linux-kernel - Re: [BISECTED] ssh - Received disconnect from x.x.x.x: 2: Bad packet length 3149594624

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Message-ID: <20140225104444.GA5563@amd.pavel.ucw.cz>
Date:	Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:44:44 +0100
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:	Ivaylo Dimitrov <ivo.g.dimitrov.75@...il.com>
Cc:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux@....linux.org.uk" <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Sebastian Reichel <sre@...g0.de>,
	Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>,
	kvalo@....qualcomm.com, linville@...driver.com
Subject: Re: [BISECTED] ssh - Received disconnect from x.x.x.x: 2: Bad
 packet length 3149594624

Hi!

> >>You could try putting back the UNALIGNED_ACCESS in net/mac80211/rx.c and
> >>commenting out the skb->len = desc->length  - PLCP_HEADER_LENGTH;  line
> >>above.
> >
> >This seems to fix the issue too, but I am afraid there is more to be
> >done, as I see
> >
> >Feb 14 18:33:46 Nokia-N900 kernel: [   88.599853] wlan0: authenticate
> >with 00:23:cd:17:86:d0
> >Feb 14 18:33:46 Nokia-N900 kernel: [   88.781860] wlan0: send auth to
> >00:23:cd:17:86:d0 (try 1/3)
> >Feb 14 18:33:46 Nokia-N900 kernel: [   88.799804] wlan0: authenticated
> >Feb 14 18:33:46 Nokia-N900 kernel: [   88.806243] wlan0: associating
> >with AP with corrupt probe response
> >Feb 14 18:33:46 Nokia-N900 kernel: [   88.814544] wlan0: associate with
> >00:23:cd:17:86:d0 (try 1/3)
> >Feb 14 18:33:46 Nokia-N900 kernel: [   88.826416] wlan0: RX AssocResp
> >from 00:23:cd:17:86:d0 (capab=0x431 status=0 aid=2)
> >
> >spit in dmesg log. AFAIR this is the first time I see "associating with
> >AP with corrupt probe response" in dmesg, no matter of the kernel
> >version. Despite of that error message, wlan seems to work as it should,
> >so far. I guess we need the driver's author saying on the issue.
> 
> ping?

If Will does not respond, we should simply revert
dce5c9e35bc4085bd33eccdb8c9ec5a643507a14 . Regressions are not
acceptable.
									Pavel
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