Very bad performances with wpi and 7.0-RC1

Nicolas Letellier nicolas at nicoelro.net
Tue Jan 15 08:55:58 PST 2008


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.
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    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.

Nicolas



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