Very bad performances with wpi driver and 7.0-RC1

Tue Jan 15 03:07:37 PST 2008

Nicolas Letellier wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I use FreeBSD 7.0-RC1 with my laptop (Asustek A6000 Series).
> Performances with wpi are very very bad: in my LAN, I download a file at 
> 4 k/s. In Internet, I would believe I use a 56 k connection :-)
> 
> In this laptop, I have a NIC (chipset re), and I don't have any problem 
> with. The connection is very very stable. The problem is juste with wpi 
> and my Wireless NIC.
> 
> I test OpenBSD-current, and I didn't have any problem with wpi. The 
> problem is juste with FreeBSD 7.0-RC1. I have any firewalls, nothing. 
> All is perfect with my NIC re.
> 
> I test with GENERIC, and I build my own kernel (with wpi support build 
> into kernel). The problem is the same.
> 
> See more informations here:
> 
> numenor# cat /boot/loader.conf nvidia_load="YES"
> wpifw_load="YES"
> legal.intel_wpi.license_ack=1
> 
> numenor# cat /etc/rc.conf defaultrouter="192.168.1.249"
> hostname="numenor.********"
> ifconfig_wpi0="inet 192.168.1.4 ssid Nicoelro_Wifi"
> numenor# ifconfig wpi0
> wpi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
>    ether 00:13:02:dd:05:5f
>    inet 192.168.1.4 netmask 0xffffff00 broadcast 192.168.1.255
>    media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect (OFDM/36Mbps)
>    status: associated
>    ssid Nicoelro_Wifi channel 10 (2457 Mhz 11g) bssid 00:0f:b5:b9:9f:cc
>    authmode OPEN privacy OFF txpower 50 bmiss 7 scanvalid 60
>    protmode CTS
> 
> 
> Sometimes, I see this message:
>   wpi0: discard frame w/o packet header
> 
> numenor# sysctl -a | grep wpi
> net.wlan.0.%parent: wpi0
> debug.wpi: 0
> dev.wpi.0.%desc: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG
> dev.wpi.0.%driver: wpi
> dev.wpi.0.%location: slot=0 function=0 handle=\_SB_.PCI0.P0P7.WLAN
> dev.wpi.0.%pnpinfo: vendor=0x8086 device=0x4222 subvendor=0x8086 
> subdevice=0x1001 class=0x028000
> dev.wpi.0.%parent: pci3
> 
> 
> numenor# dmesg
> *Copyright (c) 1992-2008 The FreeBSD Project.
> Copyright (c) 1979, 1980, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994
>   The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.
> FreeBSD is a registered trademark of The FreeBSD Foundation.
> FreeBSD 7.0-RC1 #1: Mon Jan 14 18:12:58 CET 2008
>   root at numenor.nicoelro.net:/usr/obj/usr/src/sys/NUMENOR
> Timecounter "i8254" frequency 1193182 Hz quality 0
> CPU: Genuine Intel(R) CPU           T2300  @ 1.66GHz (1662.52-MHz 
> 686-class CPU)
> Origin = "GenuineIntel"  Id = 0x6e8  Stepping = 8
> 
> Features=0xbfe9fbff<FPU,VME,DE,PSE,TSC,MSR,PAE,MCE,CX8,APIC,SEP,MTRR,PGE,MCA,CMOV,PAT,CLFLUSH,DTS,ACPI,MMX,FXSR,SSE,SSE2,SS,HTT,TM,PBE> 
> 
> Features2=0xc189<SSE3,MON,EST,TM2,xTPR,PDCM>
> AMD Features=0x100000<NX>
> Cores per package: 2
> real memory  = 1073545216 (1023 MB)
> avail memory = 1032773632 (984 MB)
> ACPI APIC Table: <A M I  OEMAPIC >
> FreeBSD/SMP: Multiprocessor System Detected: 2 CPUs
> cpu0 (BSP): APIC ID:  0
> cpu1 (AP): APIC ID:  1
> ioapic0 <Version 2.0> irqs 0-23 on motherboard
> kbd1 at kbdmux0
> hptrr: HPT RocketRAID controller driver v1.1 (Jan 14 2008 18:12:38)
> acpi0: <A M I OEMRSDT> on motherboard
> acpi0: [ITHREAD]
> acpi0: Power Button (fixed)
> acpi0: reservation of 0, a0000 (3) failed
> acpi0: reservation of 100000, 3ff00000 (3) failed
> Timecounter "ACPI-fast" frequency 3579545 Hz quality 1000
> acpi_timer0: <24-bit timer at 3.579545MHz> port 0x808-0x80b on acpi0
> acpi_ec0: <Embedded Controller: GPE 0x1c> port 0x62,0x66 on acpi0
> cpu0: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0
> est0: <Enhanced SpeedStep Frequency Control> on cpu0
> est: CPU supports Enhanced Speedstep, but is not recognized.
> est: cpu_vendor GenuineIntel, msr 6130a2c06000613
> device_attach: est0 attach returned 6
> p4tcc0: <CPU Frequency Thermal Control> on cpu0
> cpu1: <ACPI CPU> on acpi0
> ACPI Warning (tbutils-0243): Incorrect checksum in table [SSDT] -  D6, 
> should be 9C [20070320]
> est1: <Enhanced SpeedStep Frequency Control> on cpu1
> p4tcc1: <CPU Frequency Thermal Control> on cpu1
> pcib0: <ACPI Host-PCI bridge> port 0xcf8-0xcff on acpi0
> pci0: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib0
> pcib1: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> irq 16 at device 1.0 on pci0
> pci1: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib1
> nvidia0: <GeForce Go 7300> mem 
> 0xfd000000-0xfdffffff,0xc0000000-0xcfffffff,0xfc000000-0xfcffffff irq 16 
> at device 0.0 on pci1
> nvidia0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> nvidia0: [ITHREAD]
> pcm0: <Intel 82801G High Definition Audio Controller> mem 
> 0xfebfc000-0xfebfffff irq 21 at device 27.0 on pci0
> pcm0: [ITHREAD]
> pcib2: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> irq 16 at device 28.0 on pci0
> pci2: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib2
> re0: <RealTek 8168/8111B PCIe Gigabit Ethernet> port 0xc800-0xc8ff mem 
> 0xfe0ff000-0xfe0fffff irq 16 at device 0.0 on pci2
> re0: Using 2 MSI messages
> miibus0: <MII bus> on re0
> rgephy0: <RTL8169S/8110S/8211B media interface> PHY 1 on miibus0
> rgephy0:  10baseT, 10baseT-FDX, 100baseTX, 100baseTX-FDX, 1000baseT, 
> 1000baseT-FDX, auto
> re0: Ethernet address: 00:18:f3:5b:f6:31
> re0: [FILTER]
> re0: [FILTER]
> pcib3: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> irq 19 at device 28.3 on pci0
> pci3: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib3
> wpi0: <Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG> mem 0xfe1ff000-0xfe1fffff irq 19 
> at device 0.0 on pci3
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> bus_dmamem_alloc failed to align memory properly.
> wpi0: Ethernet address: 00:13:02:dd:05:5f
> wpi0: [ITHREAD]
> wpi0: 11a rates: 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
> wpi0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
> wpi0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 
> 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
> uhci0: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> port 0xec00-0xec1f irq 23 at 
> device 29.0 on pci0
> uhci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> uhci0: [ITHREAD]
> usb0: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> on uhci0
> usb0: USB revision 1.0
> uhub0: <Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1> on usb0
> uhub0: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
> uhci1: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> port 0xe880-0xe89f irq 19 at 
> device 29.1 on pci0
> uhci1: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> uhci1: [ITHREAD]
> usb1: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> on uhci1
> usb1: USB revision 1.0
> uhub1: <Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1> on usb1
> uhub1: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
> uhci2: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> port 0xe800-0xe81f irq 18 at 
> device 29.2 on pci0
> uhci2: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> uhci2: [ITHREAD]
> usb2: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> on uhci2
> usb2: USB revision 1.0
> uhub2: <Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1> on usb2
> uhub2: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
> uhci3: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> port 0xe480-0xe49f irq 22 at 
> device 29.3 on pci0
> uhci3: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> uhci3: [ITHREAD]
> usb3: <UHCI (generic) USB controller> on uhci3
> usb3: USB revision 1.0
> uhub3: <Intel UHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 1.00/1.00, addr 1> on usb3
> uhub3: 2 ports with 2 removable, self powered
> ehci0: <Intel 82801GB/R (ICH7) USB 2.0 controller> mem 
> 0xfebfbc00-0xfebfbfff irq 23 at device 29.7 on pci0
> ehci0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> ehci0: [ITHREAD]
> usb4: EHCI version 1.0
> usb4: companion controllers, 2 ports each: usb0 usb1 usb2 usb3
> usb4: <Intel 82801GB/R (ICH7) USB 2.0 controller> on ehci0
> usb4: USB revision 2.0
> uhub4: <Intel EHCI root hub, class 9/0, rev 2.00/1.00, addr 1> on usb4
> uhub4: 8 ports with 8 removable, self powered
> ugen0: <Syntek USB2.0, class 0/0, rev 2.00/0.05, addr 2> on uhub4
> pcib4: <ACPI PCI-PCI bridge> at device 30.0 on pci0
> pci4: <ACPI PCI bus> on pcib4
> pci4: <bridge, PCI-CardBus> at device 1.0 (no driver attached)
> pci4: <serial bus, FireWire> at device 1.1 (no driver attached)
> pci4: <base peripheral> at device 1.2 (no driver attached)
> pci4: <base peripheral> at device 1.3 (no driver attached)
> isab0: <PCI-ISA bridge> at device 31.0 on pci0
> isa0: <ISA bus> on isab0
> atapci0: <Intel ICH7 UDMA100 controller> port 
> 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6,0x170-0x177,0x376,0xffa0-0xffaf at device 31.1 on pci0
> ata0: <ATA channel 0> on atapci0
> ata0: [ITHREAD]
> ata1: <ATA channel 1> on atapci0
> ata1: [ITHREAD]
> acpi_lid0: <Control Method Lid Switch> on acpi0
> acpi_button0: <Power Button> on acpi0
> acpi_button1: <Sleep Button> on acpi0
> acpi_tz0: <Thermal Zone> on acpi0
> acpi_acad0: <AC Adapter> on acpi0
> battery0: <ACPI Control Method Battery> on acpi0
> atkbdc0: <Keyboard controller (i8042)> port 0x60,0x64 irq 1 on acpi0
> atkbd0: <AT Keyboard> irq 1 on atkbdc0
> kbd0 at atkbd0
> atkbd0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> atkbd0: [ITHREAD]
> psm0: <PS/2 Mouse> irq 12 on atkbdc0
> psm0: [GIANT-LOCKED]
> psm0: [ITHREAD]
> psm0: model IntelliMouse, device ID 3
> pmtimer0 on isa0
> orm0: <ISA Option ROM> at iomem 0xc0000-0xcefff pnpid ORM0000 on isa0
> ppc0: parallel port not found.
> sc0: <System console> at flags 0x100 on isa0
> sc0: VGA <16 virtual consoles, flags=0x300>
> vga0: <Generic ISA VGA> at port 0x3c0-0x3df iomem 0xa0000-0xbffff on isa0
> ums0: <Logitech Optical USB Mouse, class 0/0, rev 2.00/3.40, addr 2> on 
> uhub0
> ums0: 3 buttons and Z dir.
> Timecounters tick every 1.000 msec
> hptrr: no controller detected.
> ad0: 95396MB <HTS541010G9AT00 MBZOA60A> at ata0-master UDMA100
> acd0: DVDR <TSSTcorpCD/DVDW TS-L532U/AS04> at ata0-slave UDMA33
> pcm0: <HDA Codec: Realtek ALC880>
> pcm0: <HDA Driver Revision: 20071129_0050>
> SMP: AP CPU #1 Launched!
> GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider ad0s1 is msdosfs/RECOVERY.
> GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider ad0s2 is ntfs/Syst\M-hme.
> GEOM_LABEL: Label for provider ad0s5 is msdosfs/ .
> Trying to mount root from ufs:/dev/ad0s3a
> *
> 
> Am is alone with this performance problem? I cannot use wpi driver in 
> these conditions, so I use re driver for my NIC.

I had similar problems. *Very* slow and unstable connection using wpi0. 
And WPA never worked. I tried it with NetBSD 4.0 (just out of curiosity) 
and it was working very stable and fast (even WPA)!

I was running FreeBSD-7.0 RC3 and now -CURRENT. In both cases no 
success, so that I don't use wpi0 at all right now.

Regards,

   Michael