[ath9k-devel] performance with ath9k, sparklan WPEA-127N, and Macbook pro

[Felix Fietkau <nbd@openwrt.org>]

On 2013-06-21 4:09 PM, Adam Allred wrote:
>> I cannot go lower than the phy0 directory in that path when setting a
>> debug mode in the modprobe conf file, I assume its because the driver
>> isn't compiled with debugging symbols. I'll re-compile tomorrow and
>> post the contents of rc_stats.
> 
> So...maybe I'm missing something, but after following the directions at:
> 
> http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath9k/debug
> 
> and ticking on:
> 
> Atheros ath9k debugging
> Atheros wireless debugging
You don't need those.

> recompiling the driver, mounting debugfs, and loading via:
> 
> modprobe ath9k debug=0xffffffff override_eeprom_regdomain=0
Enabling all debug flags (when it works) causes excessive logspam,
probably even enough to make your system unusable. Don't do that :)

> I still cannot descend beyond the phy0 directory, because there's nothing in it.
You need to enable debugfs support for mac80211.

- Felix