Return-path: Received: from mail-pz0-f42.google.com ([209.85.210.42]:39175 "EHLO mail-pz0-f42.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752399Ab1GVFHr (ORCPT ); Fri, 22 Jul 2011 01:07:47 -0400 Message-ID: <4E290594.9050201@gmail.com> (sfid-20110722_070809_975712_8FEEE85F) Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2011 22:07:32 -0700 From: "Justin P. Mattock" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Mohammed Shafi CC: "netdev@vger.kernel.org" , linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" Subject: Re: ath: Unable to reset channel (2412 MHz), reset status -5 References: <4E252076.1050309@gmail.com> <4E2525BA.4090902@gmail.com> <4E25A1E3.9080707@gmail.com> In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 07/19/2011 08:49 AM, Mohammed Shafi wrote: > On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 8:55 PM, Justin P. Mattock > wrote: >> On 07/18/2011 11:46 PM, Mohammed Shafi wrote: >>> >>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 12:05 PM, Justin P. Mattock >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> On 07/18/2011 11:25 PM, Mohammed Shafi wrote: >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 11:43 AM, Justin P. Mattock >>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> seems with the latest Mainline I am getting the ath9k carpping out >>>>>> after >>>>>> a >>>>>> while of streaming(dmesg below)..: >>>>>> http://fpaste.org/D7wM/ >>>>>> >>>>>> will try a bisect if I have the time.. >>>>> >>>>> I will try to recreate here with 3.0.0-rc7-wl, we can get more >>>>> information by ath9k debug=0xffffffff. >>>>> thanks. >>>>> >>>> >>>> cool! >>>> seems to fire off randomly over here. >>> >>> I have got AR5416, will try with that. >>> >> >> I can try the bisect, but might take a while, since external >> activities(job). Seems this is just starting i.g. with >> 3.0.0-rc1 I never saw this, but with 3.0.0-rc7-00125-gf560f66 >> its making noise. > > I am unable to get this problem in my AR5416 :( will also try > tomorrow. I am using the card for browsing etc. > recently there were patches for hardware code changes. > just a guess, please check does this patch helps(or is it already > there). i think this will be called via > ath_set_channel->ath9k_hw_reset->ath9k_hw_init_bb and may be > https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/957902/ > alright, I applied the patch above, and have ran this a few days in various hotspots etc.. unfortunantly this patch does not fix the issue. dmesg is below: http://fpaste.org/ozCA/ from what I remember, I had all my clients doing their thing, then all of a sudden everything slowly started to crap out. as for bisecting, I think this might take a while due to the inconsistancy of this(seems to show up every 4/5 boots etc..)but if I get some free time, I will have a try. Justin P. Mattock