#9770 HIGH 1.5-sof: Use gpio to reset wlan when we have libertas command timeouts

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#9770: Use gpio to reset wlan when we have libertas command timeouts
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           Reporter:  cjb     |       Owner:  cjb                              
               Type:  defect  |      Status:  new                              
           Priority:  high    |   Milestone:  1.5-software-later               
          Component:  kernel  |     Version:  Development build as of this date
         Resolution:          |    Keywords:                                   
        Next_action:  design  |    Verified:  0                                
Deployment_affected:          |   Blockedby:                                   
           Blocking:          |  
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Changes (by dsaxena):

  * next_action:  code => design


Comment:

 I saw the -ENOSYS but that code path is separate than the main data
 handling path. What we need is a sideband method to handle this. One
 possibility is to use the same approach we use in the rfkill interface
 where we force a powerdown of the slot. This could be done by having the
 timeout handler kick off a separate task to run similar code, but I'm
 wondering if there's someway to simply trigger the rfkill itself from the
 kernel _or_ if we can somehow figure out from userspace that the card has
 gone nutty and needs a kick?

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/9770#comment:4>
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