Return-path: Received: from fg-out-1718.google.com ([72.14.220.155]:17205 "EHLO fg-out-1718.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1763699AbZAPRHw (ORCPT ); Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:07:52 -0500 Received: by fg-out-1718.google.com with SMTP id 19so860073fgg.17 for ; Fri, 16 Jan 2009 09:07:50 -0800 (PST) Message-ID: <3ace41890901160907w2d04da91r61744477ac64e018@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20090116_180758_078948_080B0990) Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 17:07:50 +0000 From: "Hin-Tak Leung" To: linux-wireless Subject: garbaged AP mac address in dmesg in wireless-testing? MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Since a few days ago, my dmesg is looking like this - instead of the older AA:BB:CC:DD:EE:FF form with the mac address of the AP. That ffff88* looks like a pointer/address to me? Is this change intentional? -------------- wlan2 direct probe responded wlan2: authenticate with AP ffff880070995aa0 wlan2: authenticated wlan2: associate with AP ffff880070995aa0 wlan2: RX ReassocResp from ffff88001431f01a (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=1) wlan2: associated -------------