1 files changed, 18 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-lib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-lib.c
index 4bd0aecc7713..a27347425968 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-lib.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-lib.c
@@ -1395,16 +1395,29 @@ void iwlagn_request_scan(struct iwl_priv *priv)
                         rate = IWL_RATE_1M_PLCP;
                         rate_flags = RATE_MCS_CCK_MSK;
                 }
-                scan->good_CRC_th = 0;
+                scan->good_CRC_th = IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DISABLED;
                 break;
         case IEEE80211_BAND_5GHZ:
                 rate = IWL_RATE_6M_PLCP;
                 /*
-                 * If active scaning is requested but a certain channel
-                 * is marked passive, we can do active scanning if we
-                 * detect transmissions.
+                 * If active scanning is requested but a certain channel is
+                 * marked passive, we can do active scanning if we detect
+                 * transmissions.
+                 *
+                 * There is an issue with some firmware versions that triggers
+                 * a sysassert on a "good CRC threshold" of zero (== disabled),
+                 * on a radar channel even though this means that we should NOT
+                 * send probes.
+                 *
+                 * The "good CRC threshold" is the number of frames that we
+                 * need to receive during our dwell time on a channel before
+                 * sending out probes -- setting this to a huge value will
+                 * mean we never reach it, but at the same time work around
+                 * the aforementioned issue. Thus use IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_NEVER
+                 * here instead of IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DISABLED.
                  */
-                scan->good_CRC_th = is_active ? IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH : 0;
+                scan->good_CRC_th = is_active ? IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_DEFAULT :
+                                                IWL_GOOD_CRC_TH_NEVER;
                 break;
         default:
                 IWL_WARN(priv, "Invalid scan band count\n");