmc Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
mtd MIPS: Alchemy: Clean up GPIO registers and accessors 2011-05-19 09:55:46 +01:00
net iwlagn: use cts-to-self protection on 5000 adapters series 2011-06-06 15:24:17 -04:00
nfc
nubus
of
oprofile
parisc
parport
pci Merge branch 'core-iommu-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-05-19 17:28:58 -07:00
pcmcia
platform Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
pnp
power
pps
ps3
rapidio rapidio: fix default routing initialization 2011-05-18 02:55:22 -07:00
regulator regulator: change debug statement be consistent with the style of the rest 2011-05-10 10:11:29 +02:00
rtc Merge branch 'timers-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/linux-2.6-tip 2011-05-19 17:45:08 -07:00
s390 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6 2011-05-20 13:43:21 -07:00
sbus
scsi Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
sfi
sh
sn
spi Haavard Skinnemoen has left Atmel 2011-05-18 23:24:50 +02:00
ssb ssb: fix PCI(e) driver regression causing oops on PCI cards 2011-06-03 14:19:49 -04:00
staging Merge branch 'for-davem' of ssh://master.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-next-2.6 2011-05-25 13:28:55 -04:00
target Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
tc
telephony
thermal
tty Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
uio
usb Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
uwb
vhost Correct occurrences of 2011-05-06 09:27:55 -07:00
video Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
virtio
vlynq
w1
watchdog Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
xen Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-05-23 09:12:26 -07:00
zorro
Kconfig Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6 2011-05-20 13:43:21 -07:00
Makefile bcma: add Broadcom specific AMBA bus driver 2011-05-10 15:54:54 -04:00