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Re: FYI: "Failed to stop TX DMA!" not fixed in kernel 3.6.7

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On 2012-11-19 19:33 -0000, Chaoxing Lin wrote linux-wireless@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx...:

Hi all, i can confim this, "Failed to stop TX DMA!" steel exists in 802.11s and other modes too,
i use many different cards but all ar9002 based.

CL>Just FYI
CL>
CL>Kernel 3.6.7 change log says "This patch might fix crashes and "Failed to stop TX DMA!" messages."
CL>
CL>I tried it on Dell laptop with ar9390 radio.
CL>Still, I got error message like below
CL>
CL>"ath: phy0: Failed to stop TX DMA, queues=0x005!"
CL>"ath: phy0: Failed to stop TX DMA, queues=0x001!"
CL>
CL>I am testing 802.11s mesh on 802.11a channel 40, no HT enabled.
CL>
CL>
CL>-----------------------------
CL>
CL>commit cd585fb70b89fb57f8dffb03a2a72c30f81f5da6
CL>Author: Felix Fietkau <nbd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
CL>Date:   Fri Oct 26 00:31:11 2012 +0200
CL>
CL>    ath9k: fix stale pointers potentially causing access to free'd skbs
CL>    
CL>    commit 8c6e30936a7893a85f6222084f0f26aceb81137a upstream.
CL>    
CL>    bf->bf_next is only while buffers are chained as part of an A-MPDU
CL>    in the tx queue. When a tid queue is flushed (e.g. on tearing down
CL>    an aggregation session), frames can be enqueued again as normal
CL>    transmission, without bf_next being cleared. This can lead to the
CL>    old pointer being dereferenced again later.
CL>    
CL>    This patch might fix crashes and "Failed to stop TX DMA!" messages.
CL>    
CL>    Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@xxxxxxxxxxx>
CL>    Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CL>    Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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