linux-kernel - Re: iwl4965 dropping packets and __dev_addr_discard: address leakage! da

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Date:	Tue, 26 Feb 2008 09:33:18 +0100
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Tim Connors <tconnors@...ro.swin.edu.au>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: iwl4965 dropping packets and __dev_addr_discard: address
	leakage! da_users=1


> > Possibly because of the frequent renegotiating my iwl4965 card has
> > been making, it has now decided it's not going to pass packets
> > reliably until presumably next time I reboot.

Can't say anything about that.

> > I've noticed messages in syslog that I hadn't seen when things were
> > working fine.  The problem possibly has only surfaced after rmmodding
> > the iwl4965 module, then remodding it.  It stays with me through being
> > removed and modprobed again.  It is being bonded in conjunction with a
> > physical ethernet, if that is relevant, although I think I reproduced
> > it when it was on its lonesome.

> > Feb 23 03:05:23 dirac kernel: __dev_addr_discard: address leakage! da_users=1

I've seen that before on other hardware but so far haven't managed to
track it down or even reliably reproduce it.

johannes

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