Re: ath: DMA failed to stop in 10 ms AR_CR=0x00000024 AR_DIAG_SW=0x02000020DMADBG_7=0x00008040

[Felix Fietkau]

On 2012-03-07 4:24 PM, Justin P. Mattock wrote:
> On 03/07/2012 07:19 AM, Mohammed Shafi wrote:
>> On Wed, Mar 7, 2012 at 7:55 PM, Justin P. Mattock
>> <justinmattock@xxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>> ath9k craps out from time to time(more annoying if anything)
>>>
>>> [44309.840830] ath: Failed to stop TX DMA, queues=0x001!
>>> [44309.858246] ath: DMA failed to stop in 10 ms AR_CR=0x00000024
>>> AR_DIAG_SW=0x02000020 DMADBG_7=0x00008040
>>> [44309.858255] ath: Could not stop RX, we could be confusing the DMA engine
>>> when we start RX up
>>> [44309.932801] ath: Failed to stop TX DMA, queues=0x001!
>>> [44309.950352] ath: DMA failed to stop in 10 ms AR_CR=0x00000024
>>> AR_DIAG_SW=0x02000020 DMADBG_7=0x00008040
>>> [44309.950361] ath: Could not stop RX, we could be confusing the DMA engine
>>> when we start RX up
>>> [44310.024301] ath: Failed to stop TX DMA, queues=0x001!
>>> [44310.041641] ath: DMA failed to stop in 10 ms AR_CR=0x00000024
>>> AR_DIAG_SW=0x02000020 DMADBG_7=0x00008040
>>> [44310.041646] ath: Could not stop RX, we could be confusing the DMA engine
>>> when we start RX up
>>> [44310.116316] ath: Failed to stop TX DMA, queues=0x001!
>>> [44310.133909] ath: DMA failed to stop in 10 ms AR_CR=0x00000024
>>> AR_DIAG_SW=0x02000020 DMADBG_7=0x00008040
>>> [44310.133918] ath: Could not stop RX, we could be confusing the DMA engine
>>> when we start RX up
>>> [44310.208021] ath: Failed to stop TX DMA, queues=0x001!
>>> [44310.225752] ath: DMA failed to stop in 10 ms AR_CR=0x00000024
>>> AR_DIAG_SW=0x02000020 DMADBG_7=0x00008040
>>> [44310.225761] ath: Could not stop RX, we could be confusing the DMA engine
>>> when we start RX up
>>> [44310.299922] ath: Failed to stop TX DMA, queues=0x001!
>>> [44310.317579] ath: DMA failed to stop in 10 ms AR_CR=0x00000024
>>> AR_DIAG_SW=0x02000020 DMADBG_7=0x00006040
>>> [44310.317587] ath: Could not stop RX, we could be confusing the DMA engine
>>> whe
>>
>> this is has become a know issue but less harmful, please try to see if
>> the workaround of disabling power save helps
>>
>> iw dev wlanX set power_save off
>>
> 
> ok! I have set that on the machine.. will see if I get this message in 
> the upcoming weeks.
Also, please try this patch with powersave enabled:
http://nbd.name/ps-fix.patch

- Felix
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