linux-kernel - Re: [Rt2400-devel] Bug in rt2x00 rt73usb driver in latest git kernel

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Date:	Fri, 26 Sep 2008 20:24:57 +0200
From:	Ivo van Doorn <ivdoorn@...il.com>
To:	rt2400-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Cc:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>,
	Iwo Mergler <iwo@...l-direct.com.au>,
	Paul Eddington <eddingtonpaul@...glemail.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Rt2400-devel] Bug in rt2x00 rt73usb driver in latest git kernel

On Friday 26 September 2008, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Friday, 26 of September 2008, Iwo Mergler wrote:
> > Paul Eddington wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > > While running the latest git kernel (linus' tree) and using a usb wifi
> > > card, I got this error in dmesg:;
> > > 
> > > phy2 -> rt2x00queue_write_tx_frame: Error - Arrived at non-free entry
> > > in the non-full queue 2.
> > > Please file bug report to http://rt2x00.serialmonkey.com.
> > > 
> > > This is not reproducible easily, but it has occurred on two occasions
> > > both while connected to a WEP encrypted AP with a 40-bit key and
> > > performing many file samba transfers at full speed 54mbits.
> > > 
> > > I tried to report the bug there but was unable to register and edit
> > > the bug reports wiki page.
> > > If there is any more information or help required to debug this,
> > > please let me know.
> > > 
> > > Regards,
> > > Paul
> > > --
> > 
> > Hi Paul,
> > 
> > the rt2x00 drivers are currently a very fast moving target. You may want
> > to experiment with the rt2x00 kernel tree instead - it gets the patches
> > (and the bugs) earlier. ;-)
> > 
> > http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/ivd/rt2x00.git;a=summary
> > 
> > I added the rt2x00 mailing list to CC.
> 
> Well, according to the information I've received from Paul this particular
> problem is a regression from 2.6.26, so it's been added to the list of recent
> regressions.

Seriously, this error message is the most annoying rt2x00 error message _ever_.
It should have been fixed 3 kernels ago, but it keeps popping up again and again.

Paul, what is the git commit id with which you encountered this bug?

Ivo
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