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From: Fabio Rossi <rossi.f@inwind.it>
To: Bob Copeland <me@bobcopeland.com>
Subject: Re: ath5k: 2.6.32-rc6 "no further txbuf available, dropping packet"
Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 23:34:16 +0100
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Hi Bob,
I have tried your patch as I get many errors as in subject when I transfer 
huge files (I'm using as a test a 1GB file). With the patch I have the same 
errors.

I'm using wireless-testing.git (v2.6.33-rc2-47131-gc72a18c) in managed mode 
(no AP).

Fabio

On Wednesday 11 November 2009 05:13:03 Bob Copeland wrote:

> Yes, there is a good reason (there are no buffers for the hardware to
> play with).  Actually mac80211 tx is never supposed to return anything
> but TX_OK.
> 
> Try this patch (it needs work which is why it's not upstream yet):
> 
> http://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/56785/
>