Return-path: Received: from mail-pz0-f42.google.com ([209.85.210.42]:33038 "EHLO mail-pz0-f42.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753116Ab1HNLLM convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Sun, 14 Aug 2011 07:11:12 -0400 Received: by pzk37 with SMTP id 37so1631867pzk.1 for ; Sun, 14 Aug 2011 04:11:12 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <4CEAB969.20702@lwfinger.net> <1290451982.20888.2.camel@maggie> <4CEAC095.7020706@lwfinger.net> <4DC9853A.1090508@lwfinger.net> <20110601114839.433ae42d@boulder.homenet> <20110601130842.077da1c3@boulder.homenet> <20110601160101.75e30b3d@boulder.homenet> <20110601184931.499557c6@boulder.homenet> Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 13:11:12 +0200 Message-ID: (sfid-20110814_131117_405972_1C535104) Subject: Re: b43 error under heavy load From: =?UTF-8?B?UmFmYcWCIE1pxYJlY2tp?= To: Chris Vine Cc: Larry Finger , wireless , =?UTF-8?Q?Michael_B=C3=BCsch?= , b43-dev Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: 2011/8/14 Rafał Miłecki : > Hey Chris, > > 2011/6/1 Chris Vine : >> Summary: Traffic sent up from the broadcom wireless device generates >> copious reports of "Stopped TX ring 1" but always carries on with its >> job and stays up, although its traffic is slower than on received >> packets.  Received traffic on the other hand reports no errors until >> the spate of "Out of order TX status report on DMA ring 1" errors >> occurs, which seems to happen at random (albeit accompanied on my >> failed transfer by a single "Stopped TX ring 1" log entry), and when it >> does happen brings the wireless link to a halt. Wireless traffic can be >> restarted simply by reassociating with the AP. > > So it seems heavy load of RX can cause problems with TX. I just though > of one another reason, could you test one more thing for me? > > Edit drivers/net/wireless/b43/dma.h and change define from value 64 to > in the line: > #define B43_RXRING_SLOTS                64 I meant "to 8": #define B43_RXRING_SLOTS                8 -- Rafał