Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2010 08:09:36 +0200 From: Bernhard Schmidt <bschmidt@techwires.net> To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Cc: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org>, PseudoCylon <moonlightakkiy@yahoo.ca> Subject: Re: RFT: if_ath HAL refactoring Message-ID: <201009220809.36641.bschmidt@techwires.net> In-Reply-To: <367708.1588.qm@web51805.mail.re2.yahoo.com> References: <20100919120012.A77371065674@hub.freebsd.org> <AANLkTim84b-O7XegYbT7V7NwWezBp1pLe2w6sHo2Xnnt@mail.gmail.com> <367708.1588.qm@web51805.mail.re2.yahoo.com>
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On Wednesday, September 22, 2010 06:04:49 PseudoCylon wrote: > ----- Original Message ---- > > > From: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> > > To: PseudoCylon <moonlightakkiy@yahoo.ca> > > Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org > > Sent: Tue, September 21, 2010 7:04:37 AM > > Subject: Re: RFT: if_ath HAL refactoring > > > > On 21 September 2010 11:58, PseudoCylon <moonlightakkiy@yahoo.ca> wrote: > > > Just in case anyone wonders, I've added 11n support to run(4) (USB > > > NIC). http://gitorious.org/run/run/trees/11n_beta2 > > > > > > It still has some issues, > > > > > > * doesn't work well with atheros chips > > > > > > * HT + AP + bridge = Tx may stall (seems OK with nat) > > > > > > So, use it at your own discretion. > > > > Want to put together a patch? > > sure! > > > Does it introduce issues in the non-11n case? > > No, only in 11n mode. > > What I have found so far is that Ralink's driver checks MAC address of > other end and identify atheros chip by oui. Then, sets special prot mode > for it. Does this ring a bell? Are your sure that this is based on the actual MAC addresses? Atheros drivers tend to announce additional capabilities in beacons and probe responses. > Has node lock in ieee80211_node_timeout() cased dead lock in HT + AP + > bridge? I'm not aware of any issues there, though, I'm not very familiar with HT use cases. -- Bernhard
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