SW TICK stuck error, multicast

[Jim Kaba]

..oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that I'm running in Ad Hoc mode...

Jim Kaba wrote:
> 
> All,
>   Are there any known problems with multicast and hostap?
> I'm running some custom software on an iPAQ ( linux 2.4.19 kernel with
> patches) and hostap v0.1.3 with ZCOMAX Airrunner CF cards.
> 
> When I run my software, which receives on multiple multicast groups, I
> sometimes/often get a "SW TICK stuck" error from the hostap driver.  The
> system is generally hung from that point on, though occasionally I've seen
> it come back to life eventually (only to get the SW TICK stuck error
> again...)
> 
> I believe I see a correlation between the number of mcast groups I use and
> the likelihood of getting the SW TICK stuck error.  With 4 or 5 groups I
> get it right away all of the time.  With 3 groups I seem to get it as
> often, though maybe not as quickly.  With 2 groups it will eventually
> happen, and I've never seen it happen with only one group.
> 
> PS CF card firmware is PRI: 1.0.7 and STA: 1.3.6  Upgrading the firmware is
> one of the things on my list to try...
> 
> Thanks,
> Jim
> 
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James T. Kaba                   
Sarnoff Corporation   There are 10 kinds of people in the world:
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