Re: kern/44060: iwn wireless works for awhile, then fails

[Donald Allen <donaldcallen%gmail.com@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/44060; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Donald Allen <donaldcallen%gmail.com@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Cc: kern-bug-people%netbsd.org@localhost, gnats-admin%netbsd.org@localhost, 
netbsd-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
Subject: Re: kern/44060: iwn wireless works for awhile, then fails
Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 16:22:21 -0500

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 On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 4:15 PM, David Holland 
<dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>wrote:
 
 > The following reply was made to PR kern/44060; it has been noted by GNATS.
 >
 > From: David Holland <dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost>
 > To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost
 > Cc:
 > Subject: Re: kern/44060: iwn wireless works for awhile, then fails
 > Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 21:10:50 +0000
 >
 >  On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 08:55:03PM +0000, Donald Allen wrote:
 >  >  Adding options IWN_DEBUG produces
 >  >
 >  >  ../../../../dev/pci/if_iwn.c:190:1: error: "IWN_DEBUG" redefined
 >  >
 >  >  during make depend.
 >  >
 >  >  IWN_DEBUG is already #define'ed in if_iwn.c, but the variable iwn_debug
 > is
 >  >  set to 0.
 >
 >  Oops, I was looking at a -current tree, and it looks like there's been
 >  a lot of changes between netbsd-5 and current.
 >
 >  >  Looks like the right thing is to set it non-zero, e.g., to 5 for
 >  >  the maximum amount of chatter, by changing line 195 to
 >  >
 >  >  int iwn_debug = 5;
 >  >
 >  >  I will give this a try.
 >
 >  That will hopefully do the trick...
 >
 
 5 is much too enthusiastic. It talks so much it reminds me of some of my
 relatives. Couldn't even get the system to come up, with all the chatter. I
 hit the power button, turned off the iwn stuff in the bios, and rebuilt the
 kernel with iwn_debug=1. I'm running with that now. We'll see ...
 
 
 >
 >  --
 >  David A. Holland
 >  dholland%netbsd.org@localhost
 >
 >
 
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 <br><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 8, 2010 at 4:15 PM, David Ho=
 lland <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a 
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 <div class=3D"im">The following reply was made to PR kern/44060; it has bee=
 n noted by GNATS.<br>
 <br>
 From: David Holland &lt;<a 
href=3D"mailto:dholland-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost";>dhollan=
 d-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost</a>&gt;<br>
 </div>To: <a 
href=3D"mailto:gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost";>gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost</a=
 ><br>
 <div class=3D"im">Cc:<br>
 Subject: Re: kern/44060: iwn wireless works for awhile, then fails<br>
 </div>Date: Mon, 8 Nov 2010 21:10:50 +0000<br>
 <div class=3D"im"><br>
 =A0On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 08:55:03PM +0000, Donald Allen wrote:<br>
  =A0&gt; =A0Adding options IWN_DEBUG produces<br>
  =A0&gt;<br>
  =A0&gt; =A0../../../../dev/pci/if_iwn.c:190:1: error: &quot;IWN_DEBUG&quot=
 ; redefined<br>
  =A0&gt;<br>
  =A0&gt; =A0during make depend.<br>
  =A0&gt;<br>
  =A0&gt; =A0IWN_DEBUG is already #define&#39;ed in if_iwn.c, but the variab=
 le iwn_debug is<br>
  =A0&gt; =A0set to 0.<br>
 <br>
 </div>=A0Oops, I was looking at a -current tree, and it looks like there&#3=
 9;s been<br>
 =A0a lot of changes between netbsd-5 and current.<br>
 <div class=3D"im"><br>
  =A0&gt; =A0Looks like the right thing is to set it non-zero, e.g., to 5 fo=
 r<br>
  =A0&gt; =A0the maximum amount of chatter, by changing line 195 to<br>
  =A0&gt;<br>
  =A0&gt; =A0int iwn_debug =3D 5;<br>
  =A0&gt;<br>
  =A0&gt; =A0I will give this a try.<br>
 <br>
 </div>=A0That will hopefully do the trick...<br></blockquote><div><br>5 is =
 much too enthusiastic. It talks so much it reminds me of some of my relativ=
 es. Couldn&#39;t even get the system to come up, with all the chatter. I hi=
 t the power button, turned off the iwn stuff in the bios, and rebuilt the k=
 ernel with iwn_debug=3D1. I&#39;m running with that now. We&#39;ll see ...<=
 br>
 =A0<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt=
  0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
 <br>
 =A0--<br>
 <div><div></div><div class=3D"h5">=A0David A. Holland<br>
 =A0<a 
href=3D"mailto:dholland%netbsd.org@localhost";>dholland%netbsd.org@localhost</a><br>
 <br>
 </div></div></blockquote></div><br>
 
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