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> Here's an interesting sequence:
> 
> 1) a TX urb is submitted.
> 2) p54u_rx_cb() => p54_rx_frame_sent(), which does kfree_skb( the_skb_in_(1) ).
> 3) p54u_tx_cb() for (1) is called with the same, now freed, skb. kaboom.
> 
> IOW the skb is freed before the usb completion runs.
> 
> Somehow i don't think this is the reason for the corruption, but it certainly
> seems to be responsible for some, if not all, of the crashes/panics.

Hmm, if it happens for beacons, it's probably also happening for other frames,
which are not freed, but given to ieee80211_tx_status_irqsafe() and that could
explain the corruption. Will verify, but probably not before tomorrow.

artur
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