From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon May 26 20:55:23 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0D8B9106567C for ; Mon, 26 May 2008 20:55:23 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pepe@rdc.cl) Received: from SRV1.webnetcwn.com (mail.webnetcwn.com [204.244.226.98]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D99638FC2C for ; Mon, 26 May 2008 20:55:22 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from pepe@rdc.cl) Received: from [192.168.140.163] (unverified [70.71.224.174]) by SRV1.webnetcwn.com (Vircom SMTPRS 4.4.568.30) with ESMTP id ; Mon, 26 May 2008 14:13:24 -0700 X-Modus-BlackList: 70.71.224.174=OK;pepe@rdc.cl=OK X-Modus-Trusted: 70.71.224.174=YES X-Modus-Audit: FALSE;0;0;0 Message-Id: <70D82CD5-E5FA-4F72-839C-9246F96EAE2D@rdc.cl> From: Jose Amengual M To: Sam Leffler In-Reply-To: <483B205A.5060800@freebsd.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed; delsp=yes Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 (Apple Message framework v919.2) Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 13:55:18 -0700 References: <55AD3F1F-5485-4941-912D-A2751EE776F1@rdc.cl> <483B205A.5060800@freebsd.org> X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.919.2) Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Freebsd 8.0 ath, Soekris 4511, tinybsd, IRQ storm. 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: Mon, 26 May 2008 20:55:23 -0000 Hi Sam. > What are the interrupts? = IRQ 11 is for ath, do you need anything > else ? ( please let me know ) > Does the storm persist or stop? = The storm persist, never stop, > but if you do an ifconfig wlan0 down the storm stop. > Does your card otherwise work as expected? = the card doesn't work > if you try to do an scan nothing appears and you can wait forever. I can give access if you want, let me know to my personal address. Thanks. On 26-May-08, at 1:40 PM, Sam Leffler wrote: > Jose Amengual M wrote: >> Hi guys. >> >> I'm working with FreeBSD 8.0 current using tinybsd to make a image >> for my Soekris 4511 box. >> >> The build image is ok and the system boot up perfect, It detect all >> the network cards includin the ath0 that is a 400 mw NMP-8602 PLUS. >> >> In the moment that I do : >> >> ifconfig wlan create wlandev ath0 >> ifconfig wlan up >> >> I'm reciving this : >> >> interrupt storm detected on "irq11:"; throttling interrupt source >> >> and is only when I take up the wlan0 interface, if I don't do >> anything with the ath0 card, the system works perfect. >> >> I search in the net for an info and I found a lot of information >> about how to build FreeBSD in Soekris boxes, kernel conf files, >> etc, but nothing about this caind of problem in version 8.0. >> >> My vmstat -i is : >> >> tinybsd# vmstat -i >> interrupt total rate >> irq0: clk 170695 490 >> irq4: sio0 1993 5 >> irq8: rtc 43697 125 >> irq9: sis1 392 1 >> irq11: ath0 32626 93 >> irq14: ata0 16261 46 >> Total 265664 763 >> >> my pciconf -lv is : >> >> tinybsd# pciconf -lv >> hostb0@pci0:0:0:0: class=0x060000 card=0x00000000 >> chip=0x30001022 rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 >> class = bridge >> subclass = HOST-PCI >> cbb0@pci0:0:9:0: class=0x060700 card=0x00000000 >> chip=0xac50104c rev=0x02 hdr=0x02 >> class = bridge >> subclass = PCI-CardBus >> ath0@pci0:0:16:0: class=0x020000 card=0x2062168c >> chip=0x001b168c rev=0x01 hdr=0x00 >> class = network >> subclass = ethernet >> sis0@pci0:0:18:0: class=0x020000 card=0x0020100b >> chip=0x0020100b rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 >> class = network >> subclass = ethernet >> sis1@pci0:0:19:0: class=0x020000 card=0x0020100b >> chip=0x0020100b rev=0x00 hdr=0x00 >> class = network >> subclass = ethernet >> >> >> My dmesg with ath part : >> >> ath0: mem 0xa0010000-0xa001ffff irq 11 at device >> 16.0 on pci0 >> ath0: [ITHREAD] >> ath0: WARNING: using obsoleted if_watchdog interface >> ath0: mac 10.5 phy 6.1 radio 6.3 >> sis0: port 0xe100-0xe1ff mem >> 0xa0020000-0xa0020fff irq 5 at device 18.0 on pci0 >> sis0: Silicon Revision: DP83816A >> >> >> I can send more information if is needed. >> >> I already change the wireless card ( I have for of the same) and >> the matherboard, I upgrade the bios of the Soekris board to 1.38. >> >> Any ideas about the irq storm ? >> >> any special configurations ? >> > > What are the interrupts? Does the storm persist or stop? Does your > card otherwise work as expected? > > I've noticed an increase in system complaints about interrupt storms > on many devices, not just ath, as though the tunable thresholds are > too low. > > Sam > > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-current@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-current > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-current-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > "