I have a similar problem, which by the look of the kernel backtraces, I think
is caused by the same bug. The wireless on my Thinkpad T60(8744 5bu) does not
work after reboot and requires that the module be reloaded. The kernel
messages suggest that I use "irqpoll".
When the "irqpoll" option is used, the laptop takes an additional 30-45 seconds
to come out of suspend(s3) while , I think, it waits for the wireless hardware
to respond. Just before it finishes waking up I see the kernel messages about
the IRQ being dumped to the screen. The kernel backtrace still gets generated
but the wireless works after suspend without reloading ath9k module. Usually.
Here are some of the kernel messages recently generated:
Feb 13 17:49:07 cheren kernel: [ 474.731361] PM: Finishing wakeup.
Feb 13 17:49:07 cheren kernel: [ 474.731362] Restarting tasks ... done.
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.409421] irq 17: nobody cared (try booting
with the "irqpoll" option)
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.409551] Pid: 8040, comm: gnome-screensav
Not tainted 2.6.27-11-generic #1
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.409556] [<c037d236>] ? printk+0x1d/0x1f
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.409566] [<c017824c>]
__report_bad_irq+0x2c/0xa0
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.409574] [<c01783d4>]
note_interrupt+0x114/0x140
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.409580] [<c0177141>] ?
handle_IRQ_event+0x41/0x80
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.409586] [<c0178a23>]
handle_fasteoi_irq+0xb3/0xe0
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.409592] [<c0106c15>] do_IRQ+0x45/0x80
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.409599] [<c0105003>]
common_interrupt+0x23/0x30
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.409606] [<c0370000>] ?
enable_nonboot_cpus+0x60/0xc0
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.409613] =======================
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.409616] handlers:
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.409727] [<f89e69d0>]
(usb_hcd_irq+0x0/0x90 [usbcore])
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.410096] [<f8c3d510>] (ath_isr+0x0/0x180
[ath9k])
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.410445] [<f8d0da00>]
(azx_interrupt+0x0/0x140 [snd_hda_intel])
Feb 13 17:49:08 cheren kernel: [ 475.410793] Disabling IRQ #17
--
Feb 13 20:18:37 cheren kernel: [ 2143.541763] PM: Finishing wakeup.
Feb 13 20:18:37 cheren kernel: [ 2143.541765] Restarting tasks ... done.
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318122] irq 17: nobody cared (try booting
with the "irqpoll" option)
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318261] Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted
2.6.27-11-generic #1
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318267] [<c037d236>] ? printk+0x1d/0x1f
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318279] [<c017824c>]
__report_bad_irq+0x2c/0xa0
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318290] [<c01783d4>]
note_interrupt+0x114/0x140
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318297] [<c0177141>] ?
handle_IRQ_event+0x41/0x80
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318306] [<c0178a23>]
handle_fasteoi_irq+0xb3/0xe0
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318313] [<c0106c15>] do_IRQ+0x45/0x80
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318320] [<c0105003>]
common_interrupt+0x23/0x30
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318328] [<c0153b03>] ?
tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick+0xd3/0x360
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318337] [<c0102842>] cpu_idle+0x32/0x140
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318343] [<c036fbe3>] rest_init+0x53/0x60
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318350] =======================
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318354] handlers:
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318469] [<f89e69d0>]
(usb_hcd_irq+0x0/0x90 [usbcore])
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.318857] [<f8c3c510>] (ath_isr+0x0/0x180
[ath9k])
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.319211] [<f8d0da00>]
(azx_interrupt+0x0/0x140 [snd_hda_intel])
Feb 13 20:18:38 cheren kernel: [ 2144.319577] Disabling IRQ #17
--
Feb 14 06:56:45 cheren kernel: [ 5265.570746] PM: Finishing wakeup.
Feb 14 06:56:45 cheren kernel: [ 5265.570748] Restarting tasks ... done.
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.637981] irq 17: nobody cared (try booting
with the "irqpoll" option)
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638116] Pid: 0, comm: swapper Not tainted
2.6.27-11-generic #1
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638121] [<c037d236>] ? printk+0x1d/0x1f
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638135] [<c017824c>]
__report_bad_irq+0x2c/0xa0
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638144] [<c01783d4>]
note_interrupt+0x114/0x140
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638152] [<c0177141>] ?
handle_IRQ_event+0x41/0x80
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638160] [<c0178a23>]
handle_fasteoi_irq+0xb3/0xe0
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638168] [<c0106c15>] do_IRQ+0x45/0x80
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638176] [<c0105003>]
common_interrupt+0x23/0x30
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638183] [<c0153b03>] ?
tick_nohz_stop_sched_tick+0xd3/0x360
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638193] [<c0102842>] cpu_idle+0x32/0x140
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638200] [<c036fbe3>] rest_init+0x53/0x60
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638207] =======================
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638210] handlers:
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638325] [<f89e69d0>]
(usb_hcd_irq+0x0/0x90 [usbcore])
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.638714] [<f8c3c510>] (ath_isr+0x0/0x180
[ath9k])
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.639063] [<f8d0da00>]
(azx_interrupt+0x0/0x140 [snd_hda_intel])
Feb 14 06:56:46 cheren kernel: [ 5266.639432] Disabling IRQ #17
--
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5945.915172] PM: Finishing wakeup.
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5945.915174] Restarting tasks ... done.
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.583090] irq 17: nobody cared (try booting
with the "irqpoll" option)
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.583214] Pid: 15990, comm: landscape-sysin
Not tainted 2.6.27-11-generic #1
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.583218] [<c037d236>] ? printk+0x1d/0x1f
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.583226] [<c017824c>]
__report_bad_irq+0x2c/0xa0
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.583234] [<c01783d4>]
note_interrupt+0x114/0x140
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.583238] [<c0177141>] ?
handle_IRQ_event+0x41/0x80
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.583242] [<c0178a23>]
handle_fasteoi_irq+0xb3/0xe0
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.583246] [<c0106c15>] do_IRQ+0x45/0x80
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.583251] [<c0105003>]
common_interrupt+0x23/0x30
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.583255] =======================
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.583256] handlers:
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.583365] [<f89e69d0>]
(usb_hcd_irq+0x0/0x90 [usbcore])
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.583723] [<f8c3c510>] (ath_isr+0x0/0x180
[ath9k])
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.584006] [<f8d0da00>]
(azx_interrupt+0x0/0x140 [snd_hda_intel])
Feb 14 07:10:33 cheren kernel: [ 5946.584006] Disabling IRQ #17
03:00.0 Network controller: Atheros Communications Inc. AR5008 Wireless Network
Adapter (rev 01)
03:00.0 0280: 168c:0024 (rev 01)
Subsystem: 168c:0033
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
Memory at edf00000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=64K]
Capabilities: <access denied>
Kernel driver in use: ath9k
Kernel modules: ath9k
Intrepid
kernel is linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic(2.6.27-11.27)
This may be a regression because
in/usr/share/doc/linux-image-2.6.27-11-generic/changelog.Debian.gz:
linux (2.6.27-5.8) intrepid; urgency=low
...
* ath9k: Fix IRQ nobody cared issue with ath9k
--
Atheros wireless doesn't work on boot
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/254946
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