Description of problem: noticed warnings in /var/log/messages today from the kernel, relating to mac80211 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.6.24.3-34.fc8 How reproducible: unknown Steps to Reproduce: 1. unknown Actual results: Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: WARNING: at net/mac80211/rx.c:2184 __ieee80211_rx() (Tainted: P ) Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: Pid: 0, comm: swapper Tainted: P 2.6.24.3-34.fc8 #1 Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<eea0cf11>] __ieee80211_rx+0x85/0x576 [mac80211] Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c05c1f8e>] __kfree_skb+0x8/0x61 Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<ee9fd71a>] ieee80211_tx_status+0x2e9/0x2f1 [mac80211] Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<ee9fea04>] ieee80211_tasklet_handler+0x50/ 0xea [mac80211] Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c04336aa>] tasklet_action+0x58/0xb8 Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c04335c2>] __do_softirq+0x66/0xd3 Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c040759a>] do_softirq+0x6c/0xce Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c0446d4b>] tick_do_update_jiffies64+0x93/ 0xa8 Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c0441e54>] ktime_get+0xf/0x2b Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c0461dfb>] handle_fasteoi_irq+0x0/0xa6 Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c0433485>] irq_exit+0x38/0x6b Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c040769b>] do_IRQ+0x9f/0xb8 Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c0403e31>] default_idle+0x0/0x55 Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c0405bbf>] common_interrupt+0x23/0x28 Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c0403e31>] default_idle+0x0/0x55 Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c0421fb8>] native_safe_halt+0x2/0x3 Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c0403e6a>] default_idle+0x39/0x55 Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c0403653>] cpu_idle+0xac/0xcd Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c07509df>] start_kernel+0x336/0x33e Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: [<c07500e0>] unknown_bootoption+0x0/0x195 Mar 18 09:49:05 localhost kernel: ======================= Expected results: "" :-) Additional info: if there's anything I can do to obtain more information for you please let me know. the current ethernet devices installed are as follows: $ lspci | egrep -i '(network|ethernet)' 00:04.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation nForce Ethernet Controller (rev c2) 01:06.0 Network controller: RaLink RT2500 802.11g Cardbus/mini-PCI (rev 01) 01:07.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/ 8139C+ (rev 10)
I believe this problem was resolved some time ago. Are you you still seeing it with a current kernel?
Changing version to '9' as part of upcoming Fedora 9 GA. More information and reason for this action is here: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/BugZappers/HouseKeeping
no longer seeing these as of kernel-2.6.24.7-92.fc8