On 2012-09-13 6:51 PM, Simon Wunderlich wrote:
> ath9k fellows,
> 
> as it seems no one could find the cause for this problem so far. I'd therefore
> like to create a workaround by checking one/some registers for 0xdeadbeef and
> reset the chip if this is found.
> 
> Can anyone recommend a register which should never go 0xdeadbeef in a normal 
> case?
> 
> From what i've seen, AR_CFG (0x0014) might be a good choice. My regdumps say:
> 
> bad regdump:  0x000014 0xdeadbeef    
> good regdump: 0x000014 0x0008010a
> 
> Unfortunately I don't have documentation to find out if this register can ever
> go deadbeef in a normal case. :)
> 
> What do you think? (of course, a proper solution is still appreciated ...)
If ah->power_mode == ATH9K_PM_AWAKE, then no regularly used register may
return 0xdeadbeef. You can use a combination of the register and the
power mode as an indicator.

- Felix

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