Bugzilla – Bug 686720
Broadcom 43224 and brc80211 freezes computer
Last modified: 2012-08-02 16:00:42 UTC
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux x86_64; rv:2.0.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/4.0 On fresh installed Opensuse 11.4 the use of the WLAN-driver brcm80211 freezes my notebook at random times from 0 to 30 minutes. The system works relatively stable when using 2.4GHz and very very unstable when using 5Ghz. [ 85.283145] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 85.283196] WARNING: at /usr/src/packages/BUILD/kernel-desktop-2.6.37.1/linux-2.6.37/net/mac80211/rx.c:2860 ieee80211_rx+0x10f/0x1d0 [mac80211]() [ 85.283203] Hardware name: HP ProBook 6555b [ 85.283208] Modules linked in: xt_pkttype ipt_LOG xt_limit rfcomm sco bnep af_packet l2cap snd_pcm_oss snd_mixer_oss snd_seq snd_seq_device edd md5 nls_utf8 cifs ip6t_REJECT nf_conntrack_ipv6 nf_defrag_ipv6 ip6table_raw xt_NOTRACK ipt_REJECT iptable_raw iptable_filter ip6table_mangle nf_conntrack_netbios_ns nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 ip_tables xt_conntrack nf_conntrack ip6table_filter ip6_tables x_tables cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave powernow_k8 mperf dm_mod snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_idt snd_hda_intel wl(P) snd_hda_codec arc4 snd_hwdep fglrx(P) uvcvideo videodev sr_mod ecb v4l1_compat sdhci_pci v4l2_compat_ioctl32 sdhci cdrom brcm80211(C) snd_pcm sg snd_timer mmc_core tpm_infineon sky2 i2c_piix4 hp_accel btusb tpm_tis bluetooth hp_wmi tpm lis3lv02d joydev serio_raw sparse_keymap snd k10temp battery ac video button mac80211 wmi input_polldev pcspkr soundcore tpm_bios container firewire_ohci edac_core firewire_core edac_mce_amd crc_itu_t cfg80211 rfkill snd_page_alloc shpchp pci_hotplug preloadtrace ext4 jbd2 crc16 fan processor thermal thermal_sys [ 85.283349] Pid: 2593, comm: kworker/u:5 Tainted: P WC 2.6.37.1-1.2-desktop #1 [ 85.283354] Call Trace: [ 85.283381] [<ffffffff810059b9>] dump_trace+0x79/0x340 [ 85.283397] [<ffffffff81520d03>] dump_stack+0x69/0x6f [ 85.283412] [<ffffffff810580eb>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7b/0xc0 [ 85.283445] [<ffffffffa020f1ef>] ieee80211_rx+0x10f/0x1d0 [mac80211] [ 85.283552] [<ffffffffa01f6b21>] ieee80211_tasklet_handler+0xc1/0xd0 [mac80211] [ 85.283567] [<ffffffff8105f1a6>] tasklet_action+0x86/0x150 [ 85.283579] [<ffffffff8105f91a>] __do_softirq+0xda/0x2a0 [ 85.283591] [<ffffffff81003e6c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30 [ 85.283601] [<ffffffff8100590d>] do_softirq+0x4d/0x80 [ 85.283613] [<ffffffff8105fbd5>] irq_exit+0x95/0xa0 [ 85.283623] [<ffffffff81005507>] do_IRQ+0x67/0xe0 [ 85.283635] [<ffffffff81524593>] ret_from_intr+0x0/0xa [ 85.283650] [<ffffffff811208cd>] handle_mm_fault+0xad/0x410 [ 85.283662] [<ffffffff81120d6a>] __get_user_pages+0x13a/0x470 [ 85.283675] [<ffffffff8115944e>] get_arg_page+0x5e/0xe0 [ 85.283686] [<ffffffff811595ee>] copy_strings+0x11e/0x220 [ 85.283698] [<ffffffff8115971e>] copy_strings_kernel+0x2e/0x50 [ 85.283708] [<ffffffff81159e19>] do_execve+0x269/0x340 [ 85.283722] [<ffffffff8100c3b2>] sys_execve+0x42/0x70 [ 85.283733] [<ffffffff81003de8>] kernel_execve+0x68/0xd0 [ 85.283743] ---[ end trace d0a1c1db17922f0d ]--- Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.start machine 2.try to connect with 5Ghz-router 3.pess power-button for more the 5 seconds
This is a staging driver with unknown quality. Could you try a later kernel from Kernel:stable: http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/Kernel:/stable/standard/ ?
I would better try to compile the driver, if I knew which and where to get it. I fear to lose my ati-card. Hartmut
(In reply to comment #2) > I would better try to compile the driver, if I knew which and where to get it. > I fear to lose my ati-card. Ok, you can try compat-wireless package. http://download.opensuse.org/repositories/driver:/wireless/openSUSE_11.4/
Oooops, I need a hint. If I#m right, I downloaded the drivers ready compiled for my installed kernel? How do I change the old drivers versus the new ones? Hartmut Sorry, never did this ...
(In reply to comment #4) > Oooops, I need a hint. If I#m right, I downloaded the drivers ready compiled > for my installed kernel? How do I change the old drivers versus the new ones? Reboot should be enough.
OK, done. My machine started normal, same drivermodules in lsmod, wlan is working. But only in 2.4Ghz! That was not my goal, I wanted to use 5Ghz ... Hartmut
Half an hour after startup and no unusual messages in /var/log/messages. Seems to be very stable. Hartmut
I take everything back: when I inspected my system mor carefully I detected, that the wl-driver was also in lsmod. That was the reason, why the wlan-card did not recieve 5Ghz. I did modprobe -r wl, modprobe -r brcm80211 and modprobe 80211. Network is working, but with the same effect mentioned in the bug-report. Go back to start ... Hartmut
I'm not sure, if I told the facts in the right way: I unwillingly replaced the brcm80211 with the wl-driver. The wl-driver works, but only with 2.4GHz. So for all, who want to use 5GHz it is important to use the brcm80211. I would like to help, but can only test new versions of the driver(s). So mail me, if there is any progress. Hartmut
I have probably the same symptoms here: Samsung NF310 with > hwinfo --wlan 18: PCI 500.0: 0282 WLAN controller [Created at pci.318] Unique ID: y9sn.SCjtaXB1CAC Parent ID: z8Q3.oUgrnnighN7 SysFS ID: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1c.0/0000:05:00.0 SysFS BusID: 0000:05:00.0 Hardware Class: network Model: "Broadcom WLAN controller" Vendor: pci 0x14e4 "Broadcom" Device: pci 0x4727 SubVendor: pci 0x144f "Askey Computer Corp." SubDevice: pci 0x7179 Revision: 0x01 Driver: "brcm80211" Driver Modules: "brcm80211" Device File: wlan0 Features: WLAN Memory Range: 0xf0100000-0xf0103fff (rw,non-prefetchable) IRQ: 16 (no events) HW Address: 4c:ed:de:ef:0a:a5 Link detected: yes WLAN channels: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 WLAN frequencies: 2.412 2.417 2.422 2.427 2.432 2.437 2.442 2.447 2.452 2.457 2.462 2.467 2.472 WLAN encryption modes: WEP40 WEP104 TKIP CCMP WLAN authentication modes: open sharedkey wpa-psk wpa-eap Module Alias: "pci:v000014E4d00004727sv0000144Fsd00007179bc02sc80i00" Driver Info #0: Driver Status: brcm80211 is active Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe brcm80211" Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown Attached to: #5 (PCI bridge) freezes seemingly randomly. The last lines in /var/log/messages point to the wlan driver: May 12 10:38:17 matthew kernel: [ 6586.685719] Associated: False May 12 10:38:17 matthew kernel: [ 6586.685760] wlan0: deauthenticating from 08:17:35:dd:17:d2 by local choice (reasMay 12 10:44:43 matthew kernel: imklog 5.6.5, log source = /proc/kmsg started.
Opensuse 12.1 RC2: the same machine message from kernel while connected via Broadcom 43224 on 5Ghz: Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.058910] ------------[ cut here ]------------ Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.058967] WARNING: at /home/abuild/rpmbuild/BUILD/kernel-desktop-3.1.0/linux-3.1/net/mac80211/rx.c:2922 ieee80211_rx+0x105/0x1c0 [mac80211]() Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.058990] Hardware name: HP ProBook 6555b Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059003] Modules linked in: mmc_block nls_iso8859_1 nls_cp437 vfat fat rfcomm bnep af_packet vmsync vmblock microcode cpufreq_conservative cpufreq_userspace cpufreq_powersave powernow_k8 mperf bcma arc4 snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_idt snd_hda_intel brcmsmac(C) snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep mac80211 uvcvideo ecb snd_pcm videodev sdhci_pci snd_timer brcmutil(C) btusb sp5100_tco sdhci tpm_infineon shpchp firewire_ohci v4l2_compat_ioctl32 snd hp_accel tpm_tis bluetooth hp_wmi pci_hotplug firewire_core sky2 i2c_piix4 lis3lv02d mmc_core tpm edac_core cfg80211 soundcore k10temp tpm_bios snd_page_alloc serio_raw thermal edac_mce_amd joydev sparse_keymap pcspkr container input_polldev battery processor rfkill fan ac crc_itu_t autofs4 fuse nls_utf8 st loop virtio_blk virtio virtio_ring dm_mod edd brd radeon sr_mod cdrom sg ttm drm_kms_helper drm i2c_algo_bit video thermal_sys wmi button Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059328] Pid: 0, comm: kworker/0:1 Tainted: G WC 3.1.0-1.1-desktop #1 Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059346] Call Trace: Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059381] [<ffffffff810043fa>] dump_trace+0xaa/0x2b0 Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059409] [<ffffffff81581a3a>] dump_stack+0x69/0x6f Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059437] [<ffffffff8105386b>] warn_slowpath_common+0x7b/0xc0 Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059484] [<ffffffffa047cef5>] ieee80211_rx+0x105/0x1c0 [mac80211] Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059614] [<ffffffffa0462c61>] ieee80211_tasklet_handler+0xc1/0xd0 [mac80211] Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059644] [<ffffffff8105a6e0>] tasklet_action+0x80/0x170 Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059665] [<ffffffff8105ad8a>] __do_softirq+0xaa/0x280 Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059687] [<ffffffff815a456c>] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30 Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059707] [<ffffffff81004265>] do_softirq+0x65/0xa0 Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059727] [<ffffffff8105b29e>] irq_exit+0x8e/0xd0 Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059747] [<ffffffff81003e6c>] do_IRQ+0x5c/0xd0 Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059768] [<ffffffff8159b62e>] common_interrupt+0x6e/0x6e Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059794] [<ffffffff810299f2>] native_safe_halt+0x2/0x10 Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059815] [<ffffffff8100a64d>] default_idle+0x4d/0x2a0 Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059831] [<ffffffff8100a91b>] amd_e400_idle.part.9+0x7b/0x110 Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059831] [<ffffffff810011a6>] cpu_idle+0x86/0xd0 Nov 5 12:49:14 linux kernel: [10567.059831] ---[ end trace 428d4b68b851deab ]--- Hartmut (the same from top of bug) PS: the difference from first post is I can ! connect without problems to 5GHz-Router and the machine does not freeze within now 4 hours ...
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