OpenWrt/LEDE Project

Attached to Project: OpenWrt/LEDE Project
Opened by systemcrash - 18.12.2019
Last edited by Baptiste Jonglez - 13.01.2020

Supply the following if possible:
- Device problem occurs on
- Software versions of OpenWrt/LEDE release, packages, etc.
- Steps to reproduce

Dev: TP-Link Archer C7 v2
File: openwrt-19.07.0-rc2-ath79-generic-tplink_archer-c7-v2-squashfs-sysupgrade.bin
OpenWrt 19.07.0-rc2 r10775-db8345d8e4 / LuCI openwrt-19.07 branch git-19.334.63023-039ef1f

Report details also here:

https://forum.openwrt.org/t/openwrt-19-07-0-second-release-candidate/49593/48?u=systemcrash

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Kernel log prints the following with factory installed

ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct

:

[   13.086218] ath10k 4.19 driver, optimized for CT firmware, probing pci device: 0x3c.
[   13.095400] PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:00.0 (0000 -> 0002)
[   13.101323] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: pci irq legacy oper_irq_mode 1 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
[   13.377901] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/fwcfg-pci-0000:00:00.0.txt failed with error -2
[   13.388608] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[   13.482138] firmware ath10k!fwcfg-pci-0000:00:00.0.txt: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[   13.491335] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:00:00.0.bin failed with error -2
[   13.502212] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[   13.685319] firmware ath10k!pre-cal-pci-0000:00:00.0.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[   13.697084] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/ct-firmware-5.bin failed with error -2
[   13.708238] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[   13.892125] firmware ath10k!QCA988X!hw2.0!ct-firmware-5.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[   13.901743] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/ct-firmware-2.bin failed with error -2
[   13.912891] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[   14.096256] firmware ath10k!QCA988X!hw2.0!ct-firmware-2.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[   14.105887] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-6.bin failed with error -2
[   14.116769] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[   14.299239] firmware ath10k!QCA988X!hw2.0!firmware-6.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[   14.308602] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-5.bin failed with error -2
[   14.319477] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[   14.501747] firmware ath10k!QCA988X!hw2.0!firmware-5.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[   14.511104] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-4.bin failed with error -2
[   14.521982] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[   14.705019] firmware ath10k!QCA988X!hw2.0!firmware-4.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[   14.714378] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-3.bin failed with error -2
[   14.725254] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[   14.909602] firmware ath10k!QCA988X!hw2.0!firmware-3.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[   14.940268] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: qca988x hw2.0 target 0x4100016c chip_id 0x043202ff sub 0000:0000
[   14.949669] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 1 tracing 0 dfs 1 testmode 0
[   14.962074] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: firmware ver 10.1-ct-8x-__fW-022-64cc8007 api 2 features wmi-10.x,has-wmi-mgmt-tx,mfp,txstatus-noack,wmi-10.x-CT,ratemask-CT,txrate-CT,get-temp-CT,tx-rc-CT,cust-stats-CT,retry-gt2-CT,txrate2-CT,beacon-cb-CT,wmi-block-ack-CT crc32 156478f0
[   15.084602] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/board-2.bin failed with error -2
[   15.095220] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[   15.201357] firmware ath10k!QCA988X!hw2.0!board-2.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[   15.210608] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: board_file api 1 bmi_id N/A crc32 bebc7c08
[   16.153935] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: 10.1 wmi init: vdevs: 16  peers: 127  tid: 256
[   16.170710] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: wmi print 'P 128 V 8 T 410'
[   16.177043] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: wmi print 'msdu-desc: 1424  sw-crypt: 0 ct-sta: 0'
[   16.185190] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: wmi print 'alloc rem: 20904 iram: 26072'
[   16.235030] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: htt-ver 2.1 wmi-op 2 htt-op 2 cal file max-sta 128 raw 0 hwcrypto 1
[   16.247941] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: NOTE:  Firmware DBGLOG output disabled in debug_mask: 0x10000000

5GHz throughput fine, but ping shabby/erratic:

64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=84.622 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=132.775 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=126.104 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=161.075 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=152.727 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=88.039 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=244.452 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=160.907 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=93.757 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=52.239 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=42.693 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=129.177 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=12 ttl=64 time=9.369 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=102.590 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=14 ttl=64 time=1.520 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=191.061 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=16 ttl=64 time=9.951 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=17 ttl=64 time=7.680 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=18 ttl=64 time=122.895 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=19 ttl=64 time=29.572 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=20 ttl=64 time=53.503 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=21 ttl=64 time=36.006 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=22 ttl=64 time=188.858 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=23 ttl=64 time=62.573 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=24 ttl=64 time=7.543 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=25 ttl=64 time=152.713 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=26 ttl=64 time=25.517 ms

For ref - 2.4GHz ping:

64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=219 ttl=64 time=1.332 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=220 ttl=64 time=1.625 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=221 ttl=64 time=1.111 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=222 ttl=64 time=1.558 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=223 ttl=64 time=1.404 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=224 ttl=64 time=1.596 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=225 ttl=64 time=7.978 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=226 ttl=64 time=7.733 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=227 ttl=64 time=1.517 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=228 ttl=64 time=9.955 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=229 ttl=64 time=34.035 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=230 ttl=64 time=1.359 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=231 ttl=64 time=1.509 ms

Tried the above advice and removed

ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct

and installed

ath10k-firmware-qca988x

- same results.

Kernel log looked like this:

[   13.881135] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: pci irq legacy oper_irq_mode 1 irq_mode 0 reset_mode 0
[   14.158416] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/pre-cal-pci-0000:00:00.0.bin failed with error -2
[   14.169302] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[   14.271542] firmware ath10k!pre-cal-pci-0000:00:00.0.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[   14.286560] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/firmware-6.bin failed with error -2
[   14.297460] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[   14.479744] firmware ath10k!QCA988X!hw2.0!firmware-6.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[   14.995308] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: qca988x hw2.0 target 0x4100016c chip_id 0x043202ff sub 0000:0000
[   15.004692] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: kconfig debug 0 debugfs 1 tracing 0 dfs 1 testmode 1
[   15.017752] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: firmware ver 10.2.4-1.0-00047 api 5 features no-p2p,raw-mode,mfp,allows-mesh-bcast crc32 35bd9258
[   15.062794] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Direct firmware load for ath10k/QCA988X/hw2.0/board-2.bin failed with error -2
[   15.073408] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: Falling back to user helper
[   15.167769] firmware ath10k!QCA988X!hw2.0!board-2.bin: firmware_loading_store: map pages failed
[   15.178498] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: board_file api 1 bmi_id N/A crc32 bebc7c08
[   16.301698] ath10k_pci 0000:00:00.0: htt-ver 2.1 wmi-op 5 htt-op 2 cal file max-sta 128 raw 0 hwcrypto 1

With ping:

64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=33.290 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=56.834 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.313 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=232.480 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=219.849 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=98.685 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=120.222 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=236.720 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=242.812 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=169.742 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=262.349 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=196.983 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=12 ttl=64 time=118.585 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=1.449 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=14 ttl=64 time=13.646 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=308.754 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=16 ttl=64 time=189.855 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=17 ttl=64 time=721.944 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=18 ttl=64 time=539.833 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=19 ttl=64 time=932.816 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=20 ttl=64 time=283.675 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=21 ttl=64 time=113.168 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=22 ttl=64 time=276.538 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=23 ttl=64 time=213.385 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=24 ttl=64 time=20.263 ms

Tried with

ath10k-firmware-qca988x-ct-htt

variant also:

64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=0 ttl=64 time=36.010 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=20.136 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=77.301 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.603 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=1.263 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=241.632 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=55.359 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=17.019 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=442.122 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=242.875 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=77.195 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=383.413 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=12 ttl=64 time=198.462 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=609.896 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=14 ttl=64 time=189.793 ms
Request timeout for icmp_seq 15
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=1690.473 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=16 ttl=64 time=872.054 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=17 ttl=64 time=178.592 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=18 ttl=64 time=143.039 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=19 ttl=64 time=235.958 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=20 ttl=64 time=72.661 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=21 ttl=64 time=203.631 ms

PS - DISMISS button for opkg update in the GUI is horse-shit. Waste of my clicks. Plz at least give auto-dismiss.

Edit: ping on 5GHz is a TON better when something is using/saturating the 5GHz link, e.g. TimeMachine backup is ongoing then boom. Stable:

64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=1 ttl=64 time=74.032 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=2 ttl=64 time=1.397 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=3 ttl=64 time=1.281 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=4 ttl=64 time=1.322 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=5 ttl=64 time=4.756 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=6 ttl=64 time=1.339 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=7 ttl=64 time=1.309 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=8 ttl=64 time=5.388 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=9 ttl=64 time=1.497 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=10 ttl=64 time=1.116 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=11 ttl=64 time=7.326 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=12 ttl=64 time=3.464 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=13 ttl=64 time=2.244 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=14 ttl=64 time=1.118 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=15 ttl=64 time=1.496 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=16 ttl=64 time=2.007 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=17 ttl=64 time=1.472 ms
64 bytes from 192.168.19.1: icmp_seq=18 ttl=64 time=117.913 ms