Return-path: Received: from mail-yx0-f174.google.com ([209.85.213.174]:42243 "EHLO mail-yx0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754432Ab1EEOan convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Thu, 5 May 2011 10:30:43 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20110505135207.GA13727@thinkpad-t410> References: <20110504153819.GA4551@thinkpad-t410> <20110504172716.GC18541@tuxdriver.com> <20110504192639.GB4551@thinkpad-t410> <20110505135207.GA13727@thinkpad-t410> Date: Thu, 5 May 2011 17:30:42 +0300 Message-ID: (sfid-20110505_163107_000957_E54B78EC) Subject: Re: ath5k regression associating with APs in 2.6.38 From: Nick Kossifidis To: Nick Kossifidis , "John W. Linville" , Jiri Slaby , "Luis R. Rodriguez" , Bob Copeland , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, ath5k-devel@venema.h4ckr.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 2011/5/5 Seth Forshee : > On Wed, May 04, 2011 at 11:09:03PM +0300, Nick Kossifidis wrote: >> 2011/5/4 Seth Forshee : >> > On Wed, May 04, 2011 at 01:27:17PM -0400, John W. Linville wrote: >> >> On Wed, May 04, 2011 at 10:38:19AM -0500, Seth Forshee wrote: >> >> > I've been investigating some reports of a regression in associating with >> >> > APs with AR2413 in 2.6.38. Association repeatedly fails with some >> >> > "direct probe to x timed out" messages (see syslog excerpt below), >> >> > although it will generally associate eventually, after many tries. >> >> > >> >> > Bisection identifies 8aec7af (ath5k: Support synth-only channel change >> >> > for AR2413/AR5413) as offending commit. Prior to this commit there are >> >> > no direct probe messages at all in the logs. I've also found that >> >> > forcing fast to false at the top of ath5k_hw_reset() fixes the issue. >> >> > I'm not sure what the connection is between this commit and the >> >> > timeouts. Any suggestions? >> >> >> >> Have you tried reverting that commit on top of 2.6.38?  Can you >> >> recreate the issue with 2.6.39-rc6 (or later)? >> > >> > I started to revert that commit, but it wasn't straight-forward due to >> > later changes. Forcing fast to false in ath5k_hw_reset() acts as a >> > functional revert of sorts since that should force it back to a full >> > reset for all channel changes, and it's much simpler than working out >> > the right way to revert the commit. I think the results suggest strongly >> > that a revert is likely to fix the problem. I can finish the work to >> > revert if you'd still like to see the results. >> > >> > Testing a previous .39-rc kernel still exhibited the failure. I don't >> > recall which one it was and apparently forgot to make note of it. I'll >> > request testing against rc6. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > Seth >> > >> >> Do you get scan results ? >> Can you enable ATH5K_DEBUG_RESET and see what you get ? > > 2.6.39-rc6 still fails. A more comprehensive log with ATH5K_DEBUG_RESET > enabled is below. > > Scanning looks to be failing according to this log. I was thinking that > I saw successfull scans in some of the previous logs, but I'll have to > go back and check to be sure. > > Thanks, > Seth > > > kernel: [   23.421242] ath5k 0000:06:02.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 22 (level, low) -> IRQ 22 > kernel: [   23.421312] ath5k 0000:06:02.0: registered as 'phy0' > kernel: [   24.132959] ath: EEPROM regdomain: 0x63 > kernel: [   24.132962] ath: EEPROM indicates we should expect a direct regpair map > kernel: [   24.132967] ath: Country alpha2 being used: 00 > kernel: [   24.132969] ath: Regpair used: 0x63 > kernel: [   24.136125] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2412 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule: > kernel: [   24.136131] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) > kernel: [   24.136134] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2417 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule: > kernel: [   24.136137] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) > kernel: [   24.136140] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2422 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule: > kernel: [   24.136143] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) > kernel: [   24.136146] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2427 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule: > kernel: [   24.136149] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) > kernel: [   24.136151] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2432 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule: > kernel: [   24.136155] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) > kernel: [   24.136157] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2437 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule: > kernel: [   24.136160] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) > kernel: [   24.136163] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2442 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule: > kernel: [   24.136166] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) > kernel: [   24.136168] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2447 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule: > kernel: [   24.136172] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) > kernel: [   24.136174] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2452 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule: > kernel: [   24.136177] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) > kernel: [   24.136180] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2457 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule: > kernel: [   24.136183] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) > kernel: [   24.136186] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2462 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule: > kernel: [   24.136189] cfg80211: 2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) > kernel: [   24.136191] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2467 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule: > kernel: [   24.136195] cfg80211: 2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) > kernel: [   24.136197] cfg80211: Updating information on frequency 2472 MHz for a 20 MHz width channel with regulatory rule: > kernel: [   24.136200] cfg80211: 2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @  KHz), (N/A mBi, 2000 mBm) > kernel: [   24.136203] cfg80211: Disabling freq 2484 MHz as custom regd has no rule that fits a 20 MHz wide channel > kernel: [   24.136404] cfg80211: Ignoring regulatory request Set by core since the driver uses its own custom regulatory domain > kernel: [   24.393924] ieee80211 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'minstrel_ht' > kernel: [   24.394588] ath5k phy0: Atheros AR2413 chip found (MAC: 0x78, PHY: 0x45) > ... > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): driver supports SSID scans (scan_capa 0x01). > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): new 802.11 WiFi device (driver: 'ath5k' ifindex: 3) > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): exported as /org/freedesktop/NetworkManager/Devices/1 > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): now managed > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): device state change: 1 -> 2 (reason 2) > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): bringing up device. > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): preparing device. > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 2). > NetworkManager[725]: supplicant_interface_acquire: assertion `mgr_state == NM_SUPPLICANT_MANAGER_STATE_IDLE' failed > kernel: [   25.149294] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready > ... > NetworkManager[725]: Trying to start the supplicant... > ... > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): supplicant manager state:  down -> idle > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): device state change: 2 -> 3 (reason 0) > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): supplicant interface state:  starting -> ready > ... > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): device state change: 3 -> 2 (reason 0) > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 0). > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): taking down device. > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): bringing up device. > kernel: [  104.430292] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_init_hw:2522): mode 2 > kernel: [  104.430297] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_stop_locked:2481): invalid 0 > kernel: [  104.431000] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  104.434475] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  104.434683] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rfkill_disable:42): rfkill disable (gpio:0 polarity:0) > kernel: [  104.435759] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2412 -> 2412 MHz) > kernel: [  104.435762] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  104.436845] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  104.437191] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_conf_tx:602): Configure tx [queue 0],  aifs: 2, cw_min: 7, cw_max: 15, txop: 102 > kernel: [  104.437212] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_conf_tx:602): Configure tx [queue 1],  aifs: 2, cw_min: 15, cw_max: 31, txop: 188 > kernel: [  104.438337] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): supplicant interface state:  starting -> ready > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): device state change: 2 -> 3 (reason 42) > wpa_supplicant[745]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > kernel: [  125.188087] net_ratelimit: 41 callbacks suppressed > kernel: [  125.188100] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2412 -> 2417 MHz) > kernel: [  125.188109] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  125.291007] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  125.344076] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2417 -> 2422 MHz) > kernel: [  125.344090] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  125.447014] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  125.500078] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2422 -> 2427 MHz) > kernel: [  125.500091] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  125.602999] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  125.656070] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2427 -> 2432 MHz) > kernel: [  155.188052] net_ratelimit: 29 callbacks suppressed > kernel: [  155.188058] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2412 -> 2417 MHz) > kernel: [  155.188061] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  155.290844] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  155.344032] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2417 -> 2422 MHz) > kernel: [  155.344038] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  155.446810] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  155.500031] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2422 -> 2427 MHz) > kernel: [  155.500036] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  155.602811] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  155.656033] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2427 -> 2432 MHz) > kernel: [  195.184088] net_ratelimit: 29 callbacks suppressed > kernel: [  195.184102] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2412 -> 2417 MHz) > kernel: [  195.184110] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  195.287022] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  195.340066] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2417 -> 2422 MHz) > kernel: [  195.340079] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  195.442967] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  195.496076] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2422 -> 2427 MHz) > kernel: [  195.496088] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  195.599009] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  195.652078] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2427 -> 2432 MHz) > kernel: [  245.188077] net_ratelimit: 29 callbacks suppressed > kernel: [  245.188091] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2412 -> 2417 MHz) > kernel: [  245.188100] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  245.290997] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  245.344084] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2417 -> 2422 MHz) > kernel: [  245.344092] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  245.446882] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  245.500053] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2422 -> 2427 MHz) > kernel: [  245.500058] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  245.602808] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  245.656046] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2427 -> 2432 MHz) > kernel: [  305.188050] net_ratelimit: 29 callbacks suppressed > kernel: [  305.188063] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2412 -> 2417 MHz) > kernel: [  305.188071] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  305.290945] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  305.344070] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2417 -> 2422 MHz) > kernel: [  305.344082] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  305.446943] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  305.500047] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2422 -> 2427 MHz) > kernel: [  305.500058] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  305.602967] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  305.656090] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2427 -> 2432 MHz) > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): device state change: 3 -> 2 (reason 0) > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): deactivating device (reason: 0). > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): taking down device. > kernel: [  310.887530] net_ratelimit: 29 callbacks suppressed > kernel: [  310.887535] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_stop_locked:2481): invalid 0 > kernel: [  310.990264] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_stop_hw:2619): putting device to sleep > kernel: [  310.990554] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rfkill_enable:51): rfkill enable (gpio:0 polarity:0) > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): bringing up device. > kernel: [  315.755891] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_init_hw:2522): mode 2 > kernel: [  315.755903] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_stop_locked:2481): invalid 0 > kernel: [  315.756624] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  315.760236] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  315.760474] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rfkill_disable:42): rfkill disable (gpio:0 polarity:0) > kernel: [  315.762566] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2412 -> 2412 MHz) > kernel: [  315.762574] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  315.764972] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): supplicant interface state:  starting -> ready > NetworkManager[725]: (wlan0): device state change: 2 -> 3 (reason 42) > wpa_supplicant[745]: Failed to initiate AP scan. > kernel: [  316.036068] net_ratelimit: 8 callbacks suppressed > kernel: [  316.036080] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2417 -> 2422 MHz) > kernel: [  316.036089] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  316.140039] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  316.196067] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2422 -> 2427 MHz) > kernel: [  316.196079] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  316.298940] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  316.352063] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2427 -> 2432 MHz) > kernel: [  316.352071] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  316.455003] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  316.508080] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2432 -> 2437 MHz) > kernel: [  336.188067] net_ratelimit: 26 callbacks suppressed > kernel: [  336.188080] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2412 -> 2417 MHz) > kernel: [  336.188088] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  336.290966] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  336.344059] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2417 -> 2422 MHz) > kernel: [  336.344068] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  336.446912] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  336.500068] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2422 -> 2427 MHz) > kernel: [  336.500077] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  336.602937] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  336.656058] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2427 -> 2432 MHz) > kernel: [  366.188084] net_ratelimit: 29 callbacks suppressed > kernel: [  366.188097] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2412 -> 2417 MHz) > kernel: [  366.188105] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  366.290999] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  366.344099] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2417 -> 2422 MHz) > kernel: [  366.344112] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  366.447030] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  366.500094] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2422 -> 2427 MHz) > kernel: [  366.500106] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_reset:2648): resetting > kernel: [  366.603008] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_rx_start:1099): cachelsz 32 rx_bufsize 2368 > kernel: [  366.656103] ath5k phy0: (ath5k_chan_set:434): channel set, resetting (2427 -> 2432 MHz) > > Hmm I don't see any errors from reset/phy code, can you disable Network Manager/wpa-supplicant and test connection on an open network using iw ? It 'll give us a better picture... If iw doesn't return any scan results we are probably hitting a PHY/RF error specific to your device (not all vendors follow the reference design). Maybe we should follow a blacklist/whitelist approach for this feature. -- GPG ID: 0xD21DB2DB As you read this post global entropy rises. Have Fun ;-) Nick