Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S934639AbZJJAnO (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Oct 2009 20:43:14 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1758754AbZJJAnO (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Oct 2009 20:43:14 -0400 Received: from mga11.intel.com ([192.55.52.93]:21877 "EHLO mga11.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757338AbZJJAnN (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Oct 2009 20:43:13 -0400 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.44,535,1249282800"; d="scan'208";a="734920040" Subject: Re: mmotm 2009-10-09-01-07 - iwl3945 fails to do firmware load request From: Zhu Yi To: "Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu" Cc: Andrew Morton , "John W. Linville" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" In-Reply-To: <16108.1255133561@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> References: <200910090830.n998Ubvv020464@imap1.linux-foundation.org> <16108.1255133561@turing-police.cc.vt.edu> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Sat, 10 Oct 2009 08:42:35 +0800 Message-Id: <1255135355.3719.22.camel@debian> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.26.1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 2895 Lines: 46 On Sat, 2009-10-10 at 08:12 +0800, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote: > On Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:07:49 PDT, akpm@linux-foundation.org said: > > The mm-of-the-moment snapshot 2009-10-09-01-07 has been uploaded to > > > > http://userweb.kernel.org/~akpm/mmotm/ > > Broke my iwl3945 wireless card: > > Good (2.6.31-mmotm0917) > Oct 8 09:55:33 turing-police kernel: [ 0.809101] iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux, 1.2.26ks > Oct 8 09:55:33 turing-police kernel: [ 0.809106] iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation > Oct 8 09:55:33 turing-police kernel: [ 0.809201] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 > Oct 8 09:55:33 turing-police kernel: [ 0.879463] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: Tunable channels: 11 802.11bg, 13 802.11a channels > Oct 8 09:55:33 turing-police kernel: [ 0.879466] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG > ... > Oct 8 09:55:35 turing-police kernel: [ 31.599751] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: firmware: requesting iwlwifi-3945-2.ucode > Oct 8 09:55:35 turing-police kernel: [ 31.697046] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: loaded firmware version 15.28.2.8 > Oct 8 09:55:35 turing-police kernel: [ 31.777214] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::radio > Oct 8 09:55:35 turing-police kernel: [ 31.777430] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::assoc > Oct 8 09:55:35 turing-police kernel: [ 31.777545] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::RX > Oct 8 09:55:35 turing-police kernel: [ 31.777676] Registered led device: iwl-phy0::TX > Oct 8 09:55:35 turing-police kernel: [ 31.789446] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlan0: link is not ready > (and then wpa-supplicant is able to bring the card up when it finally gets launched by initscripts) > > Bad 2.6.32-rc3-mmotm1009: > > Oct 9 13:50:19 turing-police kernel: [ 0.931788] iwl3945: Intel(R) PRO/Wireless 3945ABG/BG Network Connection driver for Linux, 1.2.26ks > Oct 9 13:50:19 turing-police kernel: [ 0.944678] iwl3945: Copyright(c) 2003-2009 Intel Corporation > Oct 9 13:50:19 turing-police kernel: [ 0.957831] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 17 (level, low) -> IRQ 17 > Oct 9 13:50:19 turing-police kernel: [ 1.038946] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: Tunable channels: 11 802.11bg, 13 802.11a channels > Oct 9 13:50:19 turing-police kernel: [ 1.038950] iwl3945 0000:0c:00.0: Detected Intel Wireless WiFi Link 3945ABG > > We never see the firmware load request, and of course everything goes > pear-shaped after that doesn't happen.... The firmware loading happens when the user space brings the interface up. Can you check NM is running for the bad case? Thanks, -yi -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/