Re: iwl3945, after a while stops working with "No space for Tx"

From: reinette chatre
Date: Mon Oct 26 2009 - 12:25:58 EST


On Sat, 2009-10-24 at 06:44 -0700, Frederik Nosi wrote:
> Hi,
> first sorry if somebody is not the right contact, got the adressess from ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl -f drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi.
> From some kernel versions now, after some time that im using this card it stops working and on messages i get this errors:
>
> Oct 24 14:38:24 kotys NetworkManager: <info> Activation (wlan0) Stage 5 of 5 (IP Configure Commit) complete.
> [snip pulseaudio's stuppid log spam warning]
> Oct 24 14:40:07 kotys kernel: iwl3945 0000:04:00.0: Error sending REPLY_TX_PWR_TABLE_CMD: time out after 500ms.
> Oct 24 14:40:09 kotys pulseaudio[16469]: sap.c: sendmsg() failed: Invalid argument
> Oct 24 14:40:10 kotys kernel: iwl3945 0000:04:00.0: Error sending REPLY_SCAN_CMD: time out after 500ms.
> Oct 24 14:40:11 kotys kernel: iwl3945 0000:04:00.0: Error sending REPLY_TX_PWR_TABLE_CMD: time out after 500ms.
> Oct 24 14:40:11 kotys kernel: iwl3945 0000:04:00.0: Error sending POWER_TABLE_CMD: time out after 500ms.
> Oct 24 14:40:14 kotys kernel: iwl3945 0000:04:00.0: set power fail, ret = -110
> Oct 24 14:40:14 kotys kernel: No probe response from AP 00:1c:df:82:63:c9 after 500ms, disconnecting.
> Oct 24 14:40:14 kotys NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: completed -> disconnected
> Oct 24 14:40:14 kotys NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: disconnected -> scanning
> Oct 24 14:40:14 kotys pulseaudio[16469]: sap.c: sendmsg() failed: Invalid argument
> Oct 24 14:40:14 kotys kernel: iwl3945 0000:04:00.0: Error sending REPLY_RXON: time out after 500ms.
> Oct 24 14:40:14 kotys kernel: iwl3945 0000:04:00.0: Error setting new configuration (-110).
> Oct 24 14:40:15 kotys kernel: iwl3945 0000:04:00.0: Error sending REPLY_SCAN_CMD: time out after 500ms.
> Oct 24 14:40:15 kotys kernel: wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1c:df:82:63:c9 (try 1)
> Oct 24 14:40:15 kotys NetworkManager: <info> (wlan0): supplicant connection state: scanning -> associating
> Oct 24 14:40:15 kotys kernel: wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1c:df:82:63:c9 (try 2)
> Oct 24 14:40:15 kotys kernel: wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1c:df:82:63:c9 (try 3)
> Oct 24 14:40:15 kotys kernel: iwl3945 0000:04:00.0: Error sending REPLY_RXON: time out after 500ms.
> Oct 24 14:40:15 kotys kernel: iwl3945 0000:04:00.0: Error setting new configuration (-110).
> Oct 24 14:40:15 kotys kernel: wlan0: direct probe to AP 00:1c:df:82:63:c9 timed out
> Oct 24 14:40:16 kotys kernel: iwl3945 0000:04:00.0: Error sending REPLY_TX_PWR_TABLE_CMD: time out after 500ms.
> Oct 24 14:40:16 kotys kernel: iwl3945 0000:04:00.0: Error sending REPLY_RXON: time out after 500ms.
> Oct 24 14:40:16 kotys kernel: iwl3945 0000:04:00.0: Error setting new configuration (-110).
>
>
> When this happens i am able to use the card only after reloading the related modules, iwl3945 ecc. But the problem happens again after some minutes that im connected.
>
> Kernel is 2.6.32-rc5 but his started happening around 2.6.31, not sure exactly what version as i update kernel often. Firmware is iwl3945-ucode-15.32.2.9.
>
> Every other info that you need just ask. I hope i dont have to bisect as this is the laptop i use for work too, but if it's needed i'll do.
>
> I'm not subscribed on any ML, so in case please cc me.
>

We currently have a bug open for this issue. Could you please add this
information to
http://bugzilla.intellinuxwireless.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1944 ?

Thank you

Reinette



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