From: Marcel Holtmann <holtmann@linux.intel.com>
To: Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@2ka.mipt.ru>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
ipw2100-devel@lists.sourceforge.net,
linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, yi.zhu@intel.com,
reinette.chatre@intel.com, jgarzik@pobox.com,
linville@tuxdriver.com, davem@davemloft.net
Subject: Re: Mark IPW2100 as BROKEN: Fatal interrupt. Scheduling firmware restart.
Date: Sun, 21 Sep 2008 21:35:31 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1222025731.6782.117.camel@californication> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20080921172316.GA6306@2ka.mipt.ru>
Hi Evgeniy,
> Following bug exists in the ipw2100 driver/firmware for years and Intel
> folks never responded to zillions bugzilla entries and forum notices in
> the internet with some patch or firmware update (although did request
> dmesg and debug info, and received them).
>
> ipw2100: Fatal interrupt. Scheduling firmware restart.
>
> I believe it is a firmware bug because after driver is unloaded and
> loaded back again wireless adapter usually starts working (for small
> amount of time though). My conspiracy feeling can suggest, that it may
> be kind of a force to buy a new one, or trivial error in the firmware,
> when it writes to the same place in the flash and essentially given cell
> became dead or whatever else.
I don't know if it is for this bug or a different one, but Matthew
Garrett seem to have some pending patches. At least that is what he told
me at PlumbersConf. Lets see if these patches do help. And please follow
up with Arjan's suggestion and put a WARN_ON in the upstream code
instead of waving CONFIG_BROKEN around.
Regards
Marcel
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2008-09-21 19:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 42+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-09-21 17:23 Mark IPW2100 as BROKEN: Fatal interrupt. Scheduling firmware restart Evgeniy Polyakov
[not found] ` <20080921172316.GA6306-9fLWQ3dKdXwox3rIn2DAYQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 17:36 ` Michael Buesch
[not found] ` <200809211936.00414.mb-fseUSCV1ubazQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 17:38 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2008-09-21 22:42 ` Matthew Garrett
2008-09-21 23:45 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2008-09-21 18:04 ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-09-21 18:28 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2008-09-21 18:35 ` Arjan van de Ven
[not found] ` <20080921113513.16677c4e-wEGCiKHe2LqWVfeAwA7xHQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 18:52 ` Wei Weng
2008-09-21 19:20 ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-09-21 19:00 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
[not found] ` <20080921190050.GA20484-9fLWQ3dKdXwox3rIn2DAYQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 19:14 ` Johannes Berg
2008-09-21 19:38 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
[not found] ` <20080921193809.GA8735-9fLWQ3dKdXwox3rIn2DAYQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 19:43 ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-09-21 20:20 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
[not found] ` <20080921202057.GB25052-9fLWQ3dKdXwox3rIn2DAYQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 20:27 ` Arjan van de Ven
[not found] ` <20080921132753.5689b564-wEGCiKHe2LqWVfeAwA7xHQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 20:57 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
[not found] ` <20080921205706.GA24545-9fLWQ3dKdXwox3rIn2DAYQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 21:02 ` Arjan van de Ven
[not found] ` <20080921140203.4698a2ee-wEGCiKHe2LqWVfeAwA7xHQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 21:05 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
[not found] ` <20080921210554.GA2135-9fLWQ3dKdXwox3rIn2DAYQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 21:14 ` Arjan van de Ven
2008-09-21 23:27 ` Marcel Holtmann
2008-09-22 0:00 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2008-09-21 21:43 ` Denys Fedoryshchenko
[not found] ` <200809220043.07345.denys-EpTYZhqHKuJnTudFRACr3A@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 22:07 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
[not found] ` <20080921220708.GA31413-9fLWQ3dKdXwox3rIn2DAYQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 22:15 ` Denys Fedoryshchenko
[not found] ` <200809220116.00133.denys-EpTYZhqHKuJnTudFRACr3A@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 23:46 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2008-09-21 22:38 ` Alan Cox
[not found] ` <20080921233819.32714483-qBU/x9rampVanCEyBjwyrvXRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 23:44 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
[not found] ` <20080921234403.GA17946-9fLWQ3dKdXwox3rIn2DAYQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 23:48 ` David Miller
2008-09-22 0:18 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2008-09-22 14:22 ` Bill Davidsen
2008-09-21 20:05 ` Cyrill Gorcunov
2008-09-21 20:26 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
[not found] ` <20080921202656.GC25052-9fLWQ3dKdXwox3rIn2DAYQ@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 20:35 ` Cyrill Gorcunov
2008-09-21 21:06 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2008-09-21 19:57 ` Alan Cox
[not found] ` <20080921205744.2d78f1fa-qBU/x9rampVanCEyBjwyrvXRex20P6io@public.gmane.org>
2008-09-21 21:10 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2008-09-26 5:56 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2008-09-21 19:35 ` Marcel Holtmann [this message]
2008-09-21 21:12 ` Evgeniy Polyakov
2008-09-21 22:45 ` Matthew Garrett
2008-09-22 16:21 ` [Ipw2100-devel] " Kenneth Crudup
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