I get this upon association to my AP, not always reproducible, I think. I do have my reg patches on top of this but I do not think that should affect this. The issue is between ieee80211_process_addba_resp() and del_timer_sync() it seems. Luis [ 83.047764] ======================================================= [ 83.047982] [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ] [ 83.048100] 2.6.31-rc4-wl #15 [ 83.048195] ------------------------------------------------------- [ 83.048299] swapper/0 is trying to acquire lock: [ 83.048393] (&sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_tx[tid]->addba_resp_timer){+.-...}, at: [<ffffffff81062cc0>] del_timer_sync+0x0/0xc0 [ 83.048739] [ 83.048739] but task is already holding lock: [ 83.048919] (&sta->lock){+.-...}, at: [<ffffffffa0152454>] ieee80211_process_addba_resp+0x44/0x110 [mac80211] [ 83.049276] [ 83.049276] which lock already depends on the new lock. [ 83.049277] [ 83.049548] [ 83.049548] the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is: [ 83.049728] [ 83.049729] -> #1 (&sta->lock){+.-...}: [ 83.050140] [<ffffffff810857b6>] __lock_acquire+0xd76/0x12b0 [ 83.050315] [<ffffffff81085dd3>] lock_acquire+0xe3/0x120 [ 83.050492] [<ffffffff814f0e01>] _spin_lock_bh+0x31/0x40 [ 83.050666] [<ffffffffa01525ea>] sta_addba_resp_timer_expired+0x3a/0x90 [mac80211] [ 83.050860] [<ffffffff8106254e>] run_timer_softirq+0x1be/0x2b0 [ 83.051035] [<ffffffff8105cc2a>] __do_softirq+0xfa/0x1f0 [ 83.051210] [<ffffffff8101322c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30 [ 83.051385] [<ffffffff81014a65>] do_softirq+0x95/0xd0 [ 83.051559] [<ffffffff8105c645>] irq_exit+0x85/0xb0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff810141a3>] do_IRQ+0x73/0xf0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff81012a13>] ret_from_intr+0x0/0x16 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff [ 83.051682] [ 83.051682] -> #0 (&sta->ampdu_mlme.tid_tx[tid]->addba_resp_timer){+.-...}: [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8108587b>] __lock_acquire+0xe3b/0x12b0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff81085dd3>] lock_acquire+0xe3/0x120 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff81062d0a>] del_timer_sync+0x4a/0xc0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa01524a9>] ieee80211_process_addba_resp+0x99/0x110 [mac80211] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa015f95f>] ieee80211_invoke_rx_handlers+0x195f/0x1a90 [mac80211] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa015fdc9>] __ieee80211_rx_handle_packet+0x339/0x640 [mac80211] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa01607e3>] __ieee80211_rx+0x403/0x6f0 [mac80211] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa0248440>] ath_rx_send_to_mac80211+0x130/0x140 [ath9k] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa0248bd3>] ath_rx_tasklet+0x6d3/0xb70 [ath9k] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa024680a>] ath9k_tasklet+0xea/0x130 [ath9k] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8105c14d>] tasklet_action+0x7d/0x110 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8105cc2a>] __do_softirq+0xfa/0x1f0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8101322c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff81014a65>] do_softirq+0x95/0xd0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8105c645>] irq_exit+0x85/0xb0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff810141a3>] do_IRQ+0x73/0xf0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff81012a13>] ret_from_intr+0x0/0x16 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffffffffff>] 0xffffffffffffffff [ 83.051682] [ 83.051682] other info that might help us debug this: [ 83.051682] [ 83.051682] 4 locks held by swapper/0: [ 83.051682] #0: (&sc->rx.rxflushlock){+.-...}, at: [<ffffffffa0246800>] ath9k_tasklet+0xe0/0x130 [ath9k] [ 83.051682] #1: (&sc->rx.rxbuflock){+.-...}, at: [<ffffffffa0248549>] ath_rx_tasklet+0x49/0xb70 [ath9k] [ 83.051682] #2: (rcu_read_lock){.+.+..}, at: [<ffffffffa01604cf>] __ieee80211_rx+0xef/0x6f0 [mac80211] [ 83.051682] #3: (&sta->lock){+.-...}, at: [<ffffffffa0152454>] ieee80211_process_addba_resp+0x44/0x110 [mac80211] [ 83.051682] [ 83.051682] stack backtrace: [ 83.051682] Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted 2.6.31-rc4-wl #15 [ 83.051682] Call Trace: [ 83.051682] <IRQ> [<ffffffff81083f0c>] print_circular_bug_tail+0xac/0x100 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8108587b>] __lock_acquire+0xe3b/0x12b0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff81085dd3>] lock_acquire+0xe3/0x120 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff81062cc0>] ? del_timer_sync+0x0/0xc0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff81062d0a>] del_timer_sync+0x4a/0xc0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff81062cc0>] ? del_timer_sync+0x0/0xc0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa01524a9>] ieee80211_process_addba_resp+0x99/0x110 [mac80211] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa015dde6>] ? ieee80211_drop_unencrypted+0x66/0x190 [mac80211] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa015f95f>] ieee80211_invoke_rx_handlers+0x195f/0x1a90 [mac80211] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff810843fd>] ? mark_held_locks+0x6d/0x90 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff814f0c3f>] ? _spin_unlock_irqrestore+0x3f/0x70 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff81084647>] ? trace_hardirqs_on_caller+0x67/0x1a0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff81063259>] ? mod_timer+0xf9/0x160 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa015fdc9>] __ieee80211_rx_handle_packet+0x339/0x640 [mac80211] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa01607e3>] __ieee80211_rx+0x403/0x6f0 [mac80211] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa01604cf>] ? __ieee80211_rx+0xef/0x6f0 [mac80211] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff814f0baf>] ? _spin_unlock_bh+0x2f/0x40 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa02481d5>] ? ath_get_virt_hw+0x25/0xa0 [ath9k] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa0248440>] ath_rx_send_to_mac80211+0x130/0x140 [ath9k] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa0248bd3>] ath_rx_tasklet+0x6d3/0xb70 [ath9k] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa0248825>] ? ath_rx_tasklet+0x325/0xb70 [ath9k] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffffa024680a>] ath9k_tasklet+0xea/0x130 [ath9k] [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8105c14d>] tasklet_action+0x7d/0x110 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8105cc2a>] __do_softirq+0xfa/0x1f0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8101322c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff81014a65>] do_softirq+0x95/0xd0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8105c645>] irq_exit+0x85/0xb0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff810141a3>] do_IRQ+0x73/0xf0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff81012a13>] ret_from_intr+0x0/0x16 [ 83.051682] <EOI> [<ffffffff812a572a>] ? acpi_idle_enter_bm+0x258/0x28d [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff812a5723>] ? acpi_idle_enter_bm+0x251/0x28d [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff813cbc25>] ? cpuidle_idle_call+0xa5/0x100 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8101114d>] ? cpu_idle+0x6d/0xc0 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff814d7fe5>] ? rest_init+0x65/0x70 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8187fddd>] ? start_kernel+0x3c0/0x475 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8187f2b9>] ? x86_64_start_reservations+0x99/0xb9 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8187f3df>] ? x86_64_start_kernel+0x106/0x121 [ 83.051682] [<ffffffff8187f140>] ? 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