===================================================================
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ config B43
depends on SSB_POSSIBLE && MAC80211 && HAS_DMA
select SSB
select FW_LOADER
- select SSB_BLOCKIO
---help---
b43 is a driver for the Broadcom 43xx series wireless devices.
@@ -79,6 +78,14 @@ config B43_SDIO
If unsure, say N.
+#Data transfers to the device via PIO. We want it as a fallback even
+# if we can do DMA.
+config B43_PIO
+ bool
+ depends on B43
+ select SSB_BLOCKIO
+ default y
+
config B43_NPHY
bool "Pre IEEE 802.11n support (BROKEN)"
depends on B43 && EXPERIMENTAL && BROKEN
@@ -130,4 +137,12 @@ config B43_DEBUG
for production use.
Only say Y, if you are debugging a problem in the b43 driver sourcecode.
-
+config B43_FORCE_PIO
+ bool "Force usage of PIO instead of DMA"
+ depends on B43 && B43_DEBUG
+ ---help---
+ This will disable DMA and always enable PIO instead.
+
+ Say N!
+ This is only for debugging the PIO engine code. You do
+ _NOT_ want to enable this.
===================================================================
@@ -107,9 +107,9 @@ int b43_modparam_verbose = B43_VERBOSITY
module_param_named(verbose, b43_modparam_verbose, int, 0644);
MODULE_PARM_DESC(verbose, "Log message verbosity: 0=error, 1=warn, 2=info(default), 3=debug");
-static int modparam_pio;
-module_param_named(pio, modparam_pio, int, 0444);
-MODULE_PARM_DESC(pio, "enable(1) / disable(0) PIO mode");
+int b43_modparam_pio = B43_PIO_DEFAULT;
+module_param_named(pio, b43_modparam_pio, int, 0644);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(pio, "Use PIO accesses by default: 0=DMA, 1=PIO");
static const struct ssb_device_id b43_ssb_tbl[] = {
SSB_DEVICE(SSB_VENDOR_BROADCOM, SSB_DEV_80211, 5),
@@ -1804,8 +1804,9 @@ static void b43_do_interrupt_thread(stru
dma_reason[4], dma_reason[5]);
b43err(dev->wl, "This device does not support DMA "
"on your system. Please use PIO instead.\n");
- b43err(dev->wl, "Unload the b43 module and reload "
- "with 'pio=1'\n");
+ /* Fall back to PIO transfers if we get fatal DMA errors! */
+ dev->use_pio = 1;
+ b43_controller_restart(dev, "DMA error");
return;
}
if (merged_dma_reason & B43_DMAIRQ_NONFATALMASK) {
@@ -4357,7 +4358,7 @@ static int b43_wireless_core_init(struct
if ((dev->dev->bus->bustype == SSB_BUSTYPE_PCMCIA) ||
(dev->dev->bus->bustype == SSB_BUSTYPE_SDIO) ||
- modparam_pio) {
+ dev->use_pio) {
dev->__using_pio_transfers = 1;
err = b43_pio_init(dev);
} else {
@@ -4824,6 +4825,7 @@ static int b43_one_core_attach(struct ss
if (!wldev)
goto out;
+ wldev->use_pio = b43_modparam_pio;
wldev->dev = dev;
wldev->wl = wl;
b43_set_status(wldev, B43_STAT_UNINIT);