Re: [Bug #13319] Page allocation failures with b43 and p54usb

Larry Finger
2009-06-07T13:10:08Z

Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> This message has been generated automatically as a part of a report
> of recent regressions.
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> The following bug entry is on the current list of known regressions
> from 2.6.29. Please verify if it still should be listed and let me know
> (either way).
>
>
> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13319
> Subject : Page allocation failures with b43 and p54usb
> Submitter : Larry Finger <Larry.Finger-tQ5ms3gMjBLk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
> Date : 2009-04-29 21:01 (40 days old)
> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=124103897101088&w=4
> Handled-By : Johannes Berg <johannes-cdvu00un1VgdHxzADdlk8Q@public.gmane.org>

This bug is extremely difficult to pin down. I cannot reproduce it at
will. The system has to be up for a long time, which is difficult with
testing the late RC's of 2.6.30 and the code in wireless-testing so
that new bugs don't end up in 2.6.31-RCX. That said, it still was in
2.6.30-RC6 and I'm not aware of any changes since that would fix it.

My operating kernel is patched with additional diagnostics to help me
understand why a kmalloc request for a buffer of 1390 bytes suddenly
ends up as an O(1) request. Unfortunately, I don't have any answers.

Larry