Bug 801135

Summary: NetworkManager doesnt respond to wireless after certain period (iwlwifi)
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Nilesh Patil <npatil>
Component: kernelAssignee: John W. Linville <linville>
Status: CLOSED INSUFFICIENT_DATA QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance <extras-qa>
Severity: medium Docs Contact:
Priority: unspecified    
Version: 16CC: alex, dcbw, gansalmon, itamar, jonathan, kernel-maint, madhu.chinakonda
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Hardware: x86_64   
OS: Linux   
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Last Closed: 2012-09-04 17:34:49 UTC Type: ---
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Description Nilesh Patil 2012-03-07 18:30:38 UTC
Created attachment 568383 [details]
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Description of problem:
Initially when you start computer wireless works perfectly but after some time it stop responding to queries. Computer icon on panel show you connected to wireless network. To resolve issue I have to manually switch off and switch on wireless. 

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
Fedora 16
kernel-3.2.9-1.fc16.x86_64

NetworkManager-0.9.2-1.fc16.x86_64
NetworkManager-pptp-0.9.0-1.fc16.x86_64
NetworkManager-glib-0.9.2-1.fc16.x86_64
NetworkManager-vpnc-0.9.0-1.fc16.x86_64
NetworkManager-gtk-0.9.2-1.fc16.x86_64
NetworkManager-openconnect-0.9.0-3.fc16.x86_64
NetworkManager-gnome-0.9.2-1.fc16.x86_64
NetworkManager-openvpn-0.9.0-1.fc16.x86_64

Onboard Ethernet:
00:19.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82577LM Gigabit Network Connection (rev 06)
	Subsystem: Lenovo Device 2153
	Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0, IRQ 41
	Memory at f2500000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128K]
	Memory at f2525000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	I/O ports at 1820 [size=32]
	Capabilities: [c8] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [d0] MSI: Enable+ Count=1/1 Maskable- 64bit+
	Capabilities: [e0] PCI Advanced Features
	Kernel driver in use: e1000e
	Kernel modules: e1000e

Wireless 
[root@npatil ~]# modinfo iwlwifi              
filename:       /lib/modules/3.2.9-1.fc16.x86_64/backports/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwlwifi.ko
alias:          iwlagn
license:        GPL
author:         Copyright(c) 2003-2011 Intel Corporation <ilw.com>
version:        in-tree:
description:    Intel(R) Wireless WiFi Link AGN driver for Linux

Expected results:
Wireless should work smoothly without any disturbance. 

Additional info:
It was perfectly working fine earlier on Fedora 16. I believe recent changes in package might be affecting it.

Comment 1 Dan Williams 2012-03-13 20:17:25 UTC
This looks like a kernel driver issue; is there any information about 'wlan0' from the 'dmesg' command?  Basically, it appears that the wifi driver is telling wpa_supplicant/NM that it's disconnected from the AP; NM is only responding to that event.

Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.849072] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.853165] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.853170] cfg80211:   (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.853175] cfg80211:   (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.853180] cfg80211:   (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.853184] cfg80211:   (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.853188] cfg80211:   (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.853192] cfg80211:   (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.853210] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: IN
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil NetworkManager[1096]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: completed -> disconnected
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.857505] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: IN
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.857510] cfg80211:   (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.857515] cfg80211:   (2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.857519] cfg80211:   (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.857523] cfg80211:   (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil kernel: [25770.857527] cfg80211:   (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:08:34 npatil NetworkManager[1096]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> scanning
Mar  4 20:08:43 npatil NetworkManager[1096]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: scanning -> authenticating
Mar  4 20:08:43 npatil NetworkManager[1096]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: authenticating -> associating
Mar  4 20:08:43 npatil NetworkManager[1096]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: associating -> completed
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.235326] cfg80211: Calling CRDA to update world regulatory domain
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.239393] cfg80211: World regulatory domain updated:
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.239397] cfg80211:   (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.239403] cfg80211:   (2402000 KHz - 2472000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.239407] cfg80211:   (2457000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.239411] cfg80211:   (2474000 KHz - 2494000 KHz @ 20000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.239415] cfg80211:   (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.239419] cfg80211:   (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (300 mBi, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.239615] cfg80211: Calling CRDA for country: IN
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil NetworkManager[1096]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: completed -> disconnected
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.243517] cfg80211: Regulatory domain changed to country: IN
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.243521] cfg80211:   (start_freq - end_freq @ bandwidth), (max_antenna_gain, max_eirp)
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.243526] cfg80211:   (2402000 KHz - 2482000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.243530] cfg80211:   (5170000 KHz - 5250000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.243534] cfg80211:   (5250000 KHz - 5330000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)
Mar  4 20:27:20 npatil kernel: [26896.243538] cfg80211:   (5735000 KHz - 5835000 KHz @ 40000 KHz), (N/A, 2000 mBm)

Comment 2 Nilesh Patil 2012-03-14 08:25:15 UTC
Created attachment 569911 [details]
dmesg log file

Attached is dmesg log file pulled today.

Comment 3 Dave Jones 2012-03-22 16:42:45 UTC
[mass update]
kernel-3.3.0-4.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository.
Please retest with this update.

Comment 4 Dave Jones 2012-03-22 16:47:08 UTC
[mass update]
kernel-3.3.0-4.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository.
Please retest with this update.

Comment 5 Dave Jones 2012-03-22 16:56:41 UTC
[mass update]
kernel-3.3.0-4.fc16 has been pushed to the Fedora 16 stable repository.
Please retest with this update.