#1618: Madwifi 0.9.3.3 locks kernel when creating a VAP in ap mode.
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Reporter: [EMAIL PROTECTED] | Type: defect
Status: new | Priority: major
Component: madwifi: driver | Version: v0.9.3.3
Keywords: | Patch_attached: 0
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After I upgraded from madwifi 0.9.3.2 to 0.9.3.3 my kernel freezes when I
try to create a VAP in ap mode. Just loading the modules works fine, and
the creation of a VAP in sta mode also works (I could no test it, because
I don't have another access point).
I've observed this behavior in kernel 2.6.22.9 and 2.6.23.1, both as
packaged and patched for Fedora 7 (kernel-2.6.22.9-91.fc7 and
kernel-2.6.23.1-10.fc7). With kernel 2.6.22.9, madwifi 0.9.3.2 worked
without a problem.
The good news is, I've upgraded to a package from ATrpms from subversion
2756 and it worked again with kernel 2.6.22.9. I could not test with
kernel 2.6.23.1 because the isn't a package available for this kernel yet.
Maybe a new release from the trunk is in order...
For the record. Version that freezes:
{{{
ath_hal: 0.9.18.0 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, RF5111, RF5112, RF2413, RF5413)
wlan: 0.8.4.2 (0.9.3.3)
ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (0.9.3.3)
ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (0.9.3.3)
wifi0: Atheros 5212: mem=0x50000000, irq=21
}}}
Version that works:
{{{
ath_hal: 0.9.30.13 (AR5210, AR5211, AR5212, AR5416, RF5111, RF5112,
RF2413, RF5413, RF2133)
wlan: 0.8.4.2 (0.9.4)
ath_pci: 0.9.4.5 (0.9.4)
ath_rate_sample: 1.2 (0.9.4)
wifi0: Atheros 5212: mem=0x50000000, irq=21
}}}
And here is my modprobe.d/madwifi file:
{{{
alias wifi0 ath_pci
alias ath0 ath_pci
options ath_pci autocreate=ap
}}}
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Ticket URL: <http://madwifi.org/ticket/1618>
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