On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 5:16 AM, Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 2010/12/3 Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@xxxxxxxxx>:
>> 2010/12/3 Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>> 2010/12/3 Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>> 2010/12/2 Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>> 2010/12/2 Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@xxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>>> 2010/12/2 Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
>>>>>>> On Wed, Dec 1, 2010 at 11:21 AM, Bruno Randolf <br1@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>> On Wed December 1 2010 19:09:03 Sedat Dilek wrote:
>>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I have built today a linux-next (next-20101201) kernel which includes
>>>>>>>>> wireless-next-2.6 up to master-2010-11-30.
>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>>> Unfortunately, my wlan network connection is totally unstable.
>>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>>> 1.) For identification of the chipset, please:
>>>>>>>> dmesg |grep "ath5.*chip"
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2.) Is there a problem when you don't use encryption?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 3.) git bisect might help track it down.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> bruno
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> OK, I did not a "classic" git-bisect, I created from linux-next
>>>>>>> (next-20101202) GIT tree a revert-ath5k patchset (30 in total).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [1] VERY GOOD: Revertiing all 30 patches
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> ...leads to a stable system.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [2] REDUCED DISCONNECTIONS DROPS: Reverting 0001..0008
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This stabilizes the system, but... listening to a radio
>>>>>>> broadcast-stream with VLC is a pain in the ass... permanent audio
>>>>>>> dropouts. I had only 2 disconnections in the first 10mins when system
>>>>>>> was up (normally I can see disconnects after loggin into my KDE
>>>>>>> desktop).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [3] GOOD AUDIO STREAMING: Reverting 0001..0014
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This is just fine, system like I am used to.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> [4] CONCLUSION
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> So I played a bit with my revert-patchset.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Reverting 0001..0008 + a refreshed v2 of
>>>>>>> 0014-Revert-ath5k-Use-turbo-flag-on-DCU.patch (patch attached) is
>>>>>>> doing the job here.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Having a closer look into 0008 (parts of
>>>>>>> drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath5k/reset.c):
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $ grep AR5212 patches/revert-wireless-patches/0008-Revert-ath5k-Support-synth-only-channel-change-for-A.patch
>>>>>>> - Â Â Â if (ah->ah_version == AR5K_AR5212)
>>>>>>> + Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â* On AR5212 TSF is almost preserved across a
>>>>>>> - Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â* On AR5212 TSF is almost preserved across a
>>>>>>> + Â Â Â Â Â Â Â if (ah->ah_version == AR5K_AR5212) {
>>>>>>> - Â Â Â if (ah->ah_version == AR5K_AR5212 &&
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> As I mentionned I have a AR5212 wlan device!
>>>>>>> What to do with that parts?
>>>>>>> Any idea?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Kind Regards,
>>>>>>> - Sedat -
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> P.S.: I have added a list containing all commit-ids (chronological)
>>>>>>> and a script how I reverted (documenting for myself).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> $ ls patches/revert-wireless-patches/00*.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0001-Revert-ath5k-Set-turbo-bit-on-rf-bank-2.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0002-Revert-ath5k-Clean-up-turbo-mode-initvals-rfregs.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0003-Revert-ath5k-Cleanup-turbo-channel-flags.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0004-Revert-ath5k-Use-correct-clock-when-setting-ofdm-tim.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0005-Revert-ath5k-Skip-tx-power-setting-on-AR5210-for-now.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0006-Revert-ath5k-Tweak-phy-activate-to-rx-start-delay-ba.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0007-Revert-ath5k-No-need-to-save-restore-staid-flags-on-.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0008-Revert-ath5k-Support-synth-only-channel-change-for-A.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0009-Revert-ath5k-Skip-powertable-setting-when-we-are-on-.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0010-Revert-ath5k-Update-PLL-programming-for-turbo-half-q.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0011-Revert-ath5k-Update-spur-mitigation-filter-for-turbo.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0012-Revert-ath5k-Tweak-power-detector-delays-on-RF5111-R.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0013-Revert-ath5k-Always-set-IFS-intervals-on-reset.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0014-Revert-ath5k-Use-turbo-flag-on-DCU.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0015-Revert-ath5k-Set-all-IFS-intervals-not-just-slot-tim.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0016-Revert-ath5k-Extend-rate_duration.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0017-Revert-ath5k-Extend-get_default_sifs-slot_time.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0018-Revert-ath5k-Move-tx-retries-setting-outside-reset_t.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0019-Revert-ath5k-Increase-PHY-settling-parameters-for-tu.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0020-Revert-ath5k-Small-cleanup-on-tweak_initvals.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0021-Revert-ath5k-Put-core-clock-initialization-on-a-new-.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0022-Revert-ath5k-Add-new-field-on-ath5k_hw-to-track-band.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0023-Revert-ath5k-Use-new-function-to-stop-beacon-queue.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0024-Revert-ath5k-Check-RXE-when-setting-RXDP.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0025-Revert-ath5k-Use-DCU-early-termination-correctly.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0026-Revert-ath5k-Debug-DMA-timeouts.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0027-Revert-ath5k-Use-new-dma_stop-function-on-base.c.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0028-Revert-ath5k-Stop-PCU-on-reset.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0029-Revert-ath5k-Add-new-function-to-stop-rx-tx-DMA.patch
>>>>>>> patches/revert-wireless-patches/0030-Revert-ath5k-Reset-cleanup-and-generic-cleanup.patch
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> OK this doesn't make any sense, based on your logs you have an
>>>>>> AR5212+RF5111+RF2111 combination, synth-only channel change (0008) is
>>>>>> only executed on AR2413 and AR5413 so you don't even run that code,
>>>>>> setting turbo flag on DCU (0014) is also unrelated since we never
>>>>>> enable turbo mode and if we did you wouldn't be able to receive
>>>>>> anything non-turbo.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I am going to test 2 cards like yours a CM6 and an older one from
>>>>>> Atheros and come back to you ASAP...
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I just reproduced it on a CM6 and a CM9 (AR5212 + RF5112), problem
>>>>> occurs when card is idle (no traffic) that's why my automated test
>>>>> didn't catch it I can still run iperf after connecting and leave it
>>>>> running without problems, when traffic stops it soon gets
>>>>> disconnected. I suspect it's something related to IFS timings/ACK
>>>>> timeout (0013 on your reverted series), maybe Jonathan Guerin was
>>>>> correct about ACK timeout...
>>>>>
>>>>> I'll try something and come back to you with code ;-)
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks for reporting !
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Nope, it's PHY related and only affects RF5111/RF5112, AR2413 and
>>>> above work fine...
>>>>
>>>
>>> Got it, patch on the way...
>>>
>>
>> First the problem is with patch 22 (0009), we still need to write the
>> power table on hw, that fixes transmission and my CM9 works just fine
>> after that. Now my 2 RF5111 based cards seem to also have some problem
>> with stuck tx queues, after some time of fine operation (nearly
>> 28Mbits with iperf). It might be a hw failure or something but i want
>> to try and debug this further in case there is something i can do to
>> fix it. I also found some other things, eg. i report RX dma stop
>> failure when i shouldn't etc. Anyway back to debuging ;-)
>>
>>
>> --
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>> As you read this post global entropy rises. Have Fun ;-)
>> Nick
>>
>
> Done, works fine for me now, check it out ;-)
>
> --
> GPG ID: 0xD21DB2DB
> As you read this post global entropy rises. Have Fun ;-)
> Nick
>
Hi Nick,
I have applied the 6 patches you sent to linux-wireless list.
$ cd $HOME/src/linux-2.6/linux-2.6.37-rc4/debian/build/source_i386_none
$ cat .pc/applied-patches
from_nkossifidis/1-6-ath5k-Always-write-tx-powertable-on-hw.patch
from_nkossifidis/2-6-ath5k-Always-free-tx-buffers-before-reset.patch
from_nkossifidis/3-6-ath5k-Disable-ANI-during-reset.patch
from_nkossifidis/4-6-ath5k-Fix-reporting-of-RX-dma-stop-failure.patch
from_nkossifidis/5-6-ath5k-Update-version-string.patch
from_nkossifidis/6-6-ath5k-Include-tx-ack-reporting-on-hw-flags.patch
No more disconnects and no more audio-dropouts when listening to live-radio.
A big big big thank you!
Shall I add to each of your patches a "Tested-by: Sedat Dilek
<sedat.dilek@xxxxxxxxx>?
Kind Regards,
- Sedat -
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