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Re: [ath5k-devel] ath5k_tasklet_rx BUG_ON(bf->skb == NULL)

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On Thu, Jan 8, 2009 at 11:18 AM, Hugh Dickins <hugh@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > So, that BUG_ON(bf->skb == NULL) appears to be unsafe under
>> > memory pressure; but the fix wasn't obvious to me, so over
>> > to you!

Thanks for the report... I guess the error paths haven't been tested
much when rx buf setup fails.

> (Of course, just removing the BUG_ON, and making sure there's
> no oops on the NULL pointer, would fix my immediate issue:
> but I doubt the right fix will be as simple as that.)

Are your memory load testing scripts available somewhere?

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