Bug#575229: Wireless performance problems with ath5k driver

[Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com>]

Hi Chris,

chris+debian@chiappa.net wrote:

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> ath5k driver apparently uses lots of cpu and causes long pauses in
> connectivity when the wireless networks available are being
> scanned...since network manager does this a lot, it leads to
> persistent and annoying networking hangs, particularly noticable in
> interactive sessions (ie, ssh).

Upstream, John W. Linville wrote:

> I think this situation has been vastly improved between the original report and
> 2.6.35.  I'm going to close this now -- please reopen if you truly believe a
> serious issue remains.

What kernel are you using these days?  Can you confirm the result John
mentioned?  Do you think it would be worth pursuing a fix for this in
squeeze, and if so, would you be able to test patches if we provide
them?

Thanks for a pleasant report,
Jonathan