Re: NetBSD 6.0_BETA2 i386 freezes after WPA group key handshake

[Timo Schmidt <netbsd%xomit.de@localhost>]

On Mon 09.07.2012 19:38, Timo Schmidt wrote:
> On Mon 02.07.2012 01:46, Timo Schmidt wrote:
> > On Fri 29.06.2012 02:23, Timo Schmidt wrote:
> > > On Wed 27.06.2012 00:44, Christos Zoulas wrote:
> > > > Timo Schmidt  <netbsd%xomit.de@localhost> wrote:
> > > > > On Tue 26.06.2012 01:52, Christos Zoulas wrote:
> > > > > > 
> > > > > > The problem is probably with the atheros driver; I have not
> > > > > > seen it with other wifi cards.
> > > > >
> > > > > What card would you recommend?
> > > > 
> > > > I am using iwn without issues. iwi needs the occasional ifconfig down/up
> > > > when it freezes. That's all I have. Which atheros card do you have? We
> > > > can see if there are any updates to the drivers/firmware.
> > > 
> > > The output from lspci:
> > > 
> > > | lspci -vvv -nn -s 0000:00:14.0
> > > | Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. Atheros 
> > > AR5001X+ Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0013] (rev 01)
> > > |          Subsystem: Netgear Device [1385:5e00]
> > > |          Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- 
> > > ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
> > > |          Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium 
> > > >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
> > > |          Latency: 80 (2500ns min, 7000ns max), Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
> > > |          Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
> > > |          Region 0: Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
> > > |          Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
> > > |                  Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA 
> > > PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
> > > |                  Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME- 
> > > >
> > > 
> > > I will provide the hardware label at the weekend.
> > 
> > The card is labeled as "Netgear WPN311".
> 
> I've found another ath based card which I've tested. The
> behavior is the same. This card is a "D-Link DWL-G520" with
> nearly the same lspci and dmesg output:
> 
> | lspci -vvv -nn -s 0000:00:14.0
> | 00:14.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications Inc. 
> AR5212/AR5213 Wireless Network Adapter [168c:0013] (rev 01)
> |         Subsystem: D-Link System Inc AirPlus DWL-G520 Wireless PCI Adapter 
> (rev. B) [1186:3a13]
> |         Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- 
> Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
> |         Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- 
> <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
> |         Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
> |         Region 0: Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [disabled]
> |         Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2
> |                 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=375mA 
> PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
> |                 Status: D3 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME-
> 
> | dmesg | grep "^ath"
> | ath0 at pci0 dev 20 function 0: Atheros 5212
> | ath0: interrupting at irq 11
> | ath0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
> | ath0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 
> 24Mbps 36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps
> | ath0: mac 7.9 phy 4.5 radio 5.6

A friend of mine gave me a ral based card for testing. It's a
"Linksys WMP54G" card which works fine - at least for the last
four hours.

| lspci -vvv -nn -s 0000:00:14.0
| 00:14.0 Network controller [0280]: Ralink corp. RT2561/RT61 802.11g PCI 
[1814:0301]
|         Subsystem: Linksys WMP54G v4.1 [1737:0055]
|         Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- 
Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- DisINTx-
|         Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=slow >TAbort- 
<TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
|         Latency: 32, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes
|         Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11
|         Region 0: Memory at fc000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
|         Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2
|                 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA 
PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-)
|                 Status: D0 NoSoftRst- PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-

| dmesg | grep "^ral"
| ral0 at pci0 dev 20 function 0: vendor 0x1814 product 0x0301 (rev. 0x00)
| ral0: interrupting at irq 11
| ral0: 802.11 address xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx
| ral0: MAC/BBP RT2561C, RF RT2527
| ral0: 11b rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps
| ral0: 11g rates: 1Mbps 2Mbps 5.5Mbps 11Mbps 6Mbps 9Mbps 12Mbps 18Mbps 24Mbps 
36Mbps 48Mbps 54Mbps

  -Timo