Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 9179] New: 2.6.23.1 / USB_ZD1201: Kernel panic with zd1201 driver

http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=9179

           Summary: 2.6.23.1 / USB_ZD1201: Kernel panic with zd1201 driver
           Product: Drivers
           Version: 2.5
     KernelVersion: 2.6.23.1
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: network-wireless
        AssignedTo: drivers_network-wireless@kernel-bugs.osdl.org
        ReportedBy: zairasai@googlemail.com


[1.] One line summary of the problem:

2.6.23.1 / USB_ZD1201: Kernel panic with zd1201 driver




[2.] Full description of the problem:

The zd1201-driver (symbol: USB_ZD1201) triggers a kernel panic during
initialization of the WLAN device, showing the following message:

EIP: [<e095e1d1>] zd1201_usbrx+0x6e1/0xbb0 [zd1201] SS:ESP 0068:c0469d7c
Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception in interrupt

According to the init output during bootup, the panic seems to occur right when
the WLAN device receives an IP address from the DHCP-Server of the
WLAN/DSL-Router. The WLAN device is (in my case) a 'Belkin F5D6051' based on
the ZyDAS 1201 chip.

As far as i know, the only recent change in 'drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c' was
done in patch-2.6.22, so the bug probably affects all kernel versions later
than 2.6.21.7, but at least the ones i've tested (which are listed in the
summary below). It also recently came up in some different
distribution-specific forums/bugtrackers, so it does not seem to be specific to
my machine/setup. A link to another report on this problem is included at the
end of this report.

Below is an extract of patch-2.6.22, showing that the lines 330 and 388 have
been removed from 'drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c'. I put those two lines back,
which made things work as expected again; however, that is only meant as a
hint, since i don't know why they were taken out or what other implications my
change might have.

patch-2.6.22, lines 586509-586528:
{{{

diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c
index 6cb66a3..935b144 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c

@@ -327,7 +327,6 @@ static void zd1201_usbrx(struct urb *urb)
                        memcpy(skb_put(skb, 6), &data[datalen-8], 6);
                        memcpy(skb_put(skb, 2), &data[datalen-24], 2);
                        memcpy(skb_put(skb, len), data, len);
-                       skb->dev = zd->dev;
                        skb->dev->last_rx = jiffies;
                        skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, zd->dev);
                        zd->stats.rx_packets++;

@@ -385,7 +384,6 @@ static void zd1201_usbrx(struct urb *urb)
                        memcpy(skb_put(skb, 2), &data[6], 2);
                        memcpy(skb_put(skb, len), data+8, len);
                }
-               skb->dev = zd->dev;
                skb->dev->last_rx = jiffies;
                skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, zd->dev);
                zd->stats.rx_packets++;

}}}