(dropping stable, adding linux-wireless) "Alf Marius" <post@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Hi, > I recently installed Arch Linux on an old laptop (Fujitsu-Siemens AMILO Xi 2550) and noticed that: > > - when booting Linux from the Arch ISO (kernel version 6.10.10) WIFI is working fine > - after installing Arch Linux from the ISO and booting (kernel version 6.11.5) WIFI was not working properly > > By "not working properly" I mean: > downloading small files or installing a few small packages was working > ok, but when downloading larger files or installing larger packages > with lots of dependencies, the connection would gradually slow down > and eventually die. > > I reported this on the Arch Linux forum (https://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?pid=2206757) > and some helpful memeber suggested that this might be the commit that broke things: > https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/02b682d54598f61cbb7dbb14d98ec1801112b878 > > An Arch Linux packet manager (gromit) helped me debug this issue by building a couple of kernels that I tested. > > - https://pkgbuild.com/\~gromit/linux-bisection-kernels/linux-mainline-6.12rc5-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst > - https://pkgbuild.com/\~gromit/linux-bisection-kernels/linux-mainline-6.12rc5-1.1-x86_64.pkg.tar.zst > > The first one didn't work, but the second (in which he reverted the commit linked above) did fix my problem. > So, I guess this commit should be investigated by those in the know. > Thats why I also added Andrii and Kalle to CC as they are listed in the commit message. > > My network controller: Intel corporation PRO/Wireless 4965 AG or AGN [Kedron] Network Connection (rev 61) > Kernel driver in use: iwl4965 > > This is my first kernel bug report, hope I did everything right :) Perfect report, thanks. > I'm ofc willing to help provide more info and debug locally here to help solve this issue. Andrii, any ideas? Unless we can fix this quickly I think we need to revert commit 02b682d5459. #regzbot introduced: 02b682d54598f61cbb7dbb14d98ec1801112b878 ^ -- https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/list/ https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches
