[FS#596] Ath9 on WR1043N V1 crashes time to time

[LEDE Bugs]

A new Flyspray task has been opened.  Details are below. 

User who did this - Snotto (Snotmann) 

Attached to Project - LEDE Project
Summary - Ath9 on WR1043N V1 crashes time to time
Task Type - Bug Report
Category - Base system
Status - Unconfirmed
Assigned To - 
Operating System - All
Severity - Low
Priority - Very Low
Reported Version - Trunk
Due in Version - Undecided
Due Date - Undecided
Details - Supply the following if possible:
 - 1043n V1.6
 - 17.01.


As the kernel log told my the wifi driver crashed from time to time:

[ 5296.834161] ------------[ cut here ]------------
[ 5296.834226] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at compat-wireless-2016-10-08/net/mac80211/rx.c:4180 0x80e2529c [mac80211 at 80e00000+0x5f500]()
[ 5296.834247] Rate marked as an HT rate but passed status->rate_idx is not an MCS index [0-76]: 79 (0x4f)
[ 5296.834263] Modules linked in: ath9k ath9k_common pppoe ppp_async iptable_nat ath9k_hw ath pppox ppp_generic nf_nat_ipv4 nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_conntrack_ipv4 mac80211 ipt_REJECT ipt_MASQUERADE cfg80211 xt_time xt_tcpudp xt_tcpmss xt_statistic xt_state xt_recent xt_nat xt_multiport xt_mark xt_mac xt_limit xt_length xt_hl xt_helper xt_ecn xt_dscp xt_conntrack xt_connmark xt_connlimit xt_connbytes xt_comment xt_TCPMSS xt_REDIRECT xt_LOG xt_HL xt_DSCP xt_CT xt_CLASSIFY slhc nf_reject_ipv4 nf_nat_redirect nf_nat_masquerade_ipv4 nf_nat nf_log_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_conntrack_rtcache iptable_mangle iptable_filter ipt_ECN ip_tables crc_ccitt compat sch_cake nf_conntrack act_skbedit act_mirred em_u32 cls_u32 cls_tcindex cls_flow cls_route cls_fw sch_tbf sch_htb sch_hfsc sch_ingress ledtrig_usbport ip6t_REJECT nf_reject_ipv6 nf_log_ipv6 nf_log_common ip6table_mangle ip6table_filter ip6_tables x_tables ifb sit tunnel4 ip_tunnel zram lzo_decompress lzo_compress lz4_decompress lz4_compress zsmalloc ehci_platform ehci_hcd gpio_button_hotplug usbcore nls_base usb_common
[ 5296.834691] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper Not tainted 4.4.50 #0
[ 5296.834707] Stack : 80386534 00000000 00000001 803e0000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[ 5296.834707] 	  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[ 5296.834707] 	  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[ 5296.834707] 	  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[ 5296.834707] 	  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[ 5296.834707] 	  ...
[ 5296.834868] Call Trace:[] 0x80071a50
[ 5296.834924] [] 0x80071a50
[ 5296.834951] [] 0x800817e8
[ 5296.834982] [] 0x80e2529c [mac80211 at 80e00000+0x5f500]
[ 5296.835017] [] 0x80081844
[ 5296.835063] [] 0x80e2529c [mac80211 at 80e00000+0x5f500]
[ 5296.835099] [] 0x8007cf38
[ 5296.835119] [] 0x8025de40
[ 5296.835185] [] 0x80ee77dc [ath9k at 80ee0000+0x16650]
[ 5296.835251] [] 0x80ee77bc [ath9k at 80ee0000+0x16650]
[ 5296.835305] [] 0x80ee4a44 [ath9k at 80ee0000+0x16650]
[ 5296.835325] [] 0x800a8534
[ 5296.835344] [] 0x800843a8
[ 5296.835365] [] 0x80083d64
[ 5296.835384] [] 0x800ab8f0
[ 5296.835407] [] 0x8006a950
[ 5296.835429] [] 0x80060bf4
[ 5296.835441] 
[ 5296.835458] ---[ end trace ab0782f8f2be605d ]---
[ 8850.645386] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 0 at compat-wireless-2016-10-08/net/mac80211/rx.c:4180 0x80e2529c [mac80211 at 80e00000+0x5f500]()
[ 8850.645407] Rate marked as an HT rate but passed status->rate_idx is not an MCS index [0-76]: 79 (0x4f)
[ 8850.645423] Modules linked in: ath9k ath9k_common pppoe ppp_async iptable_nat ath9k_hw ath pppox ppp_generic nf_nat_ipv4 nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_conntrack_ipv4 mac80211 ipt_REJECT ipt_MASQUERADE cfg80211 xt_time xt_tcpudp xt_tcpmss xt_statistic xt_state xt_recent xt_nat xt_multiport xt_mark xt_mac xt_limit xt_length xt_hl xt_helper xt_ecn xt_dscp xt_conntrack xt_connmark xt_connlimit xt_connbytes xt_comment xt_TCPMSS xt_REDIRECT xt_LOG xt_HL xt_DSCP xt_CT xt_CLASSIFY slhc nf_reject_ipv4 nf_nat_redirect nf_nat_masquerade_ipv4 nf_nat nf_log_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_conntrack_rtcache iptable_mangle iptable_filter ipt_ECN ip_tables crc_ccitt compat sch_cake nf_conntrack act_skbedit act_mirred em_u32 cls_u32 cls_tcindex cls_flow cls_route cls_fw sch_tbf sch_htb sch_hfsc sch_ingress ledtrig_usbport ip6t_REJECT nf_reject_ipv6 nf_log_ipv6 nf_log_common ip6table_mangle ip6table_filter ip6_tables x_tables ifb sit tunnel4 ip_tunnel zram lzo_decompress lzo_compress lz4_decompress lz4_compress zsmalloc ehci_platform ehci_hcd gpio_button_hotplug usbcore nls_base usb_common
[ 8850.645868] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper Tainted: G        W       4.4.50 #0
[ 8850.645884] Stack : 80386534 00000000 00000001 803e0000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[ 8850.645884] 	  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[ 8850.645884] 	  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[ 8850.645884] 	  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[ 8850.645884] 	  00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000 00000000
[ 8850.645884] 	  ...
[ 8850.646045] Call Trace:[] 0x80071a50
[ 8850.646101] [] 0x80071a50
[ 8850.646128] [] 0x800817e8
[ 8850.646159] [] 0x80e2529c [mac80211 at 80e00000+0x5f500]
[ 8850.646209] [] 0x80081844
[ 8850.646262] [] 0x80e2529c [mac80211 at 80e00000+0x5f500]
[ 8850.646290] [] 0x8025fea8
[ 8850.646310] [] 0x8025c768
[ 8850.646427] [] 0x80ee77dc [ath9k at 80ee0000+0x16650]
[ 8850.646494] [] 0x80ee77bc [ath9k at 80ee0000+0x16650]
[ 8850.646548] [] 0x80ee4a44 [ath9k at 80ee0000+0x16650]
[ 8850.646568] [] 0x800a8534
[ 8850.646588] [] 0x800843a8
[ 8850.646608] [] 0x80083d64
[ 8850.646628] [] 0x800ab8f0
[ 8850.646651] [] 0x8006a950
[ 8850.646672] [] 0x80060bf4
[ 8850.646685] 
[ 8850.646702] ---[ end trace ab0782f8f2be605e ]---
   

 

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