Re: WARNING: at kernel/timer.c:1011 del_timer_sync+0xa9/0xc4()

[Mohammed Shafi]

On Mon, Jul 4, 2011 at 9:03 AM, Justin P. Mattock
<justinmattock@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 07/02/2011 01:17 AM, Justin P. Mattock wrote:
>>
>> On 07/01/2011 12:06 AM, Mohammed Shafi wrote:
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 12:09 PM, Justin P. Mattock
>>> <justinmattock@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 06/30/2011 11:27 PM, Mohammed Shafi wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jul 1, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Justin P. Mattock
>>>>> <justinmattock@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> not sure if somebody has posted this or not(did post last week, but no
>>>>>> replies on this) I would bisect, but have no time(maybe in the
>>>>>> future).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> anyways let me know if you need more info.
>>>>>> dmesg here:
>>>>>> http://fpaste.org/wLxM/
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> [ 43.108967] SELinux: initialized (dev fusectl, type fusectl), uses
>>>>>> genfs_contexts
>>>>>> [ 561.844541] ath: Failed to stop TX DMA!
>>>>>> [ 1514.074565] ------------[ cut here ]------------
>>>>>> [ 1514.074584] WARNING: at kernel/timer.c:1011
>>>>>> del_timer_sync+0xa9/0xc4()
>>>>>> [ 1514.074590] Hardware name: MacBookPro2,2
>>>>>> [ 1514.074595] Modules linked in: fuse 8021q cpufreq_ondemand garp stp
>>>>>> acpi_cpufreq llc freq_table mperf ipt_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv4
>>>>>> nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_state nf_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables arc4
>>>>>> radeon
>>>>>> ath9k mac80211 ttm ath9k_common drm_kms_helper ath9k_hw drm ath
>>>>>> cfg80211
>>>>>> uvcvideo videodev btusb bluetooth sky2 v4l2_compat_ioctl32 appletouch
>>>>>> iTCO_wdt i2c_i801 joydev i2c_algo_bit iTCO_vendor_support applesmc
>>>>>> rfkill
>>>>>> i2c_core input_polldev apple_bl video microcode [last unloaded:
>>>>>> scsi_wait_scan]
>>>>>> [ 1514.074730] Pid: 1550, comm: threaded-ml Not tainted
>>>>>> 3.0.0-rc5-00080-gca56a95 #6
>>>>>> [ 1514.074735] Call Trace:
>>>>>> [ 1514.074739]<IRQ> [<ffffffff8104c560>]
>>>>>> warn_slowpath_common+0x83/0x9b
>>>>>> [ 1514.074758] [<ffffffff8104c592>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x1c
>>>>>> [ 1514.074767] [<ffffffff81059409>] del_timer_sync+0xa9/0xc4
>>>>>> [ 1514.074775] [<ffffffff81059360>] ? process_timeout+0x10/0x10
>>>>>> [ 1514.074794] [<ffffffffa003c971>] ath_reset+0x43/0x1d0 [ath9k]
>>>>>> [ 1514.074804] [<ffffffff810524b6>] ? _local_bh_enable_ip+0xca/0xce
>>>>>> [ 1514.074821] [<ffffffffa0040e71>] ath_tx_complete_aggr+0x7c3/0x7dd
>>>>>> [ath9k]
>>>>>> [ 1514.074837] [<ffffffffa00406ae>] ? ath_tx_flush_tid+0xe0/0xe0
>>>>>> [ath9k]
>>>>>> [ 1514.074855] [<ffffffffa0042396>] ath_tx_tasklet+0x235/0x2cb [ath9k]
>>>>>> [ 1514.074871] [<ffffffffa003cd23>] ath9k_tasklet+0xf4/0x135 [ath9k]
>>>>>> [ 1514.074880] [<ffffffff81052112>] tasklet_action+0x8d/0xed
>>>>>> [ 1514.074889] [<ffffffff810526d4>] __do_softirq+0xdb/0x1ec
>>>>>> [ 1514.074899] [<ffffffff8107c0c9>] ? lock_release+0x165/0x18e
>>>>>> [ 1514.074910] [<ffffffff814a921c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30
>>>>>> [ 1514.074919] [<ffffffff8100ab5a>] do_softirq+0x4b/0xa1
>>>>>> [ 1514.074927] [<ffffffff810529f5>] irq_exit+0x5d/0xa8
>>>>>> [ 1514.074935] [<ffffffff814a9abe>] do_IRQ+0x8e/0xa5
>>>>>> [ 1514.074945] [<ffffffff814a1793>] common_interrupt+0x13/0x13
>>>>>> [ 1514.074950]<EOI> [<ffffffff81071178>] ?
>>>>>> current_kernel_time+0x13/0x34
>>>>>> [ 1514.074968] [<ffffffff814a7fba>] ? sysret_check+0x2e/0x69
>>>>>> [ 1514.074977] [<ffffffff8107c5b4>] ?
>>>>>> trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0x10b/0x12f
>>>>>> [ 1514.074988] [<ffffffff8109e501>] audit_syscall_entry+0x11c/0x148
>>>>>> [ 1514.074998] [<ffffffff8122ef3e>] ?
>>>>>> trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
>>>>>> [ 1514.075076] [<ffffffff814a8089>] auditsys+0x19/0x4a
>>>>>> [ 1514.075084] ---[ end trace 834e058f0ef2c378 ]---
>>>>>> [ 1514.075092] ------------[ cut here ]------------
>>>>>> [ 1514.075101] WARNING: at kernel/softirq.c:98
>>>>>> __local_bh_disable+0x45/0xb1()
>>>>>> [ 1514.075108] Hardware name: MacBookPro2,2
>>>>>> [ 1514.075113] Modules linked in: fuse 8021q cpufreq_ondemand garp stp
>>>>>> acpi_cpufreq llc freq_table mperf ipt_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv4
>>>>>> nf_defrag_ipv4 xt_state nf_conntrack iptable_filter ip_tables arc4
>>>>>> radeon
>>>>>> ath9k mac80211 ttm ath9k_common drm_kms_helper ath9k_hw drm ath
>>>>>> cfg80211
>>>>>> uvcvideo videodev btusb bluetooth sky2 v4l2_compat_ioctl32 appletouch
>>>>>> iTCO_wdt i2c_i801 joydev i2c_algo_bit iTCO_vendor_support applesmc
>>>>>> rfkill
>>>>>> i2c_core input_polldev apple_bl video microcode [last unloaded:
>>>>>> scsi_wait_scan]
>>>>>> [ 1514.075271] Pid: 1550, comm: threaded-ml Tainted: G W
>>>>>> 3.0.0-rc5-00080-gca56a95 #6
>>>>>> [ 1514.075278] Call Trace:
>>>>>> [ 1514.075283]<IRQ> [<ffffffff8104c560>]
>>>>>> warn_slowpath_common+0x83/0x9b
>>>>>> [ 1514.075303] [<ffffffff814a1061>] ? _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x16/0x45
>>>>>> [ 1514.075313] [<ffffffff8104c592>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x1c
>>>>>> [ 1514.075324] [<ffffffff810522aa>] __local_bh_disable+0x45/0xb1
>>>>>> [ 1514.075333] [<ffffffff8105232d>] local_bh_disable+0x17/0x19
>>>>>> [ 1514.075344] [<ffffffff814a1061>] _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x16/0x45
>>>>>> [ 1514.075362] [<ffffffffa003c98c>] ath_reset+0x5e/0x1d0 [ath9k]
>>>>>> [ 1514.075372] [<ffffffff810524b6>] ? _local_bh_enable_ip+0xca/0xce
>>>>>> [ 1514.075391] [<ffffffffa0040e71>] ath_tx_complete_aggr+0x7c3/0x7dd
>>>>>> [ath9k]
>>>>>> [ 1514.075409] [<ffffffffa00406ae>] ? ath_tx_flush_tid+0xe0/0xe0
>>>>>> [ath9k]
>>>>>> [ 1514.075428] [<ffffffffa0042396>] ath_tx_tasklet+0x235/0x2cb [ath9k]
>>>>>> [ 1514.075445] [<ffffffffa003cd23>] ath9k_tasklet+0xf4/0x135 [ath9k]
>>>>>> [ 1514.075456] [<ffffffff81052112>] tasklet_action+0x8d/0xed
>>>>>> [ 1514.075465] [<ffffffff810526d4>] __do_softirq+0xdb/0x1ec
>>>>>> [ 1514.075476] [<ffffffff8107c0c9>] ? lock_release+0x165/0x18e
>>>>>> [ 1514.075487] [<ffffffff814a921c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30
>>>>>> [ 1514.075496] [<ffffffff8100ab5a>] do_softirq+0x4b/0xa1
>>>>>> [ 1514.075505] [<ffffffff810529f5>] irq_exit+0x5d/0xa8
>>>>>> [ 1514.075514] [<ffffffff814a9abe>] do_IRQ+0x8e/0xa5
>>>>>> [ 1514.075524] [<ffffffff814a1793>] common_interrupt+0x13/0x13
>>>>>> [ 1514.075529]<EOI> [<ffffffff81071178>] ?
>>>>>> current_kernel_time+0x13/0x34
>>>>>> [ 1514.075548] [<ffffffff814a7fba>] ? sysret_check+0x2e/0x69
>>>>>> [ 1514.075559] [<ffffffff8107c5b4>] ?
>>>>>> trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0x10b/0x12f
>>>>>> [ 1514.075570] [<ffffffff8109e501>] audit_syscall_entry+0x11c/0x148
>>>>>> [ 1514.075580] [<ffffffff8122ef3e>] ?
>>>>>> trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0x3a/0x3f
>>>>>> [ 1514.075590] [<ffffffff814a8089>] auditsys+0x19/0x4a
>>>>>> [ 1514.075596] ---[ end trace 834e058f0ef2c379 ]---
>>>>>
>>>>> this commit seems to fix it, what did you do to get this warning?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> thanks! will revert this and see if it fixes this.
>>>
>>> :) no, I meant the commit should have fixed your issue. i could not
>>> understand, this commit should have been there before rc5 came.
>>> also please post your lspci. thanks.
>>>
>>>>
>>>> as for what I was doing, nothing just streaming radio, and cunducting
>>>> regular business, emails, twizzles, etc..
>>>
>>> ok, thanks.
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> commit f6b4e4d476b890e1ddebbed8ec4924f9c2750a31
>>>>> Author: Rajkumar Manoharan<rmanohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Date: Fri Jun 24 17:38:13 2011 +0530
>>>>>
>>>>> ath9k: Fix locking issue during tx completion
>>>>>
>>>>> The received tx status of aggregated frame without BlockAck may
>>>>> cause deaf state in AR5416 cards. So the driver does a reset to
>>>>> recover. When this happens, we release the pcu_lock before doing
>>>>> a reset as ath_rest acquires pcu_lock. This is ugly and also not
>>>>> atomic. Fixing this addresses the TX DMA failure also.
>>>>>
>>>>> ath_tx_complete_aggr can be called from different paths which
>>>>> takes different variants of spin_lock. This patch also addresses
>>>>> the following warning.
>>>>>
>>>>> WARNING: at kernel/timer.c:1011 del_timer_sync+0x4e/0x50()
>>>>> Call Trace:
>>>>> <IRQ> [<ffffffff8104be3a>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7a/0xb0
>>>>> [<ffffffff8104be85>] warn_slowpath_null+0x15/0x20
>>>>> [<ffffffff8105915e>] del_timer_sync+0x4e/0x50
>>>>> [<ffffffffa03726be>] ath_reset+0x3e/0x210 [ath9k]
>>>>> [<ffffffff8135cdaf>] ? _raw_spin_unlock_bh+0x1f/0x30
>>>>> [<ffffffffa037760a>] ath_tx_complete_aggr.isra.26+0x54a/0xa40 [ath9k]
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Rajkumar Manoharan<rmanohar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville<linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Justin P. Mattock
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>
> not sure whats causing this to fire off. i.g. at the motel6 I was reliably
> seeing this occur. Now the last few days(not being at a motel)I am not
> seeing this fire off. only thing that I can think of right now is the
> friends house uses WPA instead of some open the browser and enter the key
> code to access the internet(or maybe no WEP/WPA).
>
> here is dmesg when being at my friends house, with no warning.
> http://fpaste.org/2i7w/
> I am going to be at a motel the next few days, so I will see if this is
> reproduceable, and if I have time will bisect.

Hi Justin,

I had got the card and trying some stress testing, till now not able
to hit the warning. I am in 3.0.0-rc5-wl
(wireless-testing). please reply back when you hit the warning once
again. thanks.

-- 
shafi
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