Re: [ath5k-devel] kernel panic on MIPS + ath5k + Wistron CM9 radio

[Peizhao Hu <peizhao.research@gmail.com>]

Hi

Would the issue I posted help to resolve this?
http://www.mail-archive.com/openwrt-users@lists.openwrt.org/msg01001.html

regards;

Peizhao


On 03/05/11 16:18, Adrian Chadd wrote:
> Well, I see the same on FreeBSD/MIPS whenever an Atheros device is
> fondled incorrectly. Either because the chip isn't yet fully awake or
> the register plainly doesn't exist.
>
> See if you can add some debugging in ath5k_hw_reset_tx_queue() to see
> which register is being read/written before the PCI bus error occurs.
>
> I have that hardware (routerstation/rspro) and the CM-9 card but I
> don't currently have any spare time to run it up and test, sorry.
>
>
> Adrian
>
> On 2 May 2011 03:39, Russell Senior<seniorr@aracnet.com>  wrote:
>> Recently trying to abandon madwifi for good on some embedded devices
>> with OpenWrt, encountered kernel panics.  Same radio on an x86
>> platform (Soekris net4826), no kernel panic.  Different atheros radio,
>> no kernel panic.  Tried two different MIPS boards (Netgear WGT634U and
>> Ubiquiti RouterStation), both panic'd.
>>
>> Netgear WGT634U:  http://pastebin.ca/2051127
>> Ubiquiti RouterStation: http://pastebin.ca/2052610
>>
>> Both cases were firmwares built from r26771 of OpenWrt, and both seem
>> to have panic'd from hostapd.  While researching this, I encountered a
>> similar report from last June:
>>
>>   http://www.mail-archive.com/openwrt-users@lists.openwrt.org/msg01001.html
>>   http://www.spinics.net/lists/linux-wireless/msg52502.html
>>
>> Another person reported some issues with the CM9 earlier this year in
>> client mode:
>>
>>   http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.linux.drivers.ath5k.devel/4722
>>
>> I am happy to do some leg work on getting this fixed, if someone can
>> provide some guidance.  Thanks!
>>
>>
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>> seniorr@aracnet.com
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