Re: wpi0 related kernel crashes

[Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>]

On Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 12:32:40PM -0400, Steven M. Bellovin wrote:
> On Mon, 4 Aug 2008 18:04:14 +0200
> Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost> wrote:
> 
> > The fatal firmware error is often only a sign that interrupts haven't
> > been processed long enough.
> > 
> Interesting -- in normal operation, what causes that?  (I'm accustomed
> to that happening when I start X, but it's more likely to happen in
> normal operation when I'm in a high-wireless traffic environment.)

Something is holding at least the kernel lock, if not even splhigh or so
for too long. The DRM code has some issues in that area, I think.

Joerg