hostap with atheros unusable on releng_6?

[Sam Leffler]

Sam Leffler wrote:
> Martin wrote:
>> JoaoBR wrote:
>>
>>> no problem at all, I get full througput in any mode as long as the 
>>> device is working, it is not a performance issue, it stops rx/tx
>>
>> I've got a different effect here.
>> The performance slowly decreases to zero with 11g.
>>
>>> hum, what dhcp should have to do if the radio works or not?
>>
>> Ok, was just a question to be sure.
>>
>>> not all wi devices are capable to do hostap
>>
>> If it is capable to transfer few bits in hostap mode,
>> it is also capable to run hostap. This was a card listed
>> in the manual pages ("Netgear MA311"). At that time
>> hostap did not function properly.
>>
>> After the great upgrades by Sam Leffler, hostap started to
>> work for me on ath(4). Only 11g (and only the hostap part!)
>> does not work here (Netgear WG311T <-> Netgear WG511T).
> 
> I've got a ton of changes coming in from HEAD soon (don't recall what 
> the mfc date is).  These include a fix to deal with a race whereby tx 
> descriptors could be "lost" under heavy load.  This could explain the 
> slowdown in operation but not the timeouts.  If you can test with HEAD 
> that would be good; otherwise you'll need to wait for the mfc's.

Actually it might explain the timeouts though I think it's unlikely. 
Regardless try HEAD or wait.

	Sam