RT-AX86U: Log deciphering, ideal settings

GK59

Regular Contributor

Dec 31, 2020

A bit of noobish question but I get a s**t ton of this in my logs:

Code:

Dec 31 15:46:21 kernel: CONSOLE: 160161.694 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:21 kernel: CONSOLE: 160161.694 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:21 kernel: CONSOLE: 160161.694 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:21 kernel: CONSOLE: 160161.701 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:21 kernel: CONSOLE: 160161.701 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:21 kernel: CONSOLE: 160161.701 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:21 kernel: CONSOLE: 160161.701 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:24 kernel: CONSOLE: 160164.681 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:24 kernel: CONSOLE: 160164.681 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:24 kernel: CONSOLE: 160164.681 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:24 kernel: CONSOLE: 160164.681 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:24 kernel: CONSOLE: 160164.684 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:24 kernel: CONSOLE: 160164.684 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:24 kernel: CONSOLE: 160164.684 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:24 kernel: CONSOLE: 160164.684 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:39 kernel: CONSOLE: 160179.407 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:39 kernel: CONSOLE: 160179.407 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:39 kernel: CONSOLE: 160179.407 HE fixup: force LDPC
Dec 31 15:46:39 kernel: CONSOLE: 160179.407 HE fixup: force LDPC

and I'm just wondering what it all means, also what are the most ideal log settings,

Default message log level
Log only messages more urgent than

to avoid being spammed unnecessarily, thanks as always.

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