VIMAGE + kldload wlan + kldload wtap panic

Marko Zec zec at fer.hr
Tue Mar 6 21:50:46 UTC 2012


On Tuesday 06 March 2012 22:45:40 Marko Zec wrote:
> On Tuesday 06 March 2012 22:30:26 Monthadar Al Jaberi wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 9:57 PM, Marko Zec <zec at fer.hr> wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 06 March 2012 21:29:32 Monthadar Al Jaberi wrote:
> > >> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 9:22 PM, Marko Zec <zec at fer.hr> wrote:
> > >> > On Tuesday 06 March 2012 21:13:00 Monthadar Al Jaberi wrote:
> > >> >> I am confused so whats the difference between having wlan in kernel
> > >> >> config or not? Cuase that seems the reason why we panic... linker
> > >> >> problems?
> > >> >
> > >> > Its not impossible.
> > >> >
> > >> > Have you tried to do CURVNET_SET(ss->ss_vap->iv_ifp->if_vnet) on
> > >> > entry to
> > >
> > >                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > >
> > >> > scan_task() as I suggested earlier in this thread?
> > >>
> > >> this is the code I added:
> > >> diff --git a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan.c
> > >> b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan.c index 5c1e3d9..bd20653 100644
> > >> --- a/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan.c
> > >> +++ b/sys/net80211/ieee80211_scan.c
> > >> @@ -850,6 +850,7 @@ scan_task(void *arg, int pending)
> > >>         int scandone = 0;
> > >>
> > >>         IEEE80211_LOCK(ic);
> > >> +      CURVNET_SET((struct ieee80211_scan_state *)
> > >> ss->ss_vap->iv_ifp->if_curvnet);
> > >
> > >  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > >
> > > You couldn't have ever compiled this, so you must be booting an old
> > > kernel.
> >
> > Whats wrong with this line, I am running new kernel remember I compile
> > wlan afterward and kldload it
>
> struct ifnet doesn't have a field named if_curvnet, but it does contain a
> field named if_vnet.
>
> > it seems to compile fine if I type wrong names inside CURVNET_SET hmm...
>
> No it does not compile.

Ohh now I see it where the problem most probably is - you've compiled your 
kernel with options VIMAGE, but not your modules!!!

Check your config / build environment to make sure BOTH kernel AND modules are 
configured and built the same way...

Cheers,

Marko

>
> > I cant copy/paste db output from VBox butI am attaching two pictures.
> >
> > > Pls. make sure you have actually rebuilt and rebooted a new kernel, an
> > > let us know the outcome.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Marko
> > >
> > >>         if (vap == NULL || (ic->ic_flags & IEEE80211_F_SCAN) == 0 ||
> > >>             (SCAN_PRIVATE(ss)->ss_iflags & ISCAN_ABORT)) {
> > >>                 /* Cancelled before we started */
> > >> @@ -1004,6 +1005,7 @@ scan_task(void *arg, int pending)
> > >>                 ss->ss_ops->scan_restart(ss, vap);      /* XXX? */
> > >>                 ieee80211_runtask(ic,
> > >> &SCAN_PRIVATE(ss)->ss_scan_task); IEEE80211_UNLOCK(ic);
> > >> +               CURVNET_RESTORE();
> > >>                 return;
> > >>         }
> > >>
> > >> @@ -1043,6 +1045,7 @@ done:
> > >>         SCAN_PRIVATE(ss)->ss_iflags &= ~(ISCAN_CANCEL|ISCAN_ABORT);
> > >>         ss->ss_flags &= ~(IEEE80211_SCAN_ONCE |
> > >> IEEE80211_SCAN_PICK1ST); IEEE80211_UNLOCK(ic);
> > >> +       CURVNET_RESTORE();
> > >>  #undef ISCAN_REP
> > >>  }
> > >>
> > >> same panic...
> > >>
> > >> > Cheers,
> > >> >
> > >> > Marko
> > >> >
> > >> >> On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 9:06 PM, Adrian Chadd
> > >> >> <adrian.chadd at gmail.com>
> > >
> > > wrote:
> > >> >> > Hi,
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > The trouble here is that net80211 has quite a few other contexts
> > >> >> > that things are called from:
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > * driver taskqueue;
> > >> >> > * net80211 taskqueue;
> > >> >> > * driver callouts;
> > >> >> > * net80211 callouts;
> > >> >> > * ioctls via net80211.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > That's in parallel with frame tx/rx and device ioctls.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > I don't personally have the time to go through net80211 and
> > >> >> > driver(s) at the moment to figure out what's going on. Since
> > >> >> > ath(4) does a bunch of frame processing in taskqueue context (and
> > >> >> > I'm trying to eliminate frame processing in _callout_ context,
> > >> >> > ew..) things can potentially get a bit hairy.
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > Adrian
> > >> >> >
> > >> >> > On 6 March 2012 11:59, Marko Zec <zec at fer.hr> wrote:
> > >> >> >> On Tuesday 06 March 2012 20:49:38 Monthadar Al Jaberi wrote:
> > >> >> >>> I added VNET_DEBUG and noticed this warning (original scan_task
> > >> >> >>> code):
> > >> >> >>>
> > >> >> >>> CURVNET_SET() recursion in sosend() line 1350, prev in
> > >> >> >>> kern_kldload() 0xfffffe0002202c40 -> 0xfffffe0002202c40
> > >> >> >>> KDB: stack backtrace:
> > >> >> >>> db_trace_self_wrapper() at db_trace_self_wrapper+0x2a
> > >> >> >>> kdb_backtrace() at kdb_backtrace+0x37
> > >> >> >>> sosend() at sosend+0xbd
> > >> >> >>> clnt_vc_call() at clnt_vc_call+0x3e6
> > >> >> >>> clnt_reconnect_call() at clnt_reconnect_call+0xf5
> > >> >> >>> newnfs_request() at newnfs_request+0x9fb
> > >> >> >>> nfscl_request() at nfscl_request+0x72
> > >> >> >>> nfsrpc_lookup() at nfsrpc_lookup+0x1be
> > >> >> >>> nfs_lookup() at nfs_lookup+0x297
> > >> >> >>> VOP_LOOKUP_APV() at VOP_LOOKUP_APV+0x95
> > >> >> >>> lookup() at lookup+0x3b8
> > >> >> >>> namei() at namei+0x484
> > >> >> >>> vn_open_cred() at vn_open_cred+0x1e2
> > >> >> >>> link_elf_load_file() at link_elf_load_file+0xb3
> > >> >> >>> linker_load_module() at linker_load_module+0x794
> > >> >> >>> kern_kldload() at kern_kldload+0x145
> > >> >> >>> sys_kldload() at sys_kldload+0x84
> > >> >> >>> amd64_syscall() at amd64_syscall+0x39e
> > >> >> >>> Xfast_syscall() at Xfast_syscall+0xf7
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> You can safely ignore those.  Recursing on curvnet is harmless,
> > >> >> >> but in certain cases can't be avoided.
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> When injecting new CURVNET_SET() / CURVNET_RESTORE() points in
> > >> >> >> the existing code, those warnings are here to help us becoming
> > >> >> >> aware that we are setting curvnet in a function which was
> > >> >> >> invoked with an already valid curvnet context.
> > >> >> >>
> > >> >> >> Marko




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