* Re: kernel bug relating to networking
[not found] <4DD14424.8000003@lockie.ca>
@ 2011-05-16 15:47 ` Daniel Baluta
2011-05-16 20:47 ` James
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Daniel Baluta @ 2011-05-16 15:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: James; +Cc: Kernel Mailing List, netdev
On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 6:35 PM, James <bjlockie@lockie.ca> wrote:
> I originally posted to linux-net@vger.kernel.org but all that list
This should be netdev@vger.kernel.org.
> received in the last day was 3 Russian (spam?) messages.
> I'm hoping here will be less spam.
>
> I'm having a wireless problem that I think is kernel issue.
> kernel-2.6.36.4 is good but recent kernels are bad.
> CompatWireless (recent wireless code) works on kernel-2.6.36.4 so I
> don't think it is the wireless subsystem..
>
> I have a Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5008 Wireless
> Network Adapter (rev 01).
>
> "iwlist wlan0 scan | grep SSID" under kernel-2.6.36.4 returns ~15 APs
> and associates to my AP.
> Recent kernels are bad and return ~0-3 APs and do not associate to my AP.
>
> I need help to debug this.
>
> I think the scans fail whenever dmesg shows this:
>> ath: Failed to stop TX DMA in 100 msec after killing last frame
>> ath: Failed to stop TX DMA!
> It seems to be 100% if I boot a kernel and that message is there, it'll
> be a bad kernel.
>
> I tried:
> $ git clone
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux-2.6.37.y.git
> $ cd linux-2.6.37.y
> # git tag
> What tag is 2.6.36.4?
>
> v2.6.36
> v2.6.36-rc1
> v2.6.36-rc2
> v2.6.36-rc3
> v2.6.36-rc4
> v2.6.36-rc5
> v2.6.36-rc6
> v2.6.36-rc7
> v2.6.36-rc8
> v2.6.37
> v2.6.37-rc1
> v2.6.37-rc2
> v2.6.37-rc3
> v2.6.37-rc4
> v2.6.37-rc5
> v2.6.37-rc6
> v2.6.37-rc7
> v2.6.37-rc8
> v2.6.37.1
> v2.6.37.2
> v2.6.37.3
> v2.6.37.4
> v2.6.37.5
> v2.6.37.6
>
> Is the next step to do:
> $ git bisect start
> $ git bisect good v2.6.36.4
> $ git bisect bad v2.6.37.6
>
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* Re: kernel bug relating to networking
2011-05-16 15:47 ` kernel bug relating to networking Daniel Baluta
@ 2011-05-16 20:47 ` James
2011-05-16 21:20 ` Ben Hutchings
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: James @ 2011-05-16 20:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
Cc: Kernel Mailing List, netdev
On 05/16/11 11:47, Daniel Baluta wrote:
> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 6:35 PM, James <bjlockie@lockie.ca> wrote:
>> I originally posted to linux-net@vger.kernel.org but all that list
> This should be netdev@vger.kernel.org.
That is confusing since the welcome message said: "welcome message for
linux-net@vger.kernel.org".
Both lists are listed at http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html but it
doesn't say the difference.
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* Re: kernel bug relating to networking
2011-05-16 20:47 ` James
@ 2011-05-16 21:20 ` Ben Hutchings
2011-05-16 21:27 ` David Miller
0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Ben Hutchings @ 2011-05-16 21:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: James, David Miller; +Cc: Kernel Mailing List, netdev
On Mon, 2011-05-16 at 16:47 -0400, James wrote:
> On 05/16/11 11:47, Daniel Baluta wrote:
> > On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 6:35 PM, James <bjlockie@lockie.ca> wrote:
> >> I originally posted to linux-net@vger.kernel.org but all that list
> > This should be netdev@vger.kernel.org.
> That is confusing since the welcome message said: "welcome message for
> linux-net@vger.kernel.org".
>
> Both lists are listed at http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html but it
> doesn't say the difference.
linux-net: spam and unanswered questions
netdev: actual discussions
David, is it not time to stop the confusion by shutting down linux-net?
Ben.
--
Ben Hutchings, Senior Software Engineer, Solarflare
Not speaking for my employer; that's the marketing department's job.
They asked us to note that Solarflare product names are trademarked.
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* Re: kernel bug relating to networking
2011-05-16 21:20 ` Ben Hutchings
@ 2011-05-16 21:27 ` David Miller
0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: David Miller @ 2011-05-16 21:27 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: bhutchings; +Cc: bjlockie, linux-kernel, netdev
From: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
Date: Mon, 16 May 2011 22:20:25 +0100
> On Mon, 2011-05-16 at 16:47 -0400, James wrote:
>> On 05/16/11 11:47, Daniel Baluta wrote:
>> > On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 6:35 PM, James <bjlockie@lockie.ca> wrote:
>> >> I originally posted to linux-net@vger.kernel.org but all that list
>> > This should be netdev@vger.kernel.org.
>> That is confusing since the welcome message said: "welcome message for
>> linux-net@vger.kernel.org".
>>
>> Both lists are listed at http://vger.kernel.org/vger-lists.html but it
>> doesn't say the difference.
>
> linux-net: spam and unanswered questions
> netdev: actual discussions
>
> David, is it not time to stop the confusion by shutting down linux-net?
Agreed, linux-net has been deleted.
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