Hi, I want to assign a DLINK DWA-556 to a virtual machine on a Supermicro C2SBC-Q Board with vt-d enabled. When I start the machinge I get a "freeing invalid memtype" error. I saw the card in the virtual machine and the ath9k driver load without errors, all tools can access the card, but I get no connections or see wlans during iwlist scan. On the host the card works properly. I use qemu-kvm-devel-88 and kvm-kmod-devel-88. Hopefully someone can help me with this problem. regards wolfgang I attached the lspci output from the host and guest. start command: kvm -name router -hda /kvm/router/hda.img -hdb /kvm/router/swap.img -m 256 -net nic,vlan=0,macaddr=52:54:00:12:34:56 -net tap,vlan=0 -curses -pcidevice host=05:00.0 this is the dmesg output on the host. pci 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 assign device: host bdf = 5:0:0 pci 0000:05:00.0: irq 33 for MSI/MSI-X pci 0000:05:00.0: irq 33 for MSI/MSI-X kvm:4509 freeing invalid memtype d0300000-d0301000 pci 0000:05:00.0: irq 33 for MSI/MSI-X pci 0000:05:00.0: irq 33 for MSI/MSI-X kvm:4509 freeing invalid memtype d0301000-d0310000 pci 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A disabled Host Kernel: Linux kvmserver 2.6.30-gentoo-r2 #11 SMP Sat Jul 18 15:27:53 CEST 2009 x86_64 Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6850 @ 3.00GHz GenuineIntel GNU/Linux Guest Kernel: Linux router 2.6.30 #7 SMP Sat Jul 18 15:53:28 CEST 2009 i686 QEMU Virtual CPU version 0.10.50 GenuineIntel GNU/Linux dmesg output in Guest: ACPI: PCI Interrupt Link [LNKA] enabled at IRQ 10 ath9k 0000:00:05.0: PCI INT A -> Link[LNKA] -> GSI 10 (level, high) -> IRQ 10 ath9k 0000:00:05.0: setting latency timer to 64 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'ath9k_rate_control' Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::radio Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::assoc Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::tx Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::rx phy0: Atheros AR5418 MAC/BB Rev:2 AR2133 RF Rev:81: mem=0xd0820000, irq=10 dmesg output testing the card direct on the Host: ath9k 0000:05:00.0: PCI INT A -> GSI 16 (level, low) -> IRQ 16 ath9k 0000:05:00.0: setting latency timer to 64 phy0: Selected rate control algorithm 'ath9k_rate_control' Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::radio Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::assoc Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::tx Registered led device: ath9k-phy0::rx phy0: Atheros AR5418 MAC/BB Rev:2 AR2133 RF Rev:81: mem=0xffffc200011e0000, irq=16
05:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5418 802.11abgn Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01) Subsystem: D-Link System Inc Device 3a70 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx- Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 16 Region 0: Memory at d0300000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2- AuxCurrent=375mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Count=1/1 Enable- Address: fee0300c Data: 418b Capabilities: [60] Express (v1) Legacy Endpoint, MSI 00 DevCap: MaxPayload 128 bytes, PhantFunc 0, Latency L0s <128ns, L1 <2us ExtTag- AttnBtn- AttnInd- PwrInd- RBE- FLReset- DevCtl: Report errors: Correctable- Non-Fatal- Fatal- Unsupported- RlxdOrd+ ExtTag- PhantFunc- AuxPwr- NoSnoop- MaxPayload 128 bytes, MaxReadReq 512 bytes DevSta: CorrErr+ UncorrErr+ FatalErr- UnsuppReq+ AuxPwr- TransPend- LnkCap: Port #0, Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, ASPM L0s L1, Latency L0 <512ns, L1 <64us ClockPM- Suprise- LLActRep- BwNot- LnkCtl: ASPM Disabled; RCB 128 bytes Disabled- Retrain- CommClk+ ExtSynch- ClockPM- AutWidDis- BWInt- AutBWInt- LnkSta: Speed 2.5GT/s, Width x1, TrErr- Train- SlotClk+ DLActive- BWMgmt- ABWMgmt- Capabilities: [90] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=1 Vector table: BAR=0 offset=00000000 PBA: BAR=0 offset=00000000 Capabilities: [100] Advanced Error Reporting UESta: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq+ ACSVoil- UEMsk: DLP- SDES- TLP- FCP- CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF- MalfTLP- ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSVoil- UESvrt: DLP+ SDES- TLP- FCP+ CmpltTO- CmpltAbrt- UnxCmplt- RxOF+ MalfTLP+ ECRC- UnsupReq- ACSVoil- CESta: RxErr+ BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr- CESta: RxErr- BadTLP- BadDLLP- Rollover- Timeout- NonFatalErr- AERCap: First Error Pointer: 14, GenCap+ CGenEn- ChkCap+ ChkEn- Capabilities: [140] Virtual Channel <?>
00:05.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5418 802.11abgn Wireless PCI Express Adapter (rev 01) Subsystem: D-Link System Inc Device 3a70 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr+ Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- DisINTx+ Status: Cap+ 66MHz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- INTx- Latency: 0, Cache Line Size: 32 bytes Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10 Region 0: Memory at f2010000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K] Capabilities: [40] Message Signalled Interrupts: Mask- 64bit- Count=1/1 Enable- Address: 00000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [50] MSI-X: Enable- Mask- TabSize=1 Vector table: BAR=0 offset=00000000 PBA: BAR=0 offset=00000000 Kernel driver in use: ath9k Kernel modules: ath9k
