[Bug 33024] bcm43xx driver trying to allocate DMA memory above 1G

[Nicholas Reid]

Public bug reported:
https://launchpad.net/malone/bugs/33024

Affects: linux-source-2.6.15 linux-image-2.6.15-16-386 (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed

Description:
When attempting to use the new bcm43xx in the latest patched (as of
27-Feb-06) Dapper Flight 4 release the following message appears in
dmesg:

[4294986.319000] bcm43xx: >>>FATAL ERROR<<<  DMA RINGMEMORY >1G
(0x6fdcf000, len: 4096)

The machine used for testing is a Dell D610 with 2G of RAM. The mini-pci
card is a Dell Wireless 1450 with the Broadcom chipset.

The firmware has been extracted from bcmwl5.sys and installed using
fwcutter.

lspci output:
0000:03:03.0 Network controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4309 802.11a/b/g (rev 03)