hostap with atheros unusable on releng_6?

[Sam Leffler]

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.

	Sam