Date: Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:16:25 +0000 (UTC) From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@FreeBSD.org> To: cvs-src-old@freebsd.org Subject: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/ath if_ath.c Message-ID: <201107311616.p6VGGYeg082273@repoman.freebsd.org>
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adrian 2011-07-31 16:16:25 UTC
FreeBSD src repository
Modified files:
sys/dev/ath if_ath.c
Log:
SVN rev 224550 on 2011-07-31 16:16:25Z by adrian
Disable the RXORN/RXEOL interrupts if RXEOL occurs, preventing an
interrupt storm.
This is easily triggered by flipping on and off tcpdump -y IEEE802_11_RADIO
w/ witness enabled. This causes a whole lot of console IO and when you're
attached to a serial console (eg on my AR7161 embedded board), the RX
interrupt doesn't get called quickly enough and the RX queue fills up.
This wasn't a problem in the past because of the self-linked RX descriptor
trick - the RX would never hit the "end" of the RX descriptor list.
However this isn't possible for 802.11n (see previous commit history for
why.)
Both Linux ath9k and the Atheros reference driver code do this; I'm just
looking now for where they then restart the PCU receive. Right now the RX
will just stop until the interface is reset.
Obtained from: Linux, Atheros
Approved by: re (kib)
Revision Changes Path
1.333 +6 -0 src/sys/dev/ath/if_ath.c
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