linux-kernel - Re: [TIP] BUG kmalloc-4096: Poison overwritten (ath5k_rx_skb

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Message-ID: <49A1CA01.9030501@gmail.com>
Date:	Sun, 22 Feb 2009 22:56:17 +0100
From:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
To:	Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@...oo.com>
CC:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, ath5k-devel@...ema.h4ckr.net,
	Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@...il.com>,
	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@...eros.com>, Bob Copeland <me@bob>
Subject: Re: [TIP] BUG kmalloc-4096: Poison overwritten (ath5k_rx_skb_alloc)

On 22.2.2009 18:02, Sitsofe Wheeler wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 22, 2009 at 03:47:44PM +0100, Frederic Weisbecker wrote:
>> Looks like it happens with ath5k driver.
>> Well, I have an atheros card, so I'm testing it.
>
> Good luck! I've just switched to a different location (with faster wifi
> and more single network access points ) and I've been totally unable to
> reproduce this warning.

Well, maybe we should try to reproduce with jumbo packets sent to the 
ath5k receiver, since I think it (1) is not very much test-covered code 
(2) appears to be related.

Could you append lspci -vvnnxxx of your adapter? Better along with 
ath_info[1] output.

[1] svn co http://svn.madwifi-project.org/ath_info/trunk ath_info
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