[ath9k-devel] [RFC v2 2/2] ath9k: Reset chip on potential deaf state

Ferry Huberts <[email protected]> Mon, 21 Nov 2016 10:15:25 +0100
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On 21/11/16 10:10, Sven Eckelmann wrote:
> On Montag, 21. November 2016 10:07:43 CET Ferry Huberts wrote:
> [...]
>>> v2:
>>>  - reduce amount of possible goto-raptor attacks by one (thanks Kalle Valo)
>>>
>>> This problem was discovered in mesh setups. It was noticed that some nodes
>>
>>
>> What kind of setup?
>> Using 802.11s?
>
> Unencrypted IBSS.
>

ok, thanks. that is different then.

I _can_ tell you that using the high priority queue (EF class traffic) 
seems to somehow 'unwedge' the chip during/after rekeying. Still have to 
verify this again, but that is what I saw last week.