Re: <IRQ> [<ffffffff810c9204>] ? __alloc_pages_nodemask+0x622/0x696

From: Justin P. Mattock
Date: Tue Mar 15 2011 - 17:29:07 EST


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!

which I saw earlier today.. keep in mind I am at the book store so the internet is constantly connecting/disconnecting

Justin P. Mattock
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