[Trac #1138] iwlist command failure.

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#1138: iwlist command failure.
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 Reporter:  swagle at marvell.com  |        Owner:  jcardona
     Type:  defect              |       Status:  closed  
 Priority:  blocker             |    Milestone:  Trial-1 
Component:  wireless            |   Resolution:  fixed   
 Keywords:                      |  
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Comment (by dcbw):

 I audited the reset calls in the driver.  There are three types; (1) USB
 port reset, (2) CMD_802_11_RESET soft-reset, and (3) EC power cut.

 Reset commands are _only_ sent by the driver in the following cases:
 1) On module unload, to all devices
     - Does (2) soft reset, then (3) EC power cut
 2) On device unregister (when unregister_netdev() is called)
     - Does (2) soft reset, then (3) EC power cut
 3) If the device fails to respond to a boot command
     - Does (1) USB port reset, if that fails does (2) and (3)
 4) If the device fails to accept a full firmware download
     - Does (1) USB port reset, if that fails does (2) and (3)

 The driver, from my read, does not reset the device at all during normal
 operation.

 Does the 5536 still send spurious resets or something?  I thought we had
 this problem before.

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