Re: kern/51797: iwm(4) does not work after if_iwm.c rev. 1.45

[Ryo ONODERA <ryo_on%yk.rim.or.jp@localhost>]

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From: Ryo ONODERA <ryo_on%yk.rim.or.jp@localhost>
To: nonakap%gmail.com@localhost
Cc: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/51797: iwm(4) does not work after if_iwm.c rev. 1.45
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2017 05:07:11 +0900 (JST)

 Hi,
 
 From: Kimihiro Nonaka <nonakap%gmail.com@localhost>, Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2017 20:27:57 +0900
 
 > Hi,
 > 
 > 2017-01-08 18:48 GMT+09:00 Ryo ONODERA <ryo_on%yk.rim.or.jp@localhost>:
 > 
 >> iwm0 at pci2 dev 0 function 0: vendor 8086 product 095a (rev. 0x59)
 >> iwm0: interrupting at msi4 vec 0
 >> iwm0: hw rev 0x210, fw ver 16.242414.0, address 5c:e0:c5:a8:88:ab
 >> iwm0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
 >> iwm0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
 >> iwm0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
 > 
 > Could you try the following change?
 > 3165 card works fine with it.
 > 
 >> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/source-changes/2017/01/13/msg080956.html
 
 With your change, my iwm(4) can connect to .11g AP
 in many case.
 
 However it seems that it is less stable.
 I have gotten 'iwm0: fatal firmware error' in some case.
 
 And it cannot connect to Android .11g AP like before.
 
 Thank you.
 
 > Regards,
 > -- 
 > Kimihiro Nonaka
 
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