[OpenWrt-Devel] ar71xx with kernel 4.14 - a few test results

[Dirk Brenken]

On Do, 2018-08-23 at 14:36 +0200, Tom Psyborg wrote:
> Hi Dirk
> 
> You say: "works quite fine, both radios are available,
>  no issues at all"
> 
> but no feedback on how it actually performs...
> 
> From my test I got throughput of 215Mbps on 2.4GHz wifi with 4.9
> After upgraded to 4.14 the throughput dropped to 185-190Mbps. same
> device same settings and testing conditions.
> 
> On 23/08/2018, John Crispin <john at phrozen.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> On 23/08/18 11:34, Dirk Brenken wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I've tested two router with latest master & kernel 4.14
> (OpenWrt SNAPSHOT, r7906-7e73e9128f)
> 
> - TP-Link RE-450v1 => works quite fine, both radios are available,
> no issues at all
> 
> - GL-AR750 => 2,4G works OK, 5G is no longer available, e.g. default
> wifi configuration via 'wifi config' kernel 4.9 vs. kernel 4.14:
> 
> kernel 4.9:
> 
> config wifi-device 'radio0'
>          option type 'mac80211'
>          option channel '36'
>          option hwmode '11a'
>          option path 'pci0000:00/0000:00:00.0'
>          option htmode 'VHT80'
>          option disabled '1'
> 
> config wifi-iface 'default_radio0'
>          option device 'radio0'
>          option network 'lan'
>          option mode 'ap'
>          option ssid 'OpenWrt'
>          option encryption 'none'
> 
> config wifi-device 'radio1'
>          option type 'mac80211'
>          option channel '11'
>          option hwmode '11g'
>          option path 'platform/qca953x_wmac'
>          option htmode 'HT20'
>          option disabled '1'
> 
> config wifi-iface 'default_radio1'
>          option device 'radio1'
>          option network 'lan'
>          option mode 'ap'
>          option ssid 'OpenWrt'
>          option encryption 'none'
> 
> 
> kernel 4.14:
> 
> config wifi-device 'radio0'
>          option type 'mac80211'
>          option channel '11'
>          option hwmode '11g'
>          option path 'platform/qca953x_wmac'
>          option htmode 'HT20'
>          option disabled '1'
> 
> config wifi-iface 'default_radio0'
>          option device 'radio0'
>          option network 'lan'
>          option mode 'ap'
>          option ssid 'OpenWrt'
>          option encryption 'none'
> 
> Best regards
> Dirk
> 
> 
> 
> please mail me the v4.9 and v4.14 bootlogs
>      John
> 
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Hi Tom,

I haven't run any special/formal speed tests, just one speedtest.net
measurement with "usual" 209 Mbps Download and 9.9 Mbps Upload
(Unitymedia cable connect) via 2.4G - so nothing negative to report
with kernel 4.14 at this stage.

best regards
Dirk
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