Return-path: Received: from mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net ([204.127.131.115]:45456 "EHLO mtiwmhc11.worldnet.att.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751014AbYJVCek (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:34:40 -0400 Message-ID: <48FE913D.9060205@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20081022_043445_274116_8D0FFA15) Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 19:34:37 -0700 From: Larry Finger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Johannes Berg CC: Jouni Malinen , wireless , LKML , John Linville Subject: Re: Regression in 2.6.27-git from commit 43ac2ca3840f64 References: <48FDFCCA.8040604@lwfinger.net> (sfid-20081021_232731_453910_0675C4D6) <1224624636.28639.15.camel@johannes.berg> In-Reply-To: <1224624636.28639.15.camel@johannes.berg> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Johannes Berg wrote: > On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 09:01 -0700, Larry Finger wrote: >> On my x86_64 system, the mainline 2.6.27-git kernel (v2.6.27-6030-g6da0b38) >> shows the following anomaly with the 'iwlist scan' command: >> >> Cell 03 - Address: 00:14:BF:85:49:FA >> ESSID:"lwfdjf" >> Mode:Master >> Channel:1 >> Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1) >> Quality=66/100 Signal level:-62 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm >> Encryption key:on >> IE: Unknown: 00066C7766646A66 >> IE: Unknown: 010882848B962430486C >> IE: Unknown: 030101 >> IE: Unknown: 2A0104 >> IE: Unknown: 2F0104 >> IE: Unknown: 32040C121860 >> IE: Unknown: DD09001018020014000000 >> IE: WPA Version 1 >> Group Cipher : TKIP >> Pairwise Ciphers (1) : TKIP >> Authentication Suites (1) : PSK >> Bit Rates:1 Mb/s; 2 Mb/s; 5.5 Mb/s; 11 Mb/s; 18 Mb/s >> 24 Mb/s; 36 Mb/s; 54 Mb/s; 6 Mb/s; 9 Mb/s >> 12 Mb/s; 48 Mb/s >> Extra:tsf=0000014488aeb18b >> Extra: Last beacon: 448ms ago >> >> This problem was bisected to commit 43ac2ca3840f64f699a239535c590fa7ebaaac27, >> entitled "mac80211: Handle scan result IEs in one block". The same bug is >> present in the wireless-testing tree. > > I'm probably too tired, what exactly is the problem? The unknown IE's don't show up before this commit. Larry