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

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Date:	Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:20:50 +0100
From:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
To:	Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@...oo.com>
CC:	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...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@...copeland.com>
Subject: Re: [TIP] BUG kmalloc-4096: Poison overwritten (ath5k_rx_skb_alloc)

On 22.2.2009 22:56, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> 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.

According to the spec I have for older chip, there is not `done' flag 
set for descriptors which have `more' flag set. We handle this wrongly. 
Am I looking correctly, Nick, Luis, Bob?

I still don't see what could have caused this though.
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