linux-uconsole/drivers
Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan 61e1b0b00c ath9k: Fix kernel panic in AR2427
Kernel panic occurs just after AR2427 establishes connection with AP.
Unless aggregation is enabled we don't initialize the TID structure.
Thus accesing the elements of the TID structure when aggregation is
disabled, leads to NULL pointer dereferencing.

[  191.320358] Call Trace:
[  191.320364]  [<fd250ea7>] ? ath9k_tx+0xa7/0x200 [ath9k]
[  191.320376]  [<fd1ec7fc>] ? __ieee80211_tx+0x5c/0x1e0 [mac80211]
[  191.320386]  [<fd1edd2b>] ? ieee80211_tx+0x7b/0x90 [mac80211]
[  191.320395]  [<fd1edddd>] ? ieee80211_xmit+0x9d/0x1d0 [mac80211]
[  191.320401]  [<c014218f>] ? wake_up_state+0xf/0x20
[  191.320405]  [<c015dbc8>] ? signal_wake_up+0x28/0x40
[  191.320410]  [<c012a578>] ? default_spin_lock_flags+0x8/0x10
[  191.320420]  [<fd1ee308>] ? ieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0x2e8/0x7c0
[mac80211]
[  191.320425]  [<c058f905>] ? do_page_fault+0x295/0x3a0
[  191.320431]  [<c04c4a3d>] ? dev_hard_start_xmit+0x1ad/0x210
[  191.320436]  [<c04d96b5>] ? sch_direct_xmit+0x105/0x170
[  191.320445]  [<fd1f161a>] ? get_sta_flags+0x2a/0x40 [mac80211]
[  191.320449]  [<c04c780f>] ? dev_queue_xmit+0x37f/0x4b0
[  191.320452]  [<c04d75b0>] ? eth_header+0x0/0xb0
[  191.320456]  [<c04cc479>] ? neigh_resolve_output+0xe9/0x310
[  191.320461]  [<c053d295>] ? ip6_output_finish+0xa5/0x110
[  191.320464]  [<c053e354>] ? ip6_output2+0x134/0x250
[  191.320468]  [<c053f7dd>] ? ip6_output+0x6d/0x100
[  191.320471]  [<c0559665>] ? mld_sendpack+0x395/0x3e0
[  191.320475]  [<c0557f81>] ? add_grhead+0x31/0xa0
[  191.320478]  [<c055a83c>] ? mld_send_cr+0x1bc/0x2b0
[  191.320482]  [<c01535d9>] ? irq_exit+0x39/0x70
[  191.320485]  [<c055a940>] ? mld_ifc_timer_expire+0x10/0x40
[  191.320489]  [<c015b92e>] ? run_timer_softirq+0x13e/0x2c0
[  191.320493]  [<c0103a30>] ? common_interrupt+0x30/0x40
[  191.320498]  [<c055a930>] ? mld_ifc_timer_expire+0x0/0x40
[  191.320502]  [<c0153358>] ? __do_softirq+0x98/0x1b0
[  191.320506]  [<c01534b5>] ? do_softirq+0x45/0x50
[  191.320509]  [<c0153605>] ? irq_exit+0x65/0x70
[  191.320513]  [<c05917dc>] ? smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x5c/0x8b
[  191.320516]  [<c0103df1>] ? apic_timer_interrupt+0x31/0x40
[  191.320521]  [<c016007b>] ? k_getrusage+0x12b/0x2f0
[  191.320525]  [<c039e384>] ? acpi_idle_enter_simple+0x117/0x148
[  191.320529]  [<c04a20da>] ? cpuidle_idle_call+0x7a/0x100
[  191.320532]  [<c01021d4>] ? cpu_idle+0x94/0xd0
[  191.320536]  [<c057ab88>] ? rest_init+0x58/0x60
[  191.320541]  [<c07a58ec>] ? start_kernel+0x351/0x357
[  191.320544]  [<c07a53c7>] ? unknown_bootoption+0x0/0x19e
[  191.320548]  [<c07a50aa>] ? i386_start_kernel+0xaa/0xb1
[  191.320550] Code: 03 66 3d 00 03 0f 84 7c 02 00 00 83 c3 18 0f b6 03
8b 4d e0 89 c3 83 e3 0f 6b c3 48 89 5d d8 8d 04 06 8d 50 0c 89 55 d0 8b
40 20 <8b> 00 3b 01 0f 85 8e 02 00 00 f6 47 20 40 0f 84 29 ff ff ff 8b
[  191.320634] EIP: [<fd2586d4>] ath_tx_start+0x474/0x770 [ath9k] SS:ESP
0068:c0761a90
[  191.320642] CR2: 0000000000000000
[  191.320647] ---[ end trace 9296ef23b9076ece ]---
[  191.320650] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt

Cc: stable@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Mohammed Shafi Shajakhan <mshajakhan@atheros.com>
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@tuxdriver.com>
2011-03-21 15:19:49 -04:00
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accessibility
acpi Merge branch 'release' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/aegl/linux-2.6 2011-03-16 19:01:29 -07:00
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ata Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc 2011-03-18 06:31:43 -07:00
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auxdisplay
base Merge branch 'driver-core-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/driver-core-2.6 2011-03-16 15:05:40 -07:00
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bluetooth Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-03-18 10:37:40 -07:00
cdrom
char Merge branches 'defcfg', 'drivers' and 'cyberpro-next' of master.kernel.org:/home/rmk/linux-2.6-arm 2011-03-17 18:48:35 -07:00
clk
clocksource
connector
cpufreq [CPUFREQ] Remove the pm_message_t argument from driver suspend 2011-03-16 17:54:33 -04:00
cpuidle
crypto Merge branch 'devicetree/next' of git://git.secretlab.ca/git/linux-2.6 2011-03-16 17:28:10 -07:00
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dio
dma Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-03-18 10:37:40 -07:00
edac Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-03-18 10:37:40 -07:00
eisa
firewire ALSA: add LaCie FireWire Speakers/Griffin FireWave Surround driver 2011-03-15 08:42:22 +01:00
firmware Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-03-18 10:37:40 -07:00
gpio Merge branch 'spi/next' of git://git.secretlab.ca/git/linux-2.6 2011-03-18 10:56:02 -07:00
gpu Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-03-18 10:37:40 -07:00
hid Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/hid 2011-03-18 10:35:30 -07:00
hwmon Merge branch 'hwmon-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/groeck/staging 2011-03-17 16:59:38 -07:00
hwspinlock
i2c Merge branch 'for-linus/2639/i2c-1' of git://git.fluff.org/bjdooks/linux 2011-03-17 17:10:19 -07:00
ide
idle
ieee802154
infiniband Merge branch 'kvm-updates/2.6.39' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm 2011-03-17 18:40:35 -07:00
input Merge branches 'defcfg', 'drivers' and 'cyberpro-next' of master.kernel.org:/home/rmk/linux-2.6-arm 2011-03-17 18:48:35 -07:00
isdn Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-03-18 10:37:40 -07:00
leds
lguest
macintosh Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/benh/powerpc 2011-03-18 06:31:43 -07:00
mca
md Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6 2011-03-17 17:54:40 -07:00
media Merge branch 'devicetree/next' of git://git.secretlab.ca/git/linux-2.6 2011-03-16 17:28:10 -07:00
memstick
message Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-03-18 10:37:40 -07:00
mfd Merge branch 'devel-stable' of master.kernel.org:/home/rmk/linux-2.6-arm 2011-03-17 19:08:06 -07:00
misc Merge branch 'tty-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/tty-2.6 2011-03-16 15:11:04 -07:00
mmc Merge branch 'spi/next' of git://git.secretlab.ca/git/linux-2.6 2011-03-18 10:56:02 -07:00
mtd Merge branch 'linux-next' of git://git.infradead.org/ubifs-2.6 2011-03-18 10:50:27 -07:00
net ath9k: Fix kernel panic in AR2427 2011-03-21 15:19:49 -04:00
nfc
nubus
of Merge branch 'devicetree/next' of git://git.secretlab.ca/git/linux-2.6 2011-03-16 17:28:10 -07:00
oprofile
parisc
parport
pci Merge branch 'linux-next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jbarnes/pci-2.6 2011-03-18 10:56:44 -07:00
pcmcia Merge branch 'devicetree/next' of git://git.secretlab.ca/git/linux-2.6 2011-03-16 17:28:10 -07:00
platform Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-03-18 10:37:40 -07:00
pnp
power
pps pps: make pps_gen_parport depend on BROKEN 2011-03-04 17:53:38 -08:00
ps3
rapidio
regulator
rtc Merge branch 'spi/next' of git://git.secretlab.ca/git/linux-2.6 2011-03-18 10:56:02 -07:00
s390 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jejb/scsi-misc-2.6 2011-03-17 17:54:40 -07:00
sbus
scsi Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-03-18 10:37:40 -07:00
sfi
sh
sn
spi Merge branch 'spi/next' of git://git.secretlab.ca/git/linux-2.6 2011-03-18 10:56:02 -07:00
ssb
staging Merge branch 'config' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/arnd/bkl 2011-03-16 17:21:00 -07:00
target Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-03-18 10:37:40 -07:00
tc
telephony
thermal
tty Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-03-18 10:37:40 -07:00
uio UIO: add PRUSS UIO driver support 2011-03-07 13:10:27 -08:00
usb Merge branch 'omap-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tmlind/linux-omap-2.6 2011-03-17 19:28:15 -07:00
uwb
vhost vhost-net: remove unlocked use of receive_queue 2011-03-13 23:08:19 +02:00
video Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://codeaurora.org/quic/kernel/davidb/linux-msm 2011-03-17 19:13:18 -07:00
virtio
vlynq
w1
watchdog Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2011-03-18 10:37:40 -07:00
xen Merge branch 'stable/xen.pm.bug-fixes' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/konrad/xen 2011-03-17 18:37:42 -07:00
zorro
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