linux-kernel - ath9k: DMA failed to stop in 10 ms AR_CR=0x00000024 AR_DIAG

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Date:	Thu, 12 Nov 2009 16:16:45 -0500
From:	Bernie Innocenti <bernie@...ewiz.org>
To:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@...eros.com>
Cc:	ath9k-devel@...ts.ath9k.org, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Danny Clark <dclark@....org>
Subject: ath9k: DMA failed to stop in 10 ms AR_CR=0x00000024
 AR_DIAG_SW=0x40000020

I've recently replaced the built-in Intel 5300 AGN of my Lenovo X200s
with an Atheros AR5008 express card. The operation requires a hacked
BIOS with no hw whitelist check--Thanks for the DRM, Lenovo).

The ath9k driver works great, but occasionally the interface
disassociates spontaneously and won't get back to work until I manually
unload and reload the ath9k module. It's hard to reproduce, but seems to
happen more frequently with some access points.

I'm seeing it both in Ubuntu Karmic (linux-image_2.6.31.14.48) and
Fedora Rawhide (kernel-2.6.31.5-127).

Dmesg contains:

[46623.757586] wlan1: associated
[47222.920159] wlan1: no probe response from AP 00:14:a8:53:3c:80 - disassociating
[47223.063855] ath9k: DMA failed to stop in 10 ms AR_CR=0x00000024 AR_DIAG_SW=0x40000020
[47224.042616] ath9k: DMA failed to stop in 10 ms AR_CR=0x00000024 AR_DIAG_SW=0x40000020

lspci -vv says:

03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5008 Wireless Network Adapter (rev 01)
	Subsystem: Atheros Communications Inc. Device 0032
	Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx-
	Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort+ >SERR- <PERR- INTx-
	Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 64 bytes
	Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 17
	Region 0: Memory at f2500000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
	Capabilities: <access denied>
	Kernel driver in use: ath9k
	Kernel modules: ath9k

Best regards,

-- 
   // Bernie Innocenti - http://codewiz.org/
 \X/  Sugar Labs       - http://sugarlabs.org/

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