Andrey Borzenkov wrote: > I would appreciate explanation which condition triggers this > warn_slowpath. Otherwise does it ring the bell for someone? Network was > dead after it till I reloaded modules (orinoco and hermes). > > [89479.105038] WARNING: at /home/bor/src/linux-git/lib/list_debug.c:30 > __list_add+0x8f/0xa0() > [89479.105058] list_add corruption. prev->next should be next > (dddb3568), but was cbc28978. (prev=dddb3568). <snip> > [89479.106002] Pid: 15746, comm: X Not tainted 2.6.28-1avb #26 > [89479.106020] Call Trace: > [89479.106062] [<c011d3b0>] warn_slowpath+0x60/0x80 > [89479.106104] [<c01073d0>] ? native_sched_clock+0x20/0x70 > [89479.106194] [<c013d825>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0x35/0x200 > [89479.106218] [<c018d9f0>] ? __slab_alloc+0x550/0x560 > [89479.106254] [<c02f9c9d>] ? _spin_unlock+0x1d/0x20 > [89479.106270] [<c018d9f0>] ? __slab_alloc+0x550/0x560 > [89479.106302] [<c01ff2a7>] ? delay_tsc+0x17/0x24 > [89479.106319] [<c01ff221>] ? __const_udelay+0x21/0x30 > [89479.106376] [<dfa8b1e2>] ? hermes_bap_seek+0x112/0x1e0 [hermes] > [89479.106396] [<c013d7eb>] ? trace_hardirqs_off+0xb/0x10 > [89479.106418] [<c018e307>] ? __kmalloc_track_caller+0xb7/0x110 > [89479.106448] [<c028eefc>] ? dev_alloc_skb+0x1c/0x30 > [89479.106465] [<c028eefc>] ? dev_alloc_skb+0x1c/0x30 > [89479.106482] [<c020e13f>] __list_add+0x8f/0xa0 > [89479.106551] [<dfd0fcae>] orinoco_interrupt+0xcae/0x16c0 [orinoco] > [89479.106574] [<c013b0e3>] ? tick_dev_program_event+0x33/0xb0 > [89479.106594] [<c01073d0>] ? native_sched_clock+0x20/0x70 > [89479.106613] [<c013d825>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0x35/0x200 > [89479.106662] [<c013d7eb>] ? trace_hardirqs_off+0xb/0x10 > [89479.106892] [<dfe7faa7>] ? usb_hcd_irq+0x97/0xa0 [usbcore] > [89479.106926] [<c015ba79>] handle_IRQ_event+0x29/0x60 > [89479.106947] [<c015cf89>] handle_level_irq+0x69/0xe0 > [89479.106963] [<c015cf20>] ? handle_level_irq+0x0/0xe0 > [89479.106977] <IRQ> [<c02ca933>] ? tcp_v4_rcv+0x633/0x6e0 > [89479.107025] [<c0103f0c>] ? common_interrupt+0x28/0x30 > [89479.107057] [<c02a0000>] ? sk_run_filter+0x320/0x7a0 > [89479.107078] [<c020e041>] ? list_del+0x21/0x90 > [89479.107106] [<dfd0d24e>] ? orinoco_rx_isr_tasklet+0x2ce/0x480 > [orinoco] > [89479.107131] [<c01402e0>] ? __lock_acquire+0x160/0x1650 > [89479.107151] [<c01073d0>] ? native_sched_clock+0x20/0x70 > [89479.107169] [<c013d825>] ? lock_release_holdtime+0x35/0x200 > [89479.107200] [<c012249a>] ? irq_enter+0xa/0x60 > [89479.107217] [<c0104e52>] ? do_IRQ+0xd2/0x130 > [89479.107518] [<c010342c>] ? restore_nocheck_notrace+0x0/0xe > [89479.107542] [<c0122830>] ? __do_softirq+0x0/0x110 > [89479.107561] [<c013f7b4>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0x74/0x140 > [89479.107583] [<c01ff678>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_thunk+0xc/0x10 > [89479.107602] [<c0122087>] ? tasklet_action+0x27/0x90 > [89479.107620] [<c013f7b4>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0x74/0x140 > [89479.107638] [<c01220a3>] ? tasklet_action+0x43/0x90 > [89479.107655] [<c012289f>] ? __do_softirq+0x6f/0x110 > [89479.107674] [<c0122830>] ? __do_softirq+0x0/0x110 > [89479.107685] <IRQ> [<c015cf20>] ? handle_level_irq+0x0/0xe0 > [89479.107715] [<c012246d>] ? irq_exit+0x5d/0x80 > [89479.107732] [<c0104e52>] ? do_IRQ+0xd2/0x130 > [89479.107747] [<c0103337>] ? sysenter_exit+0xf/0x16 > [89479.107765] [<c013f83d>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0xfd/0x140 > [89479.107782] [<c0103f0c>] ? common_interrupt+0x28/0x30 > [89479.107797] ---[ end trace a1fc0a52df4a729d ]--- Looks like the RX interrupt occurred at an inconvenient point during the list_del call in the RX tasklet (orinoco_rx_isr_tasklet). The call needs to be protected from the RX interrupt. Quick patch included below - I'm not sure that the local_irq_* functions are the ones we need, but it compiles and runs. I don't suppose you're able to reproduce the error? Dave. --- diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco.c index b33e13f..9a2d6be 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco.c @@ -1616,9 +1616,15 @@ static void orinoco_rx_isr_tasklet(unsigned long data) /* extract desc and skb from queue */ list_for_each_entry_safe(rx_data, temp, &priv->rx_list, list) { + unsigned long flags; + desc = rx_data->desc; skb = rx_data->skb; + + local_irq_save(flags); list_del(&rx_data->list); + local_irq_restore(flags); + kfree(rx_data); orinoco_rx(dev, desc, skb); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html