I get this oops in 4.15rc9 when doing the following: # iw dev wlp2s0 set type ibss # ip link set dev wlp2s0 up # iw dev wlp2s0 ibss join "TEST" 2412 The oops happens after some delay (approx. 5 seconds). Hardware is: 02:00.0 Network controller: Intel Corporation Wireless 8265 / 8275 (rev 78) pci vendor code 8086:24fd Subsystem: 8086:0050 Oops message is: IPv6: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): wlp2s0: link is not ready wlp2s0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join wlp2s0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join wlp2s0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join wlp2s0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join wlp2s0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join wlp2s0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join wlp2s0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join wlp2s0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join wlp2s0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join wlp2s0: Trigger new scan to find an IBSS to join wlp2s0: Creating new IBSS network, BSSID 3a:94:1d:dd:ab:09 BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at 0000000000000068 IP: iwl_trans_pcie_txq_enable+0x5e/0x440 [iwlwifi] PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0002 [#1] PREEMPT SMP PTI Modules linked in: snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_hda_codec_generic btusb btrtl btbcm btintel bluetooth uvcvideo videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops videobuf2_v4l2 videobuf2_core videodev media ecdh_generic crc16 joydev mousedev arc4 hid_multitouch msr mei_wdt nouveau iwlmvm i915 intel_rapl x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp kvm_intel mac80211 kvm iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support nls_iso8859_1 nls_cp437 vfat irqbypass crct10dif_pclmul fat wmi_bmof crc32_pclmul dell_smbios_wmi iwlwifi dell_wmi dell_rbtn ghash_clmulni_intel dell_wmi_descriptor intel_wmi_thunderbolt dell_laptop dell_smbios_smm dell_smbios pcbc dcdbas mxm_wmi dell_smm_hwmon ttm snd_hda_intel i2c_algo_bit drm_kms_helper snd_hda_codec tpm_crb idma64 cfg80211 aesni_intel snd_hda_core aes_x86_64 crypto_simd drm glue_helper snd_hwdep cryptd intel_cstate snd_pcm intel_rapl_perf psmouse evdev snd_timer input_leds intel_gtt rfkill led_class mac_hid agpgart snd rtsx_pci_ms pcspkr mei_me memstick syscopyarea i2c_hid sysfillrect tpm_tis sysimgblt processor_thermal_device tpm_tis_core i2c_i801 intel_lpss_pci soundcore mei fb_sys_fops shpchp intel_pch_thermal thermal intel_lpss intel_soc_dts_iosf hid battery tpm int3400_thermal ac wmi video acpi_thermal_rel int3403_thermal intel_hid acpi_pad int340x_thermal_zone sparse_keymap button sch_fq_codel crypto_user ip_tables x_tables btrfs xor zstd_decompress zstd_compress xxhash raid6_pq rtsx_pci_sdmmc mmc_core serio_raw atkbd libps2 crc32c_intel ahci libahci xhci_pci libata nvme xhci_hcd nvme_core rtsx_pci scsi_mod usbcore usb_common i8042 serio CPU: 4 PID: 371 Comm: kworker/u16:6 Not tainted 4.15.0-rc9-1-mainline #4 Hardware name: Dell Inc. Precision 5520/0R6JFH, BIOS 1.7.0 12/15/2017 Workqueue: phy0 ieee80211_iface_work [mac80211] RIP: 0010:iwl_trans_pcie_txq_enable+0x5e/0x440 [iwlwifi] RSP: 0018:ffffbb4702b4bb90 EFLAGS: 00010246 RAX: 0000000000000bb8 RBX: 00000000000000ff RCX: 0000000000000000 RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 00000000000000ff RDI: 0000177000000fa0 RBP: 0000000000000000 R08: 0000000000002710 R09: 0000000000000001 R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffff8f45cb5aacd0 R12: 0000000000000000 R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: ffff8f45d7020018 FS: 0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff8f45fe500000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000 CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033 CR2: 0000000000000068 CR3: 00000003f100a005 CR4: 00000000003606e0 DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2: 0000000000000000 DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000fffe0ff0 DR7: 0000000000000400 Call Trace: iwl_mvm_enable_txq+0x205/0x390 [iwlmvm] ? ieee80211_iterate_active_interfaces_atomic+0x2e/0x40 [mac80211] ? iwl_mvm_add_mcast_sta+0x159/0x1e0 [iwlmvm] iwl_mvm_add_mcast_sta+0x159/0x1e0 [iwlmvm] iwl_mvm_start_ap_ibss+0xb4/0x1b0 [iwlmvm] __ieee80211_sta_join_ibss+0x340/0x7f0 [mac80211] ieee80211_sta_create_ibss+0x8c/0xf0 [mac80211] ieee80211_ibss_work+0x3a4/0x5a0 [mac80211] ? skb_dequeue+0x52/0x60 ? ieee80211_iface_work+0xbe/0x340 [mac80211] process_one_work+0x1de/0x410 worker_thread+0x2b/0x3d0 ? process_one_work+0x410/0x410 kthread+0x111/0x130 ? kthread_create_worker_on_cpu+0x70/0x70 ? do_group_exit+0x3a/0xa0 ret_from_fork+0x3a/0x50 Code: 4c 8b ac c7 e8 7d 00 00 f0 48 0f ab 87 e8 8d 00 00 73 0d 80 3d 0a 07 03 00 00 0f 84 97 03 00 00 44 89 c7 e8 a5 88 71 e8 4d 85 e4 <49> 89 45 68 0f 84 d6 02 00 00 41 0f b6 04 24 89 44 24 04 41 0f RIP: iwl_trans_pcie_txq_enable+0x5e/0x440 [iwlwifi] RSP: ffffbb4702b4bb90 CR2: 0000000000000068 ---[ end trace 3e02d7f42559c48e ]--- GDB tells me that iwl_trans_pcie_txq_enable+0x5e is in drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/tx.c: txq->wd_timeout = msecs_to_jiffies(wdg_timeout);