RTNL: assertion failed at key.c

Hi,

I got this:

RTNL: assertion failed at /home/l/latest/xxx/net/mac80211/sta_info.c (140)
Pid: 19097, comm: ath5k_pci Tainted: G W 2.6.25-rc8-mm1_64lock #6

Call Trace:
 [<ffffffffa009073c>] :mac80211:sta_info_destroy+0x14c/0x170
 [<ffffffffa009085b>] :mac80211:sta_info_flush+0xfb/0x120
 [<ffffffffa0093926>] :mac80211:ieee80211_sta_join_ibss+0x66/0x560
 [<ffffffffa0093f2d>] ? :mac80211:ieee80211_rx_bss_add+0x10d/0x160
 [<ffffffff804e020f>] ? _spin_unlock_bh+0x2f/0x40
 [<ffffffffa0093f2d>] ? :mac80211:ieee80211_rx_bss_add+0x10d/0x160
 [<ffffffffa0095526>] :mac80211:ieee80211_sta_find_ibss+0x376/0x4a0
 [<ffffffffa0095885>] ? :mac80211:ieee80211_scan_completed+0x125/0x2c0
 [<ffffffffa00959e5>] :mac80211:ieee80211_scan_completed+0x285/0x2c0
 [<ffffffffa0098a72>] :mac80211:ieee80211_sta_scan_work+0xa2/0x1e0
 [<ffffffffa00989d0>] ? :mac80211:ieee80211_sta_scan_work+0x0/0x1e0
 [<ffffffff80241fc6>] run_workqueue+0x176/0x220
 [<ffffffff80242c96>] worker_thread+0xa6/0x110
 [<ffffffff802462e0>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
 [<ffffffff80242bf0>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x110
 [<ffffffff80245ebd>] kthread+0x4d/0x80
 [<ffffffff8020c558>] child_rip+0xa/0x12
 [<ffffffff8020bc6f>] ? restore_args+0x0/0x30
 [<ffffffff80245e70>] ? kthread+0x0/0x80
 [<ffffffff8020c54e>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x12

RTNL: assertion failed at /home/l/latest/xxx/net/mac80211/key.c (275)
Pid: 19097, comm: ath5k_pci Tainted: G W 2.6.25-rc8-mm1_64lock #6

Call Trace:
 [<ffffffffa00a218a>] :mac80211:ieee80211_key_free+0xaa/0xb0
 [<ffffffffa0090634>] :mac80211:sta_info_destroy+0x44/0x170
 [<ffffffffa009085b>] :mac80211:sta_info_flush+0xfb/0x120
 [<ffffffffa0093926>] :mac80211:ieee80211_sta_join_ibss+0x66/0x560
 [<ffffffffa0093f2d>] ? :mac80211:ieee80211_rx_bss_add+0x10d/0x160
 [<ffffffff804e020f>] ? _spin_unlock_bh+0x2f/0x40
 [<ffffffffa0093f2d>] ? :mac80211:ieee80211_rx_bss_add+0x10d/0x160
 [<ffffffffa0095526>] :mac80211:ieee80211_sta_find_ibss+0x376/0x4a0
 [<ffffffffa0095885>] ? :mac80211:ieee80211_scan_completed+0x125/0x2c0
 [<ffffffffa00959e5>] :mac80211:ieee80211_scan_completed+0x285/0x2c0
 [<ffffffffa0098a72>] :mac80211:ieee80211_sta_scan_work+0xa2/0x1e0
 [<ffffffffa00989d0>] ? :mac80211:ieee80211_sta_scan_work+0x0/0x1e0
 [<ffffffff80241fc6>] run_workqueue+0x176/0x220
 [<ffffffff80242c96>] worker_thread+0xa6/0x110
 [<ffffffff802462e0>] ? autoremove_wake_function+0x0/0x40
 [<ffffffff80242bf0>] ? worker_thread+0x0/0x110
 [<ffffffff80245ebd>] kthread+0x4d/0x80
 [<ffffffff8020c558>] child_rip+0xa/0x12
 [<ffffffff8020bc6f>] ? restore_args+0x0/0x30
 [<ffffffff80245e70>] ? kthread+0x0/0x80
 [<ffffffff8020c54e>] ? child_rip+0x0/0x12

I don't know what's the proper place for rtnl_un/lock here. sta_info_flush? Or even ieee80211_sta_join_ibss and others who call sta_info_flush?

Thanks.

I fixed this totally differently now, got fed up with the rtnl.

johannes