linux-kernel - Re: <IRQ> [<ffffffff810c9204>] ? __alloc_pages

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Message-ID: <20110315221312.GR11878@tux>
Date:	Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:13:12 -0700
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <lrodriguez@...eros.com>
To:	"Justin P. Mattock" <justinmattock@...il.com>
CC:	Luis Rodriguez <Luis.Rodriguez@...eros.com>,
	Bob Copeland <me@...copeland.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...ux.com>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	"Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Nick Piggin <npiggin@...nel.dk>,
	Dave Chinner <dchinner@...hat.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>,
	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>,
	Nick Kossifidis <mickflemm@...il.com>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: <IRQ> [<ffffffff810c9204>] ? __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x622/0x696

On Tue, Mar 15, 2011 at 02:28:52PM -0700, Justin P. Mattock wrote:
> On 03/15/2011 01:59 PM, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 04:05:02PM -0800, Bob Copeland wrote:
> >> On Wed, Mar 09, 2011 at 03:54:24PM -0600, Christoph Lameter wrote:
> >>> [ 7419.322770] wlan0: associated
> >>> [ 7427.161366] ath: Failed to stop TX DMA in 100 msec after killing last frame
> >>> [ 7427.161432] ath: Failed to stop TX DMA!
> >>> [ 7434.492398] ath: Failed to stop TX DMA in 100 msec after killing last frame
> >>> [ 7434.492462] ath: Failed to stop TX DMA!
> >>> [ 7603.339047]
> >>> =============================================================================
> >>> [ 7603.339053] BUG radix_tree_node: Padding overwritten. 0xffff88000008fe00-0xffff88000008fe32
> >>
> >>> Could the ath driver corrupt memory if the TX DMA cannot be stopped?
> >
> > Yes, this is why we have had a series of patches to address this upstream,
> > the latest one was for RX DMA failing to stop but Felix found a fix for that.
> > Apart from that I am not aware of more issues. Can you please try with
> > wireless-testing.git ?
> >
> >    Luis
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> sure..
> 
> as for seeing this issue. nothing really now on the current. only 
> message I see is:
> 
> [   69.551295] ath: Failed to stop TX DMA in 100 msec after killing last 
> frame
> [   69.551336] ath: Failed to stop TX DMA!

Can you easily reproduce?

  Luis
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