Return-path: Received: from mail-fx0-f46.google.com ([209.85.161.46]:64018 "EHLO mail-fx0-f46.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755300Ab0FAT7i (ORCPT ); Tue, 1 Jun 2010 15:59:38 -0400 Received: by fxm8 with SMTP id 8so1320442fxm.19 for ; Tue, 01 Jun 2010 12:59:37 -0700 (PDT) Subject: Re: IWL3945 problems in 2.6.35-rc1 From: Maxim Levitsky To: Abhijeet Kolekar Cc: "sedat.dilek@gmail.com" , linux-wireless , iwlwifi maling list In-Reply-To: <1275419000.5225.0.camel@abhi-desktop> References: <1275395142.14385.6.camel@maxim-laptop> <1275404221.2839.2.camel@maxim-laptop> <1275419000.5225.0.camel@abhi-desktop> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Date: Tue, 01 Jun 2010 22:59:28 +0300 Message-ID: <1275422368.2574.14.camel@maxim-laptop> Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 12:03 -0700, Abhijeet Kolekar wrote: > Hello, > Please check the following version of the patch. > > Abhijeet > On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 08:21 -0700, Sedat Dilek wrote: > > Hi Maxim, > > > > that's a known issue... and there were several mails to LKML and here > > on the ML (as I see you are very active on both lists :-)). > > Unfortunately, the patch in [1] didnt go into any (GIT) reposoitory. I know. > > > > I am attaching the original patch and give it a meaningfull name, so > > people see it on patchwork.kernel.org (linux-wireless). > > > > Kind Regards, > > - Sedat - > > > > [1] http://bugzilla.intellinuxwireless.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2208 > > > > On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Maxim Levitsky wrote: > > > On Tue, 2010-06-01 at 15:25 +0300, Maxim Levitsky wrote: > > >> Hi, > > >> > > >> in 2.6.35-rc1 the wireless became just unusable. > > >> > > >> These are problems that I have: > > >> > > >> 1. very frequent oopses.This appears to be mention on the list already, > > >> but patches I tried don't help. > > >> > > >> I currently use this bandaid patch, and I still get some crashes: > > > > > > > > > The crash happens here: > > > > > > 0xec3d is in iwl3945_request_scan (/home/maxim/software/kernel/linux-2.6/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c:1878). > > > 1873 if (chan->band != band) > > > 1874 continue; > > > 1875 > > > 1876 scan_ch->channel = chan->hw_value; > > > 1877 > > > 1878 ch_info = iwl_get_channel_info(priv, band, scan_ch->channel); > > > 1879 if (!is_channel_valid(ch_info)) { > > > 1880 IWL_DEBUG_SCAN(priv, "Channel %d is INVALID for this band.\n", > > > 1881 scan_ch->channel); > > > 1882 continue; > > > > > > > > > The backtrace: > > > > > > <1>[14212.708840] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at 00000002ffffffb1 > > > <1>[14212.709870] IP: [] iwl3945_request_scan+0x61d/0xf90 [iwl3945] > > > <4>[14212.710763] PGD 0 > > > <0>[14212.711636] Oops: 0000 [#1] PREEMPT SMP > > > <0>[14212.712519] last sysfs file: /sys/devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:01.0/0000:01:00.0/hwmon/hwmon1/temp1_input > > > <4>[14212.713416] CPU 0 > > > <4>[14212.713432] Modules linked in: tg3 libphy iwl3945 iwlcore mac80211 cfg80211 ntfs vfat msdos fat lirc_ene0100 lirc_dev af_packet nfsd exportfs nfs lockd nfs_acl auth_rpcgss usb_storage usb_libusual cpufreq_powersave cpufreq_conservative r852 snd_hda_codec_realtek uvcvideo sm_common cpufreq_userspace acpi_cpufreq snd_hda_intel videodev mperf nand snd_hda_codec nand_ids sdhci_pci iTCO_wdt v4l2_compat_ioctl32 joydev snd_hwdep nand_ecc uhci_hcd sunrpc iTCO_vendor_support sdhci ehci_hcd psmouse snd_pcm mmc_core mtd usbcore coretemp ac sg battery evdev serio_raw snd_page_alloc video nouveau ttm drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit [last unloaded: cfg80211] > > > <4>[14212.718797] > > > <4>[14212.718797] Pid: 4263, comm: iwl3945 Not tainted 2.6.35-rc1 #30 Nettiling/Aspire 5720 > > > <4>[14212.718797] RIP: 0010:[] [] iwl3945_request_scan+0x61d/0xf90 [iwl3945] > > > <4>[14212.718797] RSP: 0018:ffff88006ce91c80 EFLAGS: 00010297 > > > <4>[14212.718797] RAX: ffff880066e74100 RBX: ffff88001b2c1dc0 RCX: 00000002ffffffb1 > > > <4>[14212.718797] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00000000ffff8800 RDI: ffff88001b2c1dc0 > > > <4>[14212.718797] RBP: ffff88006ce91d70 R08: 000000000000030e R09: 00000000ffffffff > > > <4>[14212.718797] R10: 0000000000000058 R11: 0000000000000001 R12: 0000000000000000 > > > <4>[14212.718797] R13: ffff88001b295800 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff88001b2958f2 > > > <4>[14212.718797] FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff880002400000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 > > > <4>[14212.718797] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 000000008005003b > > > <4>[14212.718797] CR2: 00000002ffffffb1 CR3: 000000000155b000 CR4: 00000000000006f0 > > > <4>[14212.718797] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 > > > <4>[14212.718797] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 > > > <4>[14212.718797] Process iwl3945 (pid: 4263, threadinfo ffff88006ce90000, task ffff88006d04a280) > > > <0>[14212.718797] Stack: > > > <4>[14212.718797] ffffffffa02c3810 ffff88006d04a2f0 ffff88006ce91cb0 ffffffff81036911 > > > <4>[14212.718797] <0> 0000000000000000 0000000000000001 ffff88006ce91cd0 ffffffff00000000 > > > <4>[14212.718797] <0> 0057000000000246 0000005800000021 ffff88006ce91fd8 0058ffff813a07bf > > > <0>[14212.718797] Call Trace: > > > <4>[14212.718797] [] ? iwl_bg_start_internal_scan+0x0/0x3d0 [iwlcore] > > > <4>[14212.718797] [] ? get_parent_ip+0x11/0x50 > > > <4>[14212.718797] [] ? iwl_bg_start_internal_scan+0x0/0x3d0 [iwlcore] > > > <4>[14212.718797] [] iwl_bg_start_internal_scan+0x31a/0x3d0 [iwlcore] > > > <4>[14212.718797] [] ? worker_thread+0x1ce/0x390 > > > <4>[14212.718797] [] worker_thread+0x220/0x390 > > > <4>[14212.718797] [] ? worker_thread+0x1ce/0x390 > > > <4>[14212.718797] [] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40 > > > <4>[14212.718797] [] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x390 > > > <4>[14212.718797] [] kthread+0xae/0xc0 > > > <4>[14212.718797] [] kernel_thread_helper+0x4/0x10 > > > <4>[14212.718797] [] ? kthread+0x0/0xc0 > > > <4>[14212.718797] [] ? kernel_thread_helper+0x0/0x10 > > > <0>[14212.718797] Code: ff ff 41 8d 52 ff 66 89 95 56 ff ff ff eb 14 0f 1f 80 00 00 00 00 41 ff c4 44 3b 60 0c 0f 83 eb 00 00 00 49 63 d4 48 8b 4c d0 38 <44> 3b 31 75 e6 0f b7 41 06 44 89 f6 41 88 47 01 0f b6 d0 48 89 > > > <1>[14212.718797] RIP [] iwl3945_request_scan+0x61d/0xf90 [iwl3945] > > > <4>[14212.718797] RSP > > > <0>[14212.718797] CR2: 00000002ffffffb1 > > > <4>[14212.760163] ---[ end trace 7075fd19298c88a3 ]--- > > > <0>[14212.761267] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception > > > <4>[14212.762226] Pid: 4263, comm: iwl3945 Tainted: G D 2.6.35-rc1 #30 > > > <4>[14212.763193] Call Trace: > > > <4>[14212.764143] [] panic+0x90/0x10a > > > <4>[14212.765084] [] oops_end+0xcc/0xe0 > > > <4>[14212.765095] [] no_context+0xf3/0x260 > > > <4>[14212.765106] [] ? sched_clock_local+0x25/0x90 > > > <4>[14212.765116] [] __bad_area_nosemaphore+0x115/0x1d0 > > > <4>[14212.765128] [] bad_area_nosemaphore+0xe/0x10 > > > <4>[14212.765138] [] do_page_fault+0x2e6/0x390 > > > <4>[14212.765148] [] ? sched_clock_local+0x25/0x90 > > > <4>[14212.765158] [] ? sched_clock_cpu+0xc0/0x110 > > > <4>[14212.765169] [] ? native_sched_clock+0x27/0x80 > > > <4>[14212.765179] [] ? sched_clock_local+0x25/0x90 > > > <4>[14212.765191] [] page_fault+0x1f/0x30 > > > <4>[14212.765207] [] ? iwl3945_request_scan+0x61d/0xf90 [iwl3945] > > > <4>[14212.765232] [] ? iwl_bg_start_internal_scan+0x0/0x3d0 [iwlcore] > > > <4>[14212.765246] [] ? get_parent_ip+0x11/0x50 > > > <4>[14212.765266] [] ? iwl_bg_start_internal_scan+0x0/0x3d0 [iwlcore] > > > <4>[14212.765286] [] iwl_bg_start_internal_scan+0x31a/0x3d0 [iwlcore] > > > <4>[14212.765299] [] ? worker_thread+0x1ce/0x390 > > > <4>[14212.765310] [] worker_thread+0x220/0x390 > > > <4>[14212.765320] [] ? worker_thread+0x1ce/0x390 > > > <4>[14212.765333] [] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40 > > > <4>[14212.765344] [] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x390 > > > <4>[14212.765353] [] kthread+0xae/0xc0 > > > <4>[14212.765365] [] kernel_thread_helper+0x4/0x10 > > > <4>[14212.765376] [] ? kthread+0x0/0xc0 > > > <4>[14212.765386] [] ? kernel_thread_helper+0x0/0x10 > > > <3>[14212.765402] [drm:drm_fb_helper_panic] *ERROR* panic occurred, switching back to text console > > >> > > >> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c > > >> index 3e5bffb..1aef988 100644 > > >> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c > > >> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c > > >> @@ -1861,6 +1861,11 @@ static int iwl3945_get_channels_for_scan(struct iwl_priv *priv, > > >> if (!sband) > > >> return 0; > > >> > > >> + if(!priv->scan_request) { > > >> + WARN_ON(1); > > >> + return 0; > > >> + } > > >> + > > >> active_dwell = iwl_get_active_dwell_time(priv, band, n_probes); > > >> passive_dwell = iwl_get_passive_dwell_time(priv, band, vif); > > >> > > >> > > >> 2. mulicast/broadcast is broken. > > >> this results in DHCP non working on open access point. > > >> It seems that DHCP does work on my home wireless, but avahi-autoipd doesn't see any neighbours, and this is annoying. > > >> It can be worked around by doing (sudo ifconfig wlan0 promisc) > > >> > > >> > > > Best regards, > > > Maxim Levitsky > > > > > > -- > > > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in > > > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > > > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > > > > Doesn't apply. maxim@maxim-laptop:~/software/kernel/linux-2.6$ patch -p1 --dry-run < ../0001-iwl3945-fix-internal-scan.patch patching file drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-agn-lib.c Hunk #1 succeeded at 1119 (offset 127 lines). Hunk #2 succeeded at 1136 (offset 127 lines). patching file drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.c Hunk #1 succeeded at 854 (offset -2 lines). patching file drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h Hunk #1 FAILED at 347. 1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-core.h.rej patching file drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl3945-base.c Hunk #1 succeeded at 1844 (offset 61 lines). Hunk #2 succeeded at 3035 (offset 59 lines). The other patch I received today does work. Best regards. Maxim Levitsky