#6506 closed bug (fixed)
[wifi] "discard WME information element" "too short, len 7" syslog spam
| Reported by: | jstressman | Owned by: | nobody |
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| Priority: | normal | Milestone: | R1/beta2 |
| Component: | Network & Internet/Wireless | Version: | R1/Development |
| Keywords: | wifi | Cc: | jstressman@…, korli |
| Blocked By: | Blocking: | ||
| Platform: | All |
Description
I have a repeating syslog message that spams my log with 10 lines per second of messages about "discard WME information element too short, len 7", although it's stuffed full of KERN messages and timestamps etc... so it's even worse.
Although this is gcc4hybrid hrev38293, this has been happening for several months now at least.
I'd really like to get this fixed somehow so that my syslog isn't rapidly growing all the time and really inconvenient to browse through and post for bugs etc.
The only other example of this message I find on Google is from a few comments from 7 months ago on a thread on the FreeBSD forum: http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=8041&page=9
Where it appears to be better formatted and possibly more informative, and appears at the same rate. It seems to be a debug only message? In the FreeBSD logs, each message line is preceded by a message line about a beacon:
Jan 25 15:57:00 kernel: wlan0: received beacon from 00:21:91:02:e9:13 rssi 72 Jan 25 15:57:00 kernel: wlan0: [00:21:91:02:e9:13] discard WME information element, too short, len 7
Here's an example from the Haiku syslog with timestamps off:
KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard KERN: WME information element, [atheroswifi] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 7KERN:
And the Haiku syslog with timestamps enabled:
2010-08-25 00:20:59 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:20:59 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:20:59 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:20:59 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:20:59 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:20:59 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:20:59 DAEMON 'DHCP': DHCP for /dev/net/marvell_yukon/0, status: Operation timed out 2010-08-25 00:20:59 DAEMON 'DHCP': DHCP for /dev/net/atheroswifi/0, status: Operation timed out 2010-08-25 00:20:59 DAEMON 'DHCP': DHCP send message 1 for /dev/net/atheroswifi/0 2010-08-25 00:20:59 DAEMON 'DHCP': DHCP for /dev/net/marvell_yukon/1, status: Operation timed out 2010-08-25 00:20:59 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:20:59 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:20:59 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:20:59 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:20:59 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:20:59 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:00 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:01 DAEMON 'DHCP': DHCP timeout shift for /dev/net/atheroswifi/0: 4 secs (try 0) 2010-08-25 00:21:01 DAEMON 'DHCP': DHCP send message 1 for /dev/net/atheroswifi/0 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:01 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 7 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: WME information element, [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:02 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [net/atheroswifi/0] [00:14:d1:c4:68:df] discard WME information element, 2010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN: [atheroswifi] too short, len 72010-08-25 00:21:03 KERN:
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Change History (9)
by , 14 years ago
| Attachment: | syslog-discard-wme-information-element.txt added |
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comment:1 by , 11 years ago
hrev47323, gcc2. Seeing something very similar with my iprowifi4965, syslog growing rapidly:
KERN: [net/iprowifi4965/0] [00:11:95:f1:1d:c3] discard WME information element, KERN: [iprowifi4965] too short, len 7 KERN: [net/iprowifi4965/0] [00:11:95:f1:1d:c3] discard WME information element, KERN: [iprowifi4965] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/iprowifi4965/0] [00:11:95:f1:1d:c3] discard WME information element, KERN: [iprowifi4965] too short, len 7 KERN: [net/iprowifi4965/0] [00:11:95:f1:1d:c3] discard WME information element, KERN: [iprowifi4965] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/iprowifi4965/0] [00:11:95:f1:1d:c3] discard WME information element, KERN: [iprowifi4965] too short, len 7 KERN: [net/iprowifi4965/0] [00:11:95:f1:1d:c3] discard WME information element, KERN: [iprowifi4965] too short, len 7KERN: KERN: [net/iprowifi4965/0] [00:11:95:f1:1d:c3] discard WME information element, KERN: [iprowifi4965] too short, len 7KERN:
by , 11 years ago
| Attachment: | syslog_hrev47373.txt added |
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comment:2 by , 11 years ago
| Cc: | added |
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comment:3 by , 11 years ago
Our wireless code has a lot of debug level printing atm. It still needs work if anyone is interested.
comment:4 by , 8 years ago
| Owner: | changed from to |
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| Status: | new → assigned |
comment:6 by , 6 years ago
| Resolution: | → fixed |
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| Status: | assigned → closed |
These prints have been disabled.
comment:7 by , 5 years ago
| Milestone: | R1 → R1/beta2 |
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syslog with timestamps enabled showing message (and wifi driver info)