From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Dec 7 00:01:30 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Delivered-To: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [69.147.83.52]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A4CB816A416 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 00:01:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl (smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl [194.109.24.21]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0106643CA5 for ; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 00:00:41 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (freebie.xs4all.nl [213.84.32.253]) by smtp-vbr1.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id kB700pYS002833; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:00:56 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: from freebie.xs4all.nl (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.3) with ESMTP id kB700pDu003740; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:00:51 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb@freebie.xs4all.nl) Received: (from wb@localhost) by freebie.xs4all.nl (8.13.8/8.13.6/Submit) id kB700pwV003735; Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:00:51 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from wb) Date: Thu, 7 Dec 2006 01:00:50 +0100 From: Wilko Bulte To: Sam Leffler Message-ID: <20061207000050.GA3667@freebie.xs4all.nl> References: <457719CF.3040402@errno.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <457719CF.3040402@errno.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.11 X-Virus-Scanned: by XS4ALL Virus Scanner Cc: freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: CFT: new ath hal X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:01:30 -0000 On Wed, Dec 06, 2006 at 11:28:15AM -0800, Sam Leffler wrote.. > I've placed a new hal out for testing. I'd like to commit it after more > folks work with it so feedback would be helpful. > > http://people.freebsd.org/~sam/ath_hal-20061205.tgz > > There are numerous small bugs fixed in this version but the main change > is a split of the descriptor state so that s/w state can be placed in > cached memory when h/w state is in uncached memory. This results in > noticeable performance gains on certain architectures. > > To use this hal you must patch the driver and rate control modules with > this: > > http://people.freebsd.org/~sam/ath-20061205.patch Seems to work fine on my laptop: ath_hal: 0.9.20.3 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413) ath0: mem 0xd0210000-0xd021ffff at device 4.0 on pci2 ath0: using obsoleted if_watchdog interface ath0: Ethernet address: 00:80:48:7e:16:96 ath0: mac 7.8 phy 4.5 radio 5.6 Anything special you want to have tested? I use this laptop daily so it will see 'runtime' anyway.. Wilko -- Wilko Bulte wilko@FreeBSD.org