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

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Date:	Mon, 23 Feb 2009 23:43:48 +0100
From:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
To:	Bob Copeland <me@...copeland.com>
CC:	Sitsofe Wheeler <sitsofe@...oo.com>,
	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>
Subject: Re: [TIP] BUG kmalloc-4096: Poison overwritten (ath5k_rx_skb_alloc)

On 23.2.2009 23:22, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> We should hit (unlikely(ret == -EINPROGRESS)) test
> everytime.

I get on a AR2413
XX 000 128c0054 cb980203
XX 001 00000000 00000000
XX 000 128c0054 cfb80003
XX 001 00000000 00000000
XX 000 00001420 00000001
ath5k phy5: unsupported jumbo
XX 001 126c001c 80600003
XX 002 00000000 00000000
XX 000 127d8079 44ca0003
XX 001 00000000 00000000
XX 000 128d8079 54cc0003
(count, status_0, status_1)
so it means, it sets done flag even for more flag descs and thus we 
handle it well in this particular case.
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