[arch-general] [signoff] kernel26-2.6.38-1

[Jeff Cook]

On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 7:21 AM, Richard Schütz <r.schtz at t-online.de> wrote:
>> On Sat, Mar 19, 2011 at 12:57 AM, Jeff Cook<jeff at deserettechnology.com>
>>  wrote:
>>> Having issues here with ath9k, much slower than it was with 2.6.37.
>>> Found this bug re: Ubuntu on Launchpad, haven't checked the kernel
>>> tracker: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/735171
>>>
>>
>> Looks like I'm also getting bit by this on another machine that uses
>> ath5k. Watching wireshark on two machines, almost all packets sent to
>> the ath5k card never make it with 2.6.38. I also tested with a
>> compat-wireless tarball from 2011-03-18 with the same results.
>> Reverting to 2.6.37 makes the issue go away. Definitely seems like an
>> unsafe upgrade at least for Atheros users.
>
> I can confirm that. When running 2.6.38 my downstream with ath9k is about 13
> times slower compared to 2.6.37.4.
>
> --
> Regards,
> Richard Schütz
>

What kind of network are you using? A person in IRC suggested that
these issues might only exist on certain (relatively rare) networks,
like 802.11n or ad-hoc.

I bisected and wound up with 8aec7af99b1e45 as the culprit, though
that doesn't make much sense as that change was merged into 2.6.37.

Here is my git bisect log:

git bisect start '--' 'drivers/net/wireless/'
# bad: [7d2c16befae67b901e6750b845661c1fdffd19f1] ath9k: fix
aggregation related interoperability issues
git bisect bad 7d2c16befae67b901e6750b845661c1fdffd19f1
# good: [3c0eee3fe6a3a1c745379547c7e7c904aa64f6d5] Linux 2.6.37
git bisect good 3c0eee3fe6a3a1c745379547c7e7c904aa64f6d5
# bad: [bfe3850b0cfca6ba64395e2705d9a51cd044f374] rndis_wlan:
scanning, workaround device returning incorrect bssid-list item count.
git bisect bad bfe3850b0cfca6ba64395e2705d9a51cd044f374
# good: [f7ec8fb4d6f8f3ecb8b11e9e46ece95aa66139cc] ath9k_hw: Fix
eeprom offset for AR9287 devices (PCI/USB)
git bisect good f7ec8fb4d6f8f3ecb8b11e9e46ece95aa66139cc
# bad: [692d2c0fb36c02ad07d54641c26f48e644b27fbd] b43: rename config
option for N-PHY, drop BROKEN
git bisect bad 692d2c0fb36c02ad07d54641c26f48e644b27fbd
# bad: [8efa5d7d6ad307ae2d220def37ca89594062c40d] ath5k: Check if pci
pdev struct is initialized in common functions.
git bisect bad 8efa5d7d6ad307ae2d220def37ca89594062c40d
# good: [61cde037234c4b8e6497a23f5f236c64cbf9d41d] ath5k: Extend rate_duration
git bisect good 61cde037234c4b8e6497a23f5f236c64cbf9d41d
# bad: [61790c5f3c5f158821821a00797d94504531839f] iwlagn: fix
microcode error on 4965
git bisect bad 61790c5f3c5f158821821a00797d94504531839f
# bad: [8aec7af99b1e4594c4bb9e1c48005e6111f97e8e] ath5k: Support
synth-only channel change for AR2413/AR5413
git bisect bad 8aec7af99b1e4594c4bb9e1c48005e6111f97e8e
# good: [b2b4c69f682a2868411899a77842061dd745884f] ath5k: Tweak power
detector delays on RF5111/RF5112
git bisect good b2b4c69f682a2868411899a77842061dd745884f
# good: [f08fbf6cf4a31c8df52b21440c7a7e6fbe474b28] ath5k: Update PLL
programming for turbo/half/quarter
git bisect good f08fbf6cf4a31c8df52b21440c7a7e6fbe474b28
# good: [4c57581d939fd0f8f244b9730812069f4dac308a] ath5k: Skip
powertable setting when we are on the same channel
git bisect good 4c57581d939fd0f8f244b9730812069f4dac308a

I may have done something wrong, I guess. I was testing with
compat-wireless and not applying patches uniformly really, so they may
have mucked things up, but I was getting some success with commits
from Nov. 23, 2010 as well as some failures. I will try bisecting
again soon and will probably just end up rebooting and testing each
kernel individually that way, which is a seriously lame pain in the
rear way to test just one driver.