I found this while testing wpa_supplicant that shares scan results. The kernel has no scan-sharing hacks in it..just a few patches I've been using for a while (and the deadlock prevention patch previously mentioned in other threads). Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: ieee80211 wiphy0: Removed STA 00:14:d1:c6:d2:54 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: ieee80211 wiphy0: Destroyed STA 00:14:d1:c6:d2:54 ============================================= [ INFO: possible recursive locking detected ] 2.6.37-rc1-wl+ #48 --------------------------------------------- wpa_supplicant/12334 is trying to acquire lock: (&(&txq->axq_lock)->rlock){+.-...}, at: [<f8fe90aa>] ath_tx_complete_buf+0x1d4/0x26c [ath9k] but task is already holding lock: (&(&txq->axq_lock)->rlock){+.-...}, at: [<f8fe9ce6>] ath_tx_flush_tid+0x41/0xb6 [ath9k] other info that might help us debug this: 6 locks held by wpa_supplicant/12334: #0: (rtnl_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<786ffe97>] rtnl_lock+0xf/0x11 #1: (&wdev->mtx){+.+.+.}, at: [<f8bbc5a9>] cfg80211_wext_siwmlme+0x41/0x85 [cfg80211] #2: (&ifmgd->mtx){+.+.+.}, at: [<f8f1b4ce>] ieee80211_mgd_deauth+0x28/0x1af [mac80211] #3: (&local->sta_mtx){+.+.+.}, at: [<f8f1b150>] ieee80211_set_disassoc+0xab/0x1bc [mac80211] #4: (&sta->ampdu_mlme.mtx){+.+...}, at: [<f8f19096>] __ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session+0x25/0x4c [mac80211] #5: (&(&txq->axq_lock)->rlock){+.-...}, at: [<f8fe9ce6>] ath_tx_flush_tid+0x41/0xb6 [ath9k] stack backtrace: Pid: 12334, comm: wpa_supplicant Not tainted 2.6.37-rc1-wl+ #48 Call Trace: [<7878bf56>] ? printk+0x18/0x1a [<7845bb58>] __lock_acquire+0xb14/0xb8b [<784593ff>] ? register_lock_class+0x17/0x297 [<7845bc41>] lock_acquire+0x72/0x8d [<f8fe90aa>] ? ath_tx_complete_buf+0x1d4/0x26c [ath9k] [<7878de3a>] _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x38/0x45 [<f8fe90aa>] ? ath_tx_complete_buf+0x1d4/0x26c [ath9k] [<f8fe90aa>] ath_tx_complete_buf+0x1d4/0x26c [ath9k] [<f8fe9d31>] ath_tx_flush_tid+0x8c/0xb6 [ath9k] [<f8fea716>] ath_tx_aggr_stop+0x7e/0x86 [ath9k] [<f8fe56bd>] ath9k_ampdu_action+0x93/0xf4 [ath9k] [<f8fe562a>] ? ath9k_ampdu_action+0x0/0xf4 [ath9k] [<f8f18708>] drv_ampdu_action+0x60/0x68 [mac80211] [<f8f18faf>] ___ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session+0xde/0xfd [mac80211] [<f8f190aa>] __ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session+0x39/0x4c [mac80211] [<f8f18683>] ieee80211_sta_tear_down_BA_sessions+0x31/0x56 [mac80211] [<f8f1b0a0>] ? set_sta_flags+0x23/0x28 [mac80211] [<f8f1b175>] ieee80211_set_disassoc+0xd0/0x1bc [mac80211] [<f8f1b4f5>] ieee80211_mgd_deauth+0x4f/0x1af [mac80211] [<f8f22cf1>] ieee80211_deauth+0x14/0x16 [mac80211] [<f8bb71e9>] __cfg80211_mlme_deauth+0x105/0x10d [cfg80211] [<f8bb994e>] __cfg80211_disconnect+0x112/0x199 [cfg80211] [<f8bbc5cc>] cfg80211_wext_siwmlme+0x64/0x85 [cfg80211] [<7876e089>] ioctl_standard_call+0x1f0/0x28e [<786f2b2b>] ? dev_name_hash+0x16/0x48 [<786f653c>] ? __dev_get_by_name+0x32/0x3d [<7876e1b4>] wext_handle_ioctl+0x8d/0x18d [<f8bbc568>] ? cfg80211_wext_siwmlme+0x0/0x85 [cfg80211] [<786f7669>] dev_ioctl+0x520/0x53f [<785977bb>] ? copy_to_user+0x2f/0x108 [<786e69dc>] ? sys_recvfrom+0xb8/0xc6 [<786e5d1f>] ? sock_ioctl+0x0/0x202 [<786e5f15>] sock_ioctl+0x1f6/0x202 [<786e5d1f>] ? sock_ioctl+0x0/0x202 [<784cc071>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x56d/0x5c3 [<784c130d>] ? fcheck_files+0x9b/0xca [<784c1369>] ? fget_light+0x2d/0xb0 [<784cc10a>] sys_ioctl+0x43/0x62 [<784030dc>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x38 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: ============================================= Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [ INFO: possible recursive locking detected ] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: 2.6.37-rc1-wl+ #48 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: --------------------------------------------- Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: wpa_supplicant/12334 is trying to acquire lock: Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: (&(&txq->axq_lock)->rlock){+.-...}, at: [<f8fe90aa>] ath_tx_complete_buf+0x1d4/0x26c [ath9k] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: but task is already holding lock: Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: (&(&txq->axq_lock)->rlock){+.-...}, at: [<f8fe9ce6>] ath_tx_flush_tid+0x41/0xb6 [ath9k] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: other info that might help us debug this: Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: 6 locks held by wpa_supplicant/12334: Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: #0: (rtnl_mutex){+.+.+.}, at: [<786ffe97>] rtnl_lock+0xf/0x11 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: #1: (&wdev->mtx){+.+.+.}, at: [<f8bbc5a9>] cfg80211_wext_siwmlme+0x41/0x85 [cfg80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: #2: (&ifmgd->mtx){+.+.+.}, at: [<f8f1b4ce>] ieee80211_mgd_deauth+0x28/0x1af [mac80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: #3: (&local->sta_mtx){+.+.+.}, at: [<f8f1b150>] ieee80211_set_disassoc+0xab/0x1bc [mac80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: #4: (&sta->ampdu_mlme.mtx){+.+...}, at: [<f8f19096>] __ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session+0x25/0x4c [mac80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: #5: (&(&txq->axq_lock)->rlock){+.-...}, at: [<f8fe9ce6>] ath_tx_flush_tid+0x41/0xb6 [ath9k] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: stack backtrace: Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: Pid: 12334, comm: wpa_supplicant Not tainted 2.6.37-rc1-wl+ #48 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: Call Trace: Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<7878bf56>] ? printk+0x18/0x1a Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<7845bb58>] __lock_acquire+0xb14/0xb8b Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<784593ff>] ? register_lock_class+0x17/0x297 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<7845bc41>] lock_acquire+0x72/0x8d Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8fe90aa>] ? ath_tx_complete_buf+0x1d4/0x26c [ath9k] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<7878de3a>] _raw_spin_lock_bh+0x38/0x45 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8fe90aa>] ? ath_tx_complete_buf+0x1d4/0x26c [ath9k] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8fe90aa>] ath_tx_complete_buf+0x1d4/0x26c [ath9k] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8fe9d31>] ath_tx_flush_tid+0x8c/0xb6 [ath9k] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8fea716>] ath_tx_aggr_stop+0x7e/0x86 [ath9k] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8fe56bd>] ath9k_ampdu_action+0x93/0xf4 [ath9k] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8fe562a>] ? ath9k_ampdu_action+0x0/0xf4 [ath9k] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8f18708>] drv_ampdu_action+0x60/0x68 [mac80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8f18faf>] ___ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session+0xde/0xfd [mac80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8f190aa>] __ieee80211_stop_tx_ba_session+0x39/0x4c [mac80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8f18683>] ieee80211_sta_tear_down_BA_sessions+0x31/0x56 [mac80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8f1b0a0>] ? set_sta_flags+0x23/0x28 [mac80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8f1b175>] ieee80211_set_disassoc+0xd0/0x1bc [mac80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8f1b4f5>] ieee80211_mgd_deauth+0x4f/0x1af [mac80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8f22cf1>] ieee80211_deauth+0x14/0x16 [mac80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8bb71e9>] __cfg80211_mlme_deauth+0x105/0x10d [cfg80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8bb994e>] __cfg80211_disconnect+0x112/0x199 [cfg80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8bbc5cc>] cfg80211_wext_siwmlme+0x64/0x85 [cfg80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<7876e089>] ioctl_standard_call+0x1f0/0x28e Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<786f2b2b>] ? dev_name_hash+0x16/0x48 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<786f653c>] ? __dev_get_by_name+0x32/0x3d Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<7876e1b4>] wext_handle_ioctl+0x8d/0x18d Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<f8bbc568>] ? cfg80211_wext_siwmlme+0x0/0x85 [cfg80211] Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<786f7669>] dev_ioctl+0x520/0x53f Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<785977bb>] ? copy_to_user+0x2f/0x108 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<786e69dc>] ? sys_recvfrom+0xb8/0xc6 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<786e5d1f>] ? sock_ioctl+0x0/0x202 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<786e5f15>] sock_ioctl+0x1f6/0x202 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<786e5d1f>] ? sock_ioctl+0x0/0x202 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<784cc071>] do_vfs_ioctl+0x56d/0x5c3 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<784c130d>] ? fcheck_files+0x9b/0xca Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<784c1369>] ? fget_light+0x2d/0xb0 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<784cc10a>] sys_ioctl+0x43/0x62 Nov 17 13:16:25 ath9k kernel: [<784030dc>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x38 CTRL-A Z for help |115200 8N1 | NOR | Minicom 2.2 | VT102 | Online 03:17 -- Ben Greear <greearb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Candela Technologies Inc http://www.candelatech.com -- 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