ath0 timeout was "Re: (more) bugs fixed in -HEAD, AP mode is now mostly (again) stable!"

[Vincent Hoffman]

On 11/03/2012 00:00, Adrian Chadd wrote:
> The next time it happens, please do this: sysctl dev.ath.0.txagg=1 and
> then check dmesg, email the list the output. I'd like to see if the TX
> queue is stuck. Then, force a scan: ifconfig wlan0 scan Even if it's
> in hostap mode, it'll cause a full TX queue flush and if 11n TX
> aggregation is stuck for whatever reason, it'll complain bitterly at
> you in dmesg. Thanks, Adrian 
as requested.
output of dmesg after a timeout, then me setting the sysctl
http://unsane.co.uk/ath-timeout-dmesg.txt
output after i then ran ifconfig wlan0 scan
http://unsane.co.uk/ath-timeout-dmesg-with-scan.txt

Please note that it hung twice in these dmesg, the first time I didnt
see it until after it had recovered, I then ran sysctl dev.ath.0.txagg=1
but not the scan as it hung again shortly after (passing much traffic
will do it it seems.)  On the second hang I set the sysctl before the
network connection came back, then ran ifconfig wlan0 scan.

Output of the scan is
SSID/MESH ID    BSSID              CHAN RATE   S:N     INT CAPS
Radford_Net...  00:19:e0:a1:2f:f8    6   54M -93:-96  100 EPS  RSN WPA ATH
BTHomeHub2-...  00:21:04:c2:d6:c2   11   54M -93:-96  100 EPS  RSN WPA
WME HTCAP
O2wireless9...  00:24:17:97:84:31    3   54M -92:-96  100 EP   RSN
virginmedia...  a0:21:b7:e3:5b:89    5   54M -92:-96  100 EP   RSN HTCAP
WPS WPA WME
vhoff           e0:91:f5:48:5b:b9    5   54M -77:-96  100 EPS  RSN WPA
WME HTCAP ATH WPS

Seems someone has switched channels to be on the same as me again :(

ath and ath_pci complied into the kernel.

Any more info needed let me know.

Vince