From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 18 23:10:39 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4234716A41B for ; Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:10:39 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sam@errno.com) Received: from ebb.errno.com (ebb.errno.com [69.12.149.25]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0186C13C467 for ; Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:10:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from sam@errno.com) Received: from trouble.errno.com (trouble.errno.com [10.0.0.248]) (authenticated bits=0) by ebb.errno.com (8.13.6/8.12.6) with ESMTP id m1INAaYN041139 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:10:38 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from sam@errno.com) Message-ID: <47BA106C.60008@errno.com> Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 15:10:36 -0800 From: Sam Leffler User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.9 (X11/20071125) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: huub References: <1203328474.3957.23.camel@localhost> In-Reply-To: <1203328474.3957.23.camel@localhost> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-DCC--Metrics: ebb.errno.com; whitelist Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: interrupt storms with AR5414 on 6.3 RELEASE X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 18 Feb 2008 23:10:39 -0000 huub wrote: > I have a problem running the Atheros AR5414 wireless mini-pci-card > (Compex model WLM54AGP23) with FreeBSD 6.3-RELEASE (GENERIC i 386) on a > Soekris 4521. > > I get lots of messages: > "interrupt storm detected on "irq10:"; throttling interrupt source" > and > "ath0: device timeout" > > And after sometime the interface stops functioning. > > Anybody any suggestion? > Thanks, > Huub > > > Information on system follows: > > > # dmesg: > .... > ath_hal: 0.9.20.3 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, > RF5413) > ..... > ath0: mem 0xa0000000-0xa000ffff irq 10 at device 16.0 on > pci0 > ath0: Ethernet address: 00:80:48:54:c0:92 > ath0: mac 10.5 phy 6.1 radio 6.3 > > # ifconfig > ath0: flags=8843 mtu 1500 > inet6 fe80::280:48ff:fe54:c092%ath0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1 > inet 172.16.0.214 netmask 0xfffffffc broadcast 172.16.0.215 > ether 00:80:48:54:c0:92 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (DS/2Mbps) > status: associated > ssid ap-omni.renv0.wleiden.net channel 1 bssid 00:02:6f:06:d6:14 > authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpowmax 46 protmode CTS bintval 100 > > # wicontrol -i ath0 > NIC serial number: [ ] > Station name: [ CNodeHuub.wLeiden.NET ] > SSID for IBSS creation: [ ap-omni.renv0.wleiden.net ] > Current netname (SSID): [ ap-omni.renv0.wleiden.net ] > Desired netname (SSID): [ ap-omni.renv0.wleiden.net ] > Current BSSID: [ 00:02:6f:06:d6:14 ] > Channel list: [ ffe 0 1110 1111 1 0 0 0 0 2220 > 22 ] > IBSS channel: [ 1 ] > Current channel: [ 1 ] > Comms quality/signal/noise: [ 0 24 0 ] > Promiscuous mode: [ Off ] > Intersil-Prism2 based card: [ 1 ] > Port type (1=BSS, 3=ad-hoc): [ 1 ] > MAC address: [ 00:80:48:54:c0:92 ] > TX rate (selection): [ 0 ] > TX rate (actual speed): [ 2 ] > RTS/CTS handshake threshold: [ 2346 ] > Create IBSS: [ Off ] > Access point density: [ 1 ] > Power Mgmt (1=on, 0=off): [ 0 ] > Max sleep time: [ 100 ] > WEP encryption: [ Off ] > TX encryption key: [ 0 ] > Encryption keys: [ ][ ][ ][ ] > > Some people have reported problems like this when powerd is in use. Sam