Whenever I connect to the internet via dial-up (ISDN USB TA) I get the following syslog output (continuesely) whenever there is ppp I/O activity : Badness in local_bh_enable at kernel/softirq.c:121 Call Trace: [] local_bh_enable+0x8c/0x90 [] ppp_asynctty_receive+0x62/0xb0 [] flush_to_ldisc+0xa7/0x120 [] acm_read_bulk+0xbf/0x140 [] usb_hcd_giveback_urb+0x29/0x50 [] dl_done_list+0x11c/0x130 [] ohci_irq+0xef/0x160 [] usb_hcd_irq+0x36/0x60 [] handle_IRQ_event+0x3a/0x70 [] do_IRQ+0x97/0x140 [] default_idle+0x0/0x30 [] _stext+0x0/0x60 [] common_interrupt+0x18/0x20 [] default_idle+0x0/0x30 [] _stext+0x0/0x60 [] default_idle+0x24/0x30 [] cpu_idle+0x30/0x40 [] start_kernel+0x155/0x170 [] unknown_bootoption+0x0/0x100 The system becomes very slow (almost unresponsive) and the connection speed is very low (instead of 7.5 kb/s I am getting aroun 2-3 kb/s). I tried to disable acpi but the results where the same. pppd worked perfectly with my USB-ISDN-TA on 2.4.22-ac4 (but that doesn't say much anyway). If I close the pppd the system returns to a stable state and the syslog no more outputs kernel errors. I include my kernel configuration file as an attachment (the message is long enough; we don't need more lines ;-) ). Installed software (maybe relative to the problem): pppd 2.4.1, acpid 1.0.2, devfsd 1.3.25 /proc/version: Linux version 2.6.0-test7 (root@euler) (gcc version 3.2.3) #1 Sat Oct 11 17:39:26 EEST 2003 #Note : I had the same problem with 2.6.0-test6 part of my dmesg (the only thing that seems as an error): hub 2-0:1.0: new USB device on port 1, assigned address 2 drivers/usb/class/cdc-acm.c: ttyACM0: USB ACM device drivers/usb/core/usb.c: acm driver booted off interface dfafa740 acm: probe of 2-1:1.1 failed with error -5 /proc/cpuinfo: processor : 0 vendor_id : AuthenticAMD cpu family : 6 model : 8 model name : AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2600+ stepping : 1 cpu MHz : 2087.865 cache size : 256 KB fdiv_bug : no hlt_bug : no f00f_bug : no coma_bug : no fpu : yes fpu_exception : yes cpuid level : 1 wp : yes flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse syscall mmxext 3dnowext 3dnow bogomips : 4120.57 /proc/modules: nvidia 1706156 0 - Live 0xe0b26000 nls_utf8 1984 2 - Live 0xe091f000 /proc/ioports: 0000-001f : dma1 0020-0021 : pic1 0040-005f : timer 0060-006f : keyboard 0070-0077 : rtc 0080-008f : dma page reg 00a0-00a1 : pic2 00c0-00df : dma2 00f0-00ff : fpu 0170-0177 : ide1 01f0-01f7 : ide0 0376-0376 : ide1 0378-037a : parport0 037b-037f : parport0 03c0-03df : vga+ 03f6-03f6 : ide0 0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1 5000-5007 : nForce2 SMBus 5500-5507 : nForce2 SMBus c000-cfff : PCI Bus #01 c000-c03f : 0000:01:09.0 c000-c01f : EMU10K1 c400-c407 : 0000:01:09.1 d000-dfff : PCI Bus #02 d000-d07f : 0000:02:01.0 d000-d07f : 0000:02:01.0 e000-e01f : 0000:00:01.1 f000-f00f : 0000:00:09.0 f000-f007 : ide0 f008-f00f : ide1 /proc/iomem: 00000000-0009fbff : System RAM 0009fc00-0009ffff : reserved 000a0000-000bffff : Video RAM area 000d4000-000d47ff : Extension ROM 000f0000-000fffff : System ROM 00100000-1ffeffff : System RAM 00100000-003d7204 : Kernel code 003d7205-004c353f : Kernel data 1fff0000-1fff2fff : ACPI Non-volatile Storage 1fff3000-1fffffff : ACPI Tables d0000000-d7ffffff : 0000:00:00.0 d8000000-dfffffff : PCI Bus #03 d8000000-dfffffff : 0000:03:00.0 e0000000-e1ffffff : PCI Bus #02 e1000000-e100007f : 0000:02:01.0 e2000000-e3ffffff : PCI Bus #03 e2000000-e2ffffff : 0000:03:00.0 e4000000-e4ffffff : PCI Bus #01 e4000000-e4003fff : 0000:01:09.2 e4004000-e40047ff : 0000:01:09.2 e4004000-e40047ff : ohci1394 e5000000-e5000fff : 0000:00:02.1 e5000000-e5000fff : ohci-hcd e5001000-e50010ff : 0000:00:02.2 e5001000-e50010ff : ehci_hcd e5002000-e5002fff : 0000:00:02.0 e5002000-e5002fff : ohci-hcd fec00000-fec00fff : reserved fee00000-fee00fff : reserved ffff0000-ffffffff : reserved lspci -vvv: 00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 01e0 (rev a2) Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 80ac Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- Reset- FastB2B- 00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation nForce2 IDE (rev a2) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 0c11 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- Reset- FastB2B- 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AGP (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR+ FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- Reset- FastB2B- 01:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 04) Subsystem: Creative Labs: Unknown device 1002 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- TAbort- SERR- [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=2 PME- 03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV28 [GeForce4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x] (rev a1) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Subsystem: Asustek Computer, Inc.: Unknown device 808f Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- SERR- [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [60] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [44] AGP version 3.0 Status: RQ=32 Iso- ArqSz=0 Cal=3 SBA+ ITACoh- GART64- HTrans- 64bit- FW+ AGP3+ Rate=x4,x8 Command: RQ=1 ArqSz=0 Cal=0 SBA- AGP- GART64- 64bit- FW- Rate= /proc/scsi/scsi: Attached devices: Host: scsi0 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: PLEXTOR Model: CD-R PX-W4012A Rev: 1.05 Type: CD-ROM ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 00 Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 0119 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 01 Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 0119 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 02 Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 0119 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 Host: scsi1 Channel: 00 Id: 00 Lun: 03 Vendor: Generic Model: STORAGE DEVICE Rev: 0119 Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02 /proc/interrupts: CPU0 0: 996928 XT-PIC timer 1: 8950 IO-APIC-edge i8042 2: 0 XT-PIC cascade 8: 1 IO-APIC-edge rtc 9: 0 IO-APIC-level acpi 14: 1510 IO-APIC-edge ide0 15: 23 IO-APIC-edge ide1 17: 0 IO-APIC-level EMU10K1 18: 3 IO-APIC-level ohci1394 20: 99 IO-APIC-level ohci-hcd 21: 167 IO-APIC-level ehci_hcd, eth0 22: 1313 IO-APIC-level ohci-hcd NMI: 0 LOC: 996844 ERR: 0 MIS: 0 lsusb -vvv: Bus 003 Device 003: ID 0df7:0620 Language IDs: none (invalicannot get string descriptor 1, error = Broken pipe(32) cannot get string descriptor 2, error = Broken pipe(32) bcdUSB 1.10 bDeviceClass 0 Interface bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 8 idVendor 0x0df7 idProduct 0x0620 bcdDevice 0.10 iManufacturer 0 iProduct 0 iSerial 0 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 39 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0xa0 Remote Wakeup MaxPower 100mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 3 bInterfaceClass 255 Vendor Specific Class bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 10 bInterval 1 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT bmAttributes 2 Transfer Type Bulk Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 64 bInterval 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x83 EP 3 IN bmAttributes 2 Transfer Type Bulk Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 64 bInterval 0 Language IDs: none (invalid length string descriptor 63; len=7) Bus 003 Device 002: ID 045e:0039 Microsoft Corp. IntelliMouse Optical Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 1.10 bDeviceClass 0 Interface bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 8 idVendor 0x045e Microsoft Corp. idProduct 0x0039 IntelliMouse Optical bcdDevice 3.00 iManufacturer 1 Microsoft iProduct 3 Microsoft 5-Button Mouse with IntelliEye(TM) iSerial 0 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 34 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0xa0 Remote Wakeup MaxPower 100mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Devices bInterfaceSubClass 1 Boot Interface Subclass bInterfaceProtocol 2 Mouse iInterface 0 HID Device Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 33 bcdHID 1.10 bCountryCode 0 bNumDescriptors 1 bDescriptorType 34 Report wDescriptorLength 72 cannot get report descriptor Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 4 bInterval 10 Language IDs: (length=4) 0409 English(US) Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Virtual Hub Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 1.10 bDeviceClass 9 Hub bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 8 idVendor 0x0000 Virtual idProduct 0x0000 Hub bcdDevice 2.06 iManufacturer 3 Linux 2.6.0-test7 ohci-hcd iProduct 2 OHCI Host Controller iSerial 1 0000:00:02.1 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 25 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0x40 Self Powered MaxPower 0mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 9 Hub bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 2 bInterval 255 Language IDs: (length=4) 0409 English(US) Bus 002 Device 003: ID 045e:000e Microsoft Corp. Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 1.00 bDeviceClass 0 Interface bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 8 idVendor 0x045e Microsoft Corp. idProduct 0x000e bcdDevice 0.99 iManufacturer 1 iProduct 2 iSerial 0 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 34 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0xa0 Remote Wakeup MaxPower 64mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 3 Human Interface Devices bInterfaceSubClass 0 No Subclass bInterfaceProtocol 0 None iInterface 0 HID Device Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 33 bcdHID 1.00 bCountryCode 0 bNumDescriptors 1 bDescriptorType 34 Report wDescriptorLength 136 cannot get report descriptor Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 6 bInterval 10 Language IDs: (length=4) 0409 English(US) Bus 002 Device 002: ID 0bf1:0001 Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 1.10 bDeviceClass 2 Communications bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 16 idVendor 0x0bf1 idProduct 0x0001 bcdDevice 1.00 iManufacturer 1 Intracom S.A. iProduct 2 NetMod USB iSerial 3 Firmware Ver 1.0 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 67 bNumInterfaces 2 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0xe0 Self Powered Remote Wakeup MaxPower 0mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 2 Communications bInterfaceSubClass 2 Abstract (modem) bInterfaceProtocol 1 AT-commands iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 16 bInterval 10 unknown descriptor type: 05 24 00 10 01 unknown descriptor type: 04 24 02 07 unknown descriptor type: 05 24 06 00 01 unknown descriptor type: 05 24 01 03 01 Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 1 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 2 bInterfaceClass 10 bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x82 EP 2 IN bmAttributes 2 Transfer Type Bulk Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 64 bInterval 10 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT bmAttributes 2 Transfer Type Bulk Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 64 bInterval 10 Language IDs: (length=4) 0409 English(US) Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Virtual Hub Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 1.10 bDeviceClass 9 Hub bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 8 idVendor 0x0000 Virtual idProduct 0x0000 Hub bcdDevice 2.06 iManufacturer 3 Linux 2.6.0-test7 ohci-hcd iProduct 2 OHCI Host Controller iSerial 1 0000:00:02.0 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 25 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0x40 Self Powered MaxPower 0mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 9 Hub bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 2 bInterval 255 Language IDs: (length=4) 0409 English(US) Bus 001 Device 002: ID 05dc:b018 Lexar Media, Inc. Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 0 Interface bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 0 bMaxPacketSize0 64 idVendor 0x05dc Lexar Media, Inc. idProduct 0xb018 bcdDevice 1.19 iManufacturer 2 Lexar Media iProduct 3 Multi-Card Reader iSerial 4 0000019587 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 32 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0x80 MaxPower 500mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 2 bInterfaceClass 8 Mass Storage bInterfaceSubClass 6 SCSI bInterfaceProtocol 80 Bulk (Zip) iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 2 Transfer Type Bulk Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 512 bInterval 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x02 EP 2 OUT bmAttributes 2 Transfer Type Bulk Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 512 bInterval 0 Language IDs: (length=4) 0409 English(US) Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000 Virtual Hub Device Descriptor: bLength 18 bDescriptorType 1 bcdUSB 2.00 bDeviceClass 9 Hub bDeviceSubClass 0 bDeviceProtocol 1 bMaxPacketSize0 8 idVendor 0x0000 Virtual idProduct 0x0000 Hub bcdDevice 2.06 iManufacturer 3 Linux 2.6.0-test7 ehci_hcd iProduct 2 EHCI Host Controller iSerial 1 0000:00:02.2 bNumConfigurations 1 Configuration Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 2 wTotalLength 25 bNumInterfaces 1 bConfigurationValue 1 iConfiguration 0 bmAttributes 0x40 Self Powered MaxPower 0mA Interface Descriptor: bLength 9 bDescriptorType 4 bInterfaceNumber 0 bAlternateSetting 0 bNumEndpoints 1 bInterfaceClass 9 Hub bInterfaceSubClass 0 bInterfaceProtocol 0 iInterface 0 Endpoint Descriptor: bLength 7 bDescriptorType 5 bEndpointAddress 0x81 EP 1 IN bmAttributes 3 Transfer Type Interrupt Synch Type none wMaxPacketSize 2 bInterval 12 Language IDs: (length=4) 0409 English(US)