athdebug8
Control the debug output from the madwifi device subsystem
Usage
athdebug [-i
device]
+/-
bitmap
Overview
Set and clear debug bitmaps for the madwifi ath device subsystem. Each argument is a bitmap or its alias. If a bitmap alias is used then it must be prefixed by either "-" to clear or "+" to set the corresponding bitmap.
All debugging output can be enabled with the 0xffffffff bitmap, while 0x0 disables all debug output.
Options
-
-? -
Display usage and list all debug flags.
-
-i device -
The madwifi device to apply the settings to. If no interface is specified,
athdebugdefaults to wifi0.
- +/- bitmap
-
Set (+) or clear (-) a debug flag.
Bitmap aliases
xmit - transmit of packets, just before they go out to the HW
xmit_desc - transmit descriptors
recv - received packets, directly from the HW
recv_desc - recv descriptors
rate - rate control modules
reset - reset processing and inititalization
mode - mode initialization and changes
beacon - beacon handling
watchdog - watchdog timeout
intr - interrupt processing
xmit_proc - processing of transmit descriptors
recv_proc - processing of receive descriptors
beacon_proc - beacon processing
calibrate - periodic re-calibration
keycache - key cache management
state - 802.11 state transitions
node - node management ff - fast frame handling
fatal fatal errors
Examples
athdebug -i wifi1 0xffffffff
|
Enable all debug bitmaps on wifi1. |
|---|---|
athdebug +rate
|
Enable rate debug bitmap on wifi0. |
athdebug -rate
|
Clear rate bitmap on wifi0. |
Releases
Unchanged in 2 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch).