Re: page fault - 6.0-RC1 i386

From: Sam Leffler <sam_at_errno.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 20:30:23 -0700
Kernel Jake wrote:
> Sam Leffler wrote:
> 
>> Are you operating in 11g w/ protection enabled?  If possible try 
>> turning off protection at the ap and/or using ifconfig on the local 
>> station.
> 
> 
> The DWL-G520 had defaulted to a protection mode of CTS.  My DI-624 
> access point had defaulted to a mode of "Auto", which I assume means it 
> does whatever the client wants.  I did an 'ifconfig protmode off', and I 
> have now been successfully streaming audio continuously for 9.5 hours 
> without a panic.  Hitherto this feat was unheard of (pun intended).
> 
> Thanks for your help!  Let me know if you would like me to test patches 
> or assist in further investigation.  This is a test machine that I can 
> tweak willy nilly.

Thanks for reporting back.  There's a "feature" in the driver I've been 
meanging to nuke 'cuz it's prone to race conditions; this just confirms it.

	Sam
Received on Wed Oct 19 2005 - 01:30:41 UTC

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