DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON triggered by bcm43xx-SoftMAC

From: Larry Finger
Date: Wed Aug 16 2006 - 12:27:32 EST


Using vanilla wireless-2.6 from Linville's tree as updated Aug 15, I
get a single warning generated by the statement
if (DEBUG_LOCKS_WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled()))
in kernel/lockdep.c. This warning only occurs when my wireless
interface is inserted, bcm43xx-softmac is activated, and it
authenticates and associates. I'm running WPA-PSK TKIP using
wpa_supplicant, and the message seems to be output just after
the supplicant finishes making the connection.

kernel: SoftMAC: sent association request!
kernel: SoftMAC: associated!
kernel: bcm43xx: set security called, .active_key = 0, .level = 2,
.enabled = 1, .encrypt = 1
kernel: bcm43xx: set security called, .enabled = 1, .encrypt = 1
kernel: BUG: warning at kernel/lockdep.c:1801/trace_hardirqs_on()
kernel: [<c0103da7>] show_trace_log_lvl+0x197/0x1c0
kernel: [<c01052db>] show_trace+0x1b/0x20
kernel: [<c0105306>] dump_stack+0x26/0x30
kernel: [<c013596f>] trace_hardirqs_on+0x17f/0x190
kernel: [<c0104a15>] do_general_protection+0xc5/0x230
kernel: [<c01034b1>] error_code+0x39/0x40
kernel: [<000038c7>] 0x38c7
kernel: [<c01052db>] show_trace+0x1b/0x20
kernel: [<c0105306>] dump_stack+0x26/0x30
kernel: [<c013596f>] trace_hardirqs_on+0x17f/0x190
kernel: [<c0104a15>] do_general_protection+0xc5/0x230
kernel: [<c01034b1>] error_code+0x39/0x40

I'm at a loss here. Can anyone explain how to interpret this dump? I
think I see a general protection fault, but what to do from there is a
mystery.

Thanks,

Larry


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