[ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-20 Thread Adam Allred
Hello, I am attempting to build an AP that can support airplay streaming between various mac devices. My current test bed is as follows: Macbook Pro 10,2 (13" Retina), with an Airport Extreme (0x14E4, 0x10F) card, which is using the BCM43xx driver (according to system report). Apple TV Gen 3 (no

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-20 Thread Felix Fietkau
On 2013-06-20 6:05 PM, Adam Allred wrote: > Hello, > > I am attempting to build an AP that can support airplay streaming > between various mac devices. My current test bed is as follows: > > Macbook Pro 10,2 (13" Retina), with an Airport Extreme (0x14E4, 0x10F) > card, which is using the BCM43xx

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-20 Thread Adam Allred
I picked it up off of http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1746326 and only tried it after I had a working connection, just to see if it would make a difference, since it's ubuntu and a AR92xx series card in that post. Performance is the same both with and without this option. Adam On Thu,

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-20 Thread Felix Fietkau
On 2013-06-20 6:49 PM, Adam Allred wrote: > I picked it up off of > > http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1746326 > > and only tried it after I had a working connection, just to see if it > would make a difference, since it's ubuntu and a AR92xx series card in > that post. Performance is the

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-20 Thread Adam Allred
> OK. Better leave it out from now on, it's not a good idea to use random > workarounds for old issues on a different wifi chip :) > Sure. It was there as a shot in the dark after a frustrating day. It's gone. > I think you should start by using more recent drivers, Linux 3.2 is a > bit old. Pick

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-21 Thread Adam Allred
> I cannot go lower than the phy0 directory in that path when setting a > debug mode in the modprobe conf file, I assume its because the driver > isn't compiled with debugging symbols. I'll re-compile tomorrow and > post the contents of rc_stats. So...maybe I'm missing something, but after followi

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-21 Thread Felix Fietkau
On 2013-06-21 4:09 PM, Adam Allred wrote: >> I cannot go lower than the phy0 directory in that path when setting a >> debug mode in the modprobe conf file, I assume its because the driver >> isn't compiled with debugging symbols. I'll re-compile tomorrow and >> post the contents of rc_stats. > > S

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-21 Thread Adam Allred
I think it's already on in the debian 3.9 kernel .config (CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS=y), and I do not see a parameter to turn it on via modinfo. Sorry to run down the rabbit hole... Adam On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 11:29 AM, Felix Fietkau wrote: > On 2013-06-21 4:09 PM, Adam Allred wrote: >>> I canno

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-21 Thread Felix Fietkau
On 2013-06-21 5:41 PM, Adam Allred wrote: > I think it's already on in the debian 3.9 kernel .config > (CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUGFS=y), and I do not see a parameter to turn it > on via modinfo. > > Sorry to run down the rabbit hole... Maybe you need CONFIG_CFG80211_DEBUGFS=y as well. There's no runtim

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-21 Thread Paul Farrow
I run a similar set up using a sparklan WPEA-127N on fedora 17 and I am see my stats in /sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phy0/netdev:wlan1/stations/54:26:96:cf:1e:a3 but rc_stats is empty. I do have a file called current_tx_rate and the value in there is 117.0 MBit/s After having trouble with my 9

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-22 Thread Adam Allred
See my hostapd.conf at the beginning of this thread. I had trouble with video streaming until I dropped in the various wmm_ and tx_ options. Admittedly, I do not know what they all mean, but the internet claims they affect video and audio streams for the better. On Fri, Jun 21, 2013 at 11:03 PM, P

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-24 Thread Adam Allred
Well, confoundable. I have recompiled both cfg80211 and mac80211 with the DEBUGFS flags set to yes, and I'm still not seeing anything under the phy0 directory. At this point, I'm stumped. I cannot locate anything on the internet describing my problem. I'll keep digging, but any help is appreciated

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-24 Thread Mihai Moldovan
* On 24.06.2013 04:17 PM, Adam Allred wrote: > Well, confoundable. I have recompiled both cfg80211 and mac80211 with > the DEBUGFS flags set to yes, and I'm still not seeing anything under > the phy0 directory. I do. Albeit with a WPEA-127NI card. Check: CONFIG_CFG80211_DEBUGFS=y CONFIG_MAC80211_D

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-24 Thread Adam Allred
I've checked all of those. They are all set. Adam On Mon, Jun 24, 2013 at 10:53 AM, Mihai Moldovan wrote: > * On 24.06.2013 04:17 PM, Adam Allred wrote: >> Well, confoundable. I have recompiled both cfg80211 and mac80211 with >> the DEBUGFS flags set to yes, and I'm still not seeing anything un

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-24 Thread Mihai Moldovan
* On 24.06.2013 05:31 PM, Adam Allred wrote: > I've checked all of those. They are all set. >> I do. Albeit with a WPEA-127NI card. Scratch that, it's WPEA-127N exactly. AR9380. Very same card you have. ;) What about... CONFIG_ATH_DEBUG And just for good measure: CONFIG_MAC80211_DEBUG_MENU CONFI

Re: [ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

2013-06-24 Thread Adam Allred
root@aero:/sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phy0# ls -la total 0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Jun 24 15:29 . drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 0 Jun 24 15:29 .. root@aero:/sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phy0# mount ... debugfs on /sys/kernel/debug type debugfs (rw,relatime) ... root@aero:/sys/kernel/debug/ieee80211/phy