1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/core.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/core.c
index f6c45288d0e7..87e37bc39145 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/core.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath9k/core.c
@@ -294,8 +294,6 @@ static int ath_stop(struct ath_softc *sc)
          * hardware is gone (invalid).
          */
 
-        if (!sc->sc_invalid)
-                ath9k_hw_set_interrupts(ah, 0);
         ath_draintxq(sc, false);
         if (!sc->sc_invalid) {
                 ath_stoprecv(sc);
@@ -797,6 +795,12 @@ int ath_open(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath9k_channel *initial_chan)
         if (ah->ah_caps.hw_caps & ATH9K_HW_CAP_HT)
                 sc->sc_imask |= ATH9K_INT_CST;
 
+        /* Note: We disable MIB interrupts for now as we don't yet
+         * handle processing ANI, otherwise you will get an interrupt
+         * storm after about 7 hours of usage making the system unusable
+         * with huge latency. Once we do have ANI processing included
+         * we can re-enable this interrupt. */
+#if 0
         /*
          * Enable MIB interrupts when there are hardware phy counters.
          * Note we only do this (at the moment) for station mode.
@@ -804,6 +808,7 @@ int ath_open(struct ath_softc *sc, struct ath9k_channel *initial_chan)
         if (ath9k_hw_phycounters(ah) &&
             ((sc->sc_opmode == ATH9K_M_STA) || (sc->sc_opmode == ATH9K_M_IBSS)))
                 sc->sc_imask |= ATH9K_INT_MIB;
+#endif
         /*
          * Some hardware processes the TIM IE and fires an
          * interrupt when the TIM bit is set.  For hardware
@@ -1336,6 +1341,8 @@ void ath_deinit(struct ath_softc *sc)
 
         DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DBG_CONFIG, "%s\n", __func__);
 
+        tasklet_kill(&sc->intr_tq);
+        tasklet_kill(&sc->bcon_tasklet);
         ath_stop(sc);
         if (!sc->sc_invalid)
                 ath9k_hw_setpower(sc->sc_ah, ATH9K_PM_AWAKE);