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Date:	Thu, 3 Mar 2011 16:55:12 -0800
From:	Justin Mattock <justinmattock@...il.com>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Cc:	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	ath9k-devel@...eros.com
Subject: Re: WARNING: at drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c:536
 ath_stoprecv+0xc8/0xda [ath9k]()

On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 5:59 AM, John W. Linville <linville@...driver.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 02, 2011 at 09:47:43PM -0800, Justin Mattock wrote:
>> not sure what this is..(below)
>>
>>
>> [   33.951046] CE: hpet increased min_delta_ns to 20113 nsec
>> [   35.567319] EXT4-fs (sda3): re-mounted. Opts:
>> errors=panic,user_xattr,debug,acl,commit=600
>> [   36.350144] wlan0: authenticate with 00:0b:86:32:f8:60 (try 1)
>> [   36.352284] wlan0: authenticated
>> [   36.352396] wlan0: associate with 00:0b:86:32:f8:60 (try 1)
>> [   36.356854] wlan0: RX AssocResp from 00:0b:86:32:f8:60 (capab=0x421
>> status=0 aid=2)
>> [   36.356862] wlan0: associated
>> [   41.370318] ath: DMA failed to stop in 10 ms AR_CR=0x00000024
>> AR_DIAG_SW=0x42000020
>> [   41.370324] ath: Could not stop RX, we could be confusing the DMA
>> engine when we start RX up
>> [   41.370328] ------------[ cut here ]------------
>> [   41.370345] WARNING: at drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c:536
>> ath_stoprecv+0xc8/0xda [ath9k]()
>> [   41.370349] Hardware name: MacBookPro2,2
>> [   41.370351] Modules linked in: hidp xfrm4_mode_transport xcbc
>> rmd160 sha512_generic rfcomm sco bnep l2cap ipt_REJECT xt_tcpudp
>> ipt_LOG iptable_nat nf_nat xt_state nf_conntrack_ftp nf_conntrack_ipv4
>> nf_conntrack nf_defrag_ipv4 iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables btusb
>> bluetooth evdev psmouse thermal fan container button ac battery video
>> ath9k ath9k_common ath9k_hw ath ttm drm aes_x86_64 lzo zlib ipcomp
>> xfrm_ipcomp crypto_null sha256_generic cbc des_generic cast5 blowfish
>> serpent camellia twofish_generic twofish_x86_64 twofish_common ctr ah4
>> esp4 authenc firewire_ohci firewire_core uhci_hcd ehci_hcd coretemp
>> acpi_cpufreq processor mperf appletouch applesmc
>> [   41.370430] Pid: 766, comm: kworker/u:4 Not tainted
>> 2.6.38-rc6-00116-g2821f46 #5
>> [   41.370434] Call Trace:
>> [   41.370444]  [<ffffffff810612c0>] ? warn_slowpath_common+0x80/0x98
>> [   41.370450]  [<ffffffff810612ed>] ? warn_slowpath_null+0x15/0x17
>> [   41.370458]  [<ffffffffa01c6438>] ? ath_stoprecv+0xc8/0xda [ath9k]
>> [   41.370467]  [<ffffffffa01c3a62>] ? ath_set_channel+0xb0/0x217 [ath9k]
>> [   41.370475]  [<ffffffffa01c3f89>] ? ath9k_config+0x3c0/0x4c3 [ath9k]
>> [   41.370482]  [<ffffffff8140fe8a>] ? ieee80211_hw_config+0x120/0x129
>> [   41.370487]  [<ffffffff81413902>] ? ieee80211_scan_work+0x2f8/0x496
>> [   41.370495]  [<ffffffffa01c7934>] ?
>> ath_tx_complete_poll_work+0xf3/0x102 [ath9k]
>> [   41.370501]  [<ffffffff8141360a>] ? ieee80211_scan_work+0x0/0x496
>> [   41.370506]  [<ffffffff810769c7>] ? process_one_work+0x266/0x3d7
>> [   41.370511]  [<ffffffff81076e9f>] ? worker_thread+0x1d6/0x350
>> [   41.370515]  [<ffffffff81076cc9>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x350
>> [   41.370521]  [<ffffffff8107bdcf>] ? kthread+0x7d/0x85
>> [   41.370528]  [<ffffffff8102e064>] ? kernel_thread_helper+0x4/0x10
>> [   41.370533]  [<ffffffff8107bd52>] ? kthread+0x0/0x85
>> [   41.370537]  [<ffffffff8102e060>] ? kernel_thread_helper+0x0/0x10
>> [   41.370541] ---[ end trace 062f507148a6fa8e ]---
>>
>>
>> from what I remember I was at a local college(caltech) trying to
>> connect to their public wifi
>> in the public area. with no luck, then this popped up.
>> full dmesg here:
>>
>> http://fpaste.org/SKU4/
>
> In ath_stoprecv:
>
>        if (!(ah->ah_flags & AH_UNPLUGGED) &&
>            unlikely(!stopped)) {
>                ath_err(ath9k_hw_common(sc->sc_ah),
>                        "Could not stop RX, we could be "
>                        "confusing the DMA engine when we start RX up\n");
>                ATH_DBG_WARN_ON_ONCE(!stopped);
>        }
>
> The Atheros guys will have to comment.
>
> John
> --
> John W. Linville                Someday the world will need a hero, and you
> linville@...driver.com                  might be all we have.  Be ready.
>

cool, thanks for the reply.
yeah this is strange, seems to have happened in that location and not others.
(if I have time wouldn't mind testing out other kernel versions and
maybe a bisect to
grab this)

-- 
Justin P. Mattock
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