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diff --git a/package/mac80211/patches/542-ath9k_bstuck_nf_calibrate.patch b/package/mac80211/patches/542-ath9k_bstuck_nf_calibrate.patch
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index 000000000..35db2cba3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/package/mac80211/patches/542-ath9k_bstuck_nf_calibrate.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/beacon.c
+@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ void ath_beacon_tasklet(unsigned long da
+ ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_BSTUCK,
+ "missed %u consecutive beacons\n",
+ sc->beacon.bmisscnt);
++ ath9k_hw_bstuck_nfcal(ah);
+ } else if (sc->beacon.bmisscnt >= BSTUCK_THRESH) {
+ ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_BSTUCK,
+ "beacon is officially stuck\n");
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/calib.c
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/calib.c
+@@ -65,12 +65,16 @@ static s16 ath9k_hw_get_default_nf(struc
+
+
+ static void ath9k_hw_update_nfcal_hist_buffer(struct ath_hw *ah,
+- struct ath9k_nfcal_hist *h,
++ struct ath9k_hw_cal_data *cal,
+ int16_t *nfarray)
+ {
++ struct ath_common *common = ath9k_hw_common(ah);
+ struct ath_nf_limits *limit;
++ struct ath9k_nfcal_hist *h;
++ bool high_nf_mid = false;
+ int i;
+
++ h = cal->nfCalHist;
+ limit = ath9k_hw_get_nf_limits(ah, ah->curchan);
+
+ for (i = 0; i < NUM_NF_READINGS; i++) {
+@@ -87,9 +91,38 @@ static void ath9k_hw_update_nfcal_hist_b
+ ath9k_hw_get_nf_hist_mid(h[i].nfCalBuffer);
+ }
+
+- if (h[i].privNF > limit->max)
+- h[i].privNF = limit->max;
++ if (!h[i].privNF)
++ continue;
++
++ if (h[i].privNF > limit->max) {
++ high_nf_mid = true;
++
++ ath_print(common, ATH_DBG_CALIBRATE,
++ "NFmid[%d] (%d) > MAX (%d), %s\n",
++ i, h[i].privNF, limit->max,
++ (cal->nfcal_interference ?
++ "not corrected (due to interference)" :
++ "correcting to MAX"));
++
++ /*
++ * Normally we limit the average noise floor by the
++ * hardware specific maximum here. However if we have
++ * encountered stuck beacons because of interference,
++ * we bypass this limit here in order to better deal
++ * with our environment.
++ */
++ if (!cal->nfcal_interference)
++ h[i].privNF = limit->max;
++ }
+ }
++
++ /*
++ * If the noise floor seems normal for all chains, assume that
++ * there is no significant interference in the environment anymore.
++ * Re-enable the enforcement of the NF maximum again.
++ */
++ if (!high_nf_mid)
++ cal->nfcal_interference = false;
+ }
+
+ static bool ath9k_hw_get_nf_thresh(struct ath_hw *ah,
+@@ -339,7 +372,7 @@ bool ath9k_hw_getnf(struct ath_hw *ah, s
+
+ h = caldata->nfCalHist;
+ caldata->nfcal_pending = false;
+- ath9k_hw_update_nfcal_hist_buffer(ah, h, nfarray);
++ ath9k_hw_update_nfcal_hist_buffer(ah, caldata, nfarray);
+ caldata->rawNoiseFloor = h[0].privNF;
+ return true;
+ }
+@@ -374,3 +407,26 @@ s16 ath9k_hw_getchan_noise(struct ath_hw
+ return ah->caldata->rawNoiseFloor;
+ }
+ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_getchan_noise);
++
++void ath9k_hw_bstuck_nfcal(struct ath_hw *ah)
++{
++ struct ath9k_hw_cal_data *caldata = ah->caldata;
++
++ if (unlikely(!caldata))
++ return;
++
++ /*
++ * If beacons are stuck, the most likely cause is interference.
++ * Triggering a noise floor calibration at this point helps the
++ * hardware adapt to a noisy environment much faster.
++ * To ensure that we recover from stuck beacons quickly, let
++ * the baseband update the internal NF value itself, similar to
++ * what is being done after a full reset.
++ */
++ if (!caldata->nfcal_pending)
++ ath9k_hw_start_nfcal(ah, true);
++
++ caldata->nfcal_interference = true;
++}
++EXPORT_SYMBOL(ath9k_hw_bstuck_nfcal);
++
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/calib.h
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/calib.h
+@@ -113,6 +113,7 @@ void ath9k_hw_loadnf(struct ath_hw *ah,
+ bool ath9k_hw_getnf(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath9k_channel *chan);
+ void ath9k_init_nfcal_hist_buffer(struct ath_hw *ah,
+ struct ath9k_channel *chan);
++void ath9k_hw_bstuck_nfcal(struct ath_hw *ah);
+ s16 ath9k_hw_getchan_noise(struct ath_hw *ah, struct ath9k_channel *chan);
+ void ath9k_hw_reset_calibration(struct ath_hw *ah,
+ struct ath9k_cal_list *currCal);
+--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
++++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/hw.h
+@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ struct ath9k_hw_cal_data {
+ int16_t rawNoiseFloor;
+ bool paprd_done;
+ bool nfcal_pending;
++ bool nfcal_interference;
+ u16 small_signal_gain[AR9300_MAX_CHAINS];
+ u32 pa_table[AR9300_MAX_CHAINS][PAPRD_TABLE_SZ];
+ struct ath9k_nfcal_hist nfCalHist[NUM_NF_READINGS];