#538: wlanunit <-> ifr_name linkage not valid
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Owner: mrenzmann
Type: enhancement | Status: assigned
Priority: major | Milestone: version 0.9.x - progressive
release candidate phase
Component: madwifi: other | Version: trunk
Resolution: | Keywords:
Patch_attached: 1 |
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Comment (by kelmo):
I think that the "error" variable is bogus:
{{{
CC [M] /home/kel/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.o
cc1: warnings being treated as errors
/home/kel/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c: In
function 'ieee80211_ioctl_create_vap':
/home/kel/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c:4897:
warning: unused variable 'error'
/home/kel/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c: In
function 'ieee80211_create_vap':
/home/kel/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.c:4930:
warning: unused variable 'error'
make[6]: *** [/home/kel/src/modules/madwifi-
ng/net80211/ieee80211_wireless.o] Error 1
make[5]: *** [_module_/home/kel/src/modules/madwifi-ng/net80211] Error 2
make[5]: Leaving directory `/home/kel/src/linux-2.6.17-rc3-kel-4'
make[4]: *** [all] Error 2
}}}
After compiling successfully, the new modules were loaded without any
problem, i destroyed the autocreated ath0, and attempted to create a new
VAP:
{{{
# strace wlanconfig ath0 create wlandev wifi0 wlanmode sta
execve("/sbin/wlanconfig", ["wlanconfig", "ath0", "create", "wlandev",
"wifi0", "wlanmode", "sta"], [/* 37 vars */]) = 0
uname({sys="Linux", node="KELSLAP", ...}) = 0
brk(0) = 0x804d000
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
directory)
mmap2(NULL, 8192, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0)
= 0xa7fc2000
access("/etc/ld.so.preload", R_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
directory)
open("/etc/ld.so.cache", O_RDONLY) = 3
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0644, st_size=81747, ...}) = 0
mmap2(NULL, 81747, PROT_READ, MAP_PRIVATE, 3, 0) = 0xa7fae000
close(3) = 0
access("/etc/ld.so.nohwcap", F_OK) = -1 ENOENT (No such file or
directory)
open("/lib/tls/libc.so.6", O_RDONLY) = 3
read(3, "\177ELF\1\1\1\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\0\3\0\3\0\1\0\0\0\260O\1"..., 512)
= 512
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0755, st_size=1270928, ...}) = 0
mmap2(NULL, 1276892, PROT_READ|PROT_EXEC, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0)
= 0xa7e76000
mmap2(0xa7fa4000, 32768, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_DENYWRITE, 3, 0x12e) = 0xa7fa4000
mmap2(0xa7fac000, 7132, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE,
MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_FIXED|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0) = 0xa7fac000
close(3) = 0
mmap2(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0)
= 0xa7e75000
mprotect(0xa7fa4000, 20480, PROT_READ) = 0
set_thread_area({entry_number:-1 -> 6, base_addr:0xa7e758e0,
limit:1048575, seg_32bit:1, contents:0, read_exec_only:0,
limit_in_pages:1, seg_not_present:0, useable:1}) = 0
munmap(0xa7fae000, 81747) = 0
brk(0) = 0x804d000
brk(0x806e000) = 0x806e000
open("/proc/net/dev", O_RDONLY) = 3
fstat64(3, {st_mode=S_IFREG|0444, st_size=0, ...}) = 0
mmap2(NULL, 4096, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_PRIVATE|MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0)
= 0xa7fc1000
read(3, "Inter-| Receive "..., 1024) = 938
read(3, "", 1024) = 0
read(3, "", 1024) = 0
read(3, "", 1024) = 0
read(3, "", 1024) = 0
read(3, "", 1024) = 0
read(3, "", 1024) = 0
read(3, "", 1024) = 0
read(3, "", 1024) = 0
read(3, "", 1024) = 0
<SNIP>
read(3, "", 1024) = 0
read(3, "", 1024) = 0
read(3, "", 1024) = 0
...
}}}
Loop-da-Loop
Kel.
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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/538>
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