[BUG] SoftAP: zero speed between clients on QCA6174
dukzcry at ya.ru
dukzcry at ya.ru
Thu Jan 12 11:12:31 PST 2023
Looks like firmware issue. Fixed by downgrading linux-firmware package
down to 20220411
Last good firmware
linux-firmware-20220411
[ 3.859587] ath10k_pci 0000:02:00.0: firmware ver WLAN.RM.4.4.1-
00157-QCARMSWPZ-1 api 6 features wowlan,ignore-otp,mfp crc32 90eebefb
[ 3.926126] ath10k_pci 0000:02:00.0: board_file api 2 bmi_id N/A
crc32 706c395e
[ 4.017441] ath10k_pci 0000:02:00.0: htt-ver 3.60 wmi-op 4 htt-op 3
cal otp max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
Connecting to host li-si-tsin, port 5201
[ 7] local 10.0.0.230 port 46036 connected to 10.0.0.50 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr Cwnd
[ 7] 0.00-1.00 sec 16.5 MBytes 138 Mbits/sec 0 789 KBytes
[ 7] 1.00-2.00 sec 15.0 MBytes 126 Mbits/sec 0 1.15 MBytes
[ 7] 2.00-3.00 sec 15.0 MBytes 126 Mbits/sec 0 1.38 MBytes
[ 7] 3.00-4.00 sec 16.2 MBytes 136 Mbits/sec 0 1.54 MBytes
[ 7] 4.00-5.00 sec 16.2 MBytes 136 Mbits/sec 0 1.54 MBytes
[ 7] 5.00-6.00 sec 16.2 MBytes 136 Mbits/sec 0 1.54 MBytes
[ 7] 6.00-7.00 sec 16.2 MBytes 136 Mbits/sec 0 1.60 MBytes
[ 7] 7.00-8.00 sec 15.0 MBytes 126 Mbits/sec 36 1.22 MBytes
[ 7] 8.00-9.00 sec 17.5 MBytes 147 Mbits/sec 0 1.34 MBytes
[ 7] 9.00-10.00 sec 16.2 MBytes 136 Mbits/sec 0 1.39 MBytes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 7] 0.00-10.00 sec 160 MBytes 134 Mbits/sec 36
sender
[ 7] 0.00-10.01 sec 157 MBytes 132 Mbits/sec
receiver
iperf Done.
First bad firmware
linux-firmware-20220509
[ 3.767713] ath10k_pci 0000:02:00.0: firmware ver WLAN.RM.4.4.1-
00288- api 6 features wowlan,ignore-otp,mfp crc32 bf907c7c
[ 3.835130] ath10k_pci 0000:02:00.0: board_file api 2 bmi_id N/A
crc32 62812cba
[ 3.927381] ath10k_pci 0000:02:00.0: htt-ver 3.87 wmi-op 4 htt-op 3
cal otp max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
Connecting to host li-si-tsin, port 5201
[ 7] local 10.0.0.230 port 56856 connected to 10.0.0.50 port 5201
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr Cwnd
[ 7] 0.00-1.00 sec 107 KBytes 879 Kbits/sec 12 11.3 KBytes
[ 7] 1.00-2.00 sec 158 KBytes 1.30 Mbits/sec 0 17.0 KBytes
[ 7] 2.00-3.00 sec 205 KBytes 1.68 Mbits/sec 0 22.6 KBytes
[ 7] 3.00-4.00 sec 67.9 KBytes 556 Kbits/sec 11 5.66 KBytes
[ 7] 4.00-5.00 sec 127 KBytes 1.04 Mbits/sec 3 5.66 KBytes
[ 7] 5.00-6.00 sec 191 KBytes 1.56 Mbits/sec 7 8.48 KBytes
[ 7] 6.00-7.00 sec 127 KBytes 1.04 Mbits/sec 6 11.3 KBytes
[ 7] 7.00-8.00 sec 63.6 KBytes 521 Kbits/sec 8 5.66 KBytes
[ 7] 8.00-9.00 sec 191 KBytes 1.56 Mbits/sec 6 4.24 KBytes
[ 7] 9.00-10.00 sec 127 KBytes 1.04 Mbits/sec 4 7.07 KBytes
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
[ 7] 0.00-10.00 sec 1.33 MBytes 1.12 Mbits/sec 57
sender
[ 7] 0.00-10.17 sec 1.23 MBytes 1.02 Mbits/sec
receiver
В Вт, 10/01/2023 в 12:10 +0300, dukzcry at ya.ru пишет:
> I have the Qualcomm Atheros QCNFA344A M2 module
>
> $ lspci
> 02:00.0 Network controller: Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac
> Wireless
> Network Adapter (rev 32)
>
> $ dmesg | grep ath10k
> [ 3.445810] ath10k_pci 0000:02:00.0: enabling device (0000 ->
> 0002)
> [ 3.446081] ath10k_pci 0000:02:00.0: pci irq msi oper_irq_mode 2
> irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
> [ 3.680848] ath10k_pci 0000:02:00.0: qca6174 hw3.2 target
> 0x05030000
> chip_id 0x00340aff sub 1028:0310
> [ 3.680851] ath10k_pci 0000:02:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 0
> tracing 0 dfs 0 testmode 0
> [ 3.681176] ath10k_pci 0000:02:00.0: firmware ver WLAN.RM.4.4.1-
> 00288- api 6 features wowlan,ignore-otp,mfp crc32 bf907c7c
> [ 3.748580] ath10k_pci 0000:02:00.0: board_file api 2 bmi_id N/A
> crc32 62812cba
> [ 3.840194] ath10k_pci 0000:02:00.0: htt-ver 3.87 wmi-op 4 htt-op
> 3
> cal otp max-sta 32 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
> [ 3.900322] ath10k_pci 0000:02:00.0 wlp2s0: renamed from wlan0
>
> Now I create an AP on it either via hostapd or NetworkManager like
> "sudo nmcli dev wifi hotspot ifname wlp2s0 ssid test password
> "mypass""
>
> Then I connect few various clients to it and benchmark speed from any
> client to AP via iperf3, which is fine
>
> Connecting to host 10.42.0.1, port 5201
> [ 5] local 10.42.0.19 port 60646 connected to 10.42.0.1 port 5201
> [ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr Cwnd
> [ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 3.89 MBytes 32.6 Mbits/sec 0 208
> KBytes
> [ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 4.04 MBytes 33.9 Mbits/sec 0 331
> KBytes
> [ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 3.23 MBytes 27.1 Mbits/sec 6 280
> KBytes
> [ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 3.04 MBytes 25.5 Mbits/sec 1 308
> KBytes
> [ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 4.16 MBytes 34.9 Mbits/sec 0 378
> KBytes
> [ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 4.04 MBytes 33.9 Mbits/sec 0 411
> KBytes
> [ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 4.16 MBytes 34.9 Mbits/sec 0 411
> KBytes
> [ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 2.67 MBytes 22.4 Mbits/sec 0 436
> KBytes
> [ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 3.85 MBytes 32.3 Mbits/sec 0 458
> KBytes
> [ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 2.92 MBytes 24.5 Mbits/sec 0 458
> KBytes
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> [ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
> [ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 36.0 MBytes 30.2 Mbits/sec 7
> sender
> [ 5] 0.00-10.02 sec 34.0 MBytes 28.4 Mbits/sec
> receiver
>
> iperf Done.
>
>
> Now I try to measure speed between any two clients and get
>
> Connecting to host 10.42.0.83, port 5201
> [ 5] local 10.42.0.19 port 58262 connected to 10.42.0.83 port 5201
> [ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr Cwnd
> [ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 414 KBytes 3.39 Mbits/sec 7 7.07
> KBytes
> [ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec 12 2.83 KBytes
> [ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec 16 4.24 KBytes
> [ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec 8 15.6 KBytes
> [ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec 13 2.83 KBytes
> [ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec 11 4.24 KBytes
> [ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec 7 2.83 KBytes
> [ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec 4 4.24 KBytes
> [ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 127 KBytes 1.04 Mbits/sec 3 2.83
> KBytes
> [ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 0.00 Bytes 0.00 bits/sec 4 2.83 KBytes
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> [ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
> [ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 542 KBytes 444 Kbits/sec 85
> sender
> [ 5] 0.00-10.01 sec 277 KBytes 227 Kbits/sec
> receiver
>
> iperf Done.
>
> Which is a way too low. Ssh is also very slow between clients, VNC
> shows similar speed rates and unable to render desktop at that speed
> for sure
>
> The system is totally stock and clean. I also have USB ath9k adapter
> in
> this system, which doesn't show this issue
>
> $ lsusb
> Bus 001 Device 004: ID 0cf3:9271 Qualcomm Atheros Communications
> AR9271
> 802.11n
>
> $ dmesg | grep ath9k
> [ 3.446722] usb 1-3.3: ath9k_htc: Firmware ath9k_htc/htc_9271-
> 1.4.0.fw requested
> [ 3.446804] usbcore: registered new interface driver ath9k_htc
> [ 3.734857] usb 1-3.3: ath9k_htc: Transferred FW:
> ath9k_htc/htc_9271-1.4.0.fw, size: 51008
> [ 3.985462] ath9k_htc 1-3.3:1.0: ath9k_htc: HTC initialized with
> 33
> credits
> [ 4.212339] ath9k_htc 1-3.3:1.0: ath9k_htc: FW Version: 1.4
> [ 4.212343] ath9k_htc 1-3.3:1.0: FW RMW support: On
> [ 4.217755] ath9k_htc 1-3.3:1.0 legacy: renamed from wlan0
>
> Speed between two clients is fine for it
>
> Connecting to host 10.42.1.83, port 5201
> [ 5] local 10.42.1.19 port 43456 connected to 10.42.1.83 port 5201
> [ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr Cwnd
> [ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 1.43 MBytes 12.0 Mbits/sec 0 107
> KBytes
> [ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 1.55 MBytes 13.0 Mbits/sec 0 165
> KBytes
> [ 5] 2.00-3.00 sec 1.24 MBytes 10.4 Mbits/sec 0 208
> KBytes
> [ 5] 3.00-4.00 sec 1018 KBytes 8.34 Mbits/sec 0 247
> KBytes
> [ 5] 4.00-5.00 sec 509 KBytes 4.17 Mbits/sec 19 198
> KBytes
> [ 5] 5.00-6.00 sec 1.12 MBytes 9.39 Mbits/sec 0 232
> KBytes
> [ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 1.68 MBytes 14.1 Mbits/sec 0 252
> KBytes
> [ 5] 7.00-8.00 sec 573 KBytes 4.69 Mbits/sec 0 259
> KBytes
> [ 5] 8.00-9.00 sec 1.12 MBytes 9.38 Mbits/sec 0 264
> KBytes
> [ 5] 9.00-10.00 sec 1.12 MBytes 9.39 Mbits/sec 0 264
> KBytes
> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
> [ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate Retr
> [ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 11.3 MBytes 9.49 Mbits/sec 19
> sender
> [ 5] 0.00-10.11 sec 10.4 MBytes 8.59 Mbits/sec
> receiver
>
> iperf Done.
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