Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: fix gigantic memleak in rtl_usb

2015-12-07 Thread Bruno Randolf
On 12/06/2015 09:39 PM, Peter Wu wrote: >>> While using the rtl8192cu driver in monitor mode, somehow 5G of memory >>> was permanently lost (observable via the Available column in `free -m`). >>> >>> This issue has existed since the introduction of this driver in v2.6.x, One more reason to switch

Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: fix gigantic memleak in rtl_usb

2015-12-07 Thread Kalle Valo
Peter Wu writes: > Originally I had the Cc: stable line added, but the SubmittingPatches > document seems to discourage that for networking. Added it again. Yeah, stable wireless patches are handled differently from rest of the networking subsystem. It would be great if somebody could update the

Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: fix gigantic memleak in rtl_usb

2015-12-06 Thread Larry Finger
On 12/06/2015 03:39 PM, Peter Wu wrote: On Sun, Dec 06, 2015 at 02:18:36PM -0600, Larry Finger wrote: On 12/06/2015 11:57 AM, Peter Wu wrote: Free skb for received frames with a wrong checksum. While using the rtl8192cu driver in monitor mode, somehow 5G of memory was permanently lost (observa

Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: fix gigantic memleak in rtl_usb

2015-12-06 Thread Peter Wu
On Sun, Dec 06, 2015 at 02:18:36PM -0600, Larry Finger wrote: > On 12/06/2015 11:57 AM, Peter Wu wrote: > >Free skb for received frames with a wrong checksum. > > > >While using the rtl8192cu driver in monitor mode, somehow 5G of memory > >was permanently lost (observable via the Available column i

Re: [PATCH] rtlwifi: fix gigantic memleak in rtl_usb

2015-12-06 Thread Larry Finger
On 12/06/2015 11:57 AM, Peter Wu wrote: Free skb for received frames with a wrong checksum. While using the rtl8192cu driver in monitor mode, somehow 5G of memory was permanently lost (observable via the Available column in `free -m`). Test scenario: ip link set down wlan1 iw wlan1 s

[PATCH] rtlwifi: fix gigantic memleak in rtl_usb

2015-12-06 Thread Peter Wu
Free skb for received frames with a wrong checksum. While using the rtl8192cu driver in monitor mode, somehow 5G of memory was permanently lost (observable via the Available column in `free -m`). Test scenario: ip link set down wlan1 iw wlan1 set type monitor ip link set up wlan1