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Message-ID: <20100423163703.GB11112@hash.localnet>
Date:	Fri, 23 Apr 2010 12:37:03 -0400
From:	me@...copeland.com
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Cc:	Pedro Francisco <pedrogfrancisco@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	mickflemm@...il.com
Subject: Re: ath5k misbehaving affecting other kernel parts unrelated?

On Fri, Apr 23, 2010 at 09:48:23AM -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
> > a) is it "normal"? I thought modules were somewhat isolated these days.
> > b) any advices for debugging? I've yet to have two oopses that are similar....

Advice for debugging: turn on slub/slab debug options, and possibly
kmemcheck.  kmemcheck was very helpful for me last time I had such
a corruption issue.

-- 
Bob Copeland %% www.bobcopeland.com

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