I do get this message with the utopic kernel with the v9 firmware: [ 394.569319] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [ 394.569358] WARNING: CPU: 0 PID: 1290 at /build/buildd/linux-3.16.0/drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/mvm/tx.c:191 iwl_mvm_set_tx_params+0x5da/0x6d0 [iwlmvm]() [ 394.569361] Got an HT rate for a non data frame 0x8 [ 394.569363] Modules linked in: ipt_REJECT xt_CHECKSUM nfnetlink_log iptable_mangle nfnetlink xt_tcpudp xt_addrtype xt_conntrack ipt_MASQUERADE iptable_nat nf_conntrack_ipv4 nf_defrag_ipv4 nf_nat_ipv4 nf_nat nf_conntrack bridge stp llc aufs iptable_filter ip_tables x_tables ctr ccm dm_crypt uvcvideo videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops videobuf2_core v4l2_common joydev videodev media hid_rmi dell_wmi sparse_keymap intel_rapl x86_pkg_temp_thermal btusb intel_powerclamp coretemp kvm_intel arc4 hid_multitouch kvm dell_laptop dcdbas crct10dif_pclmul snd_soc_rt5640 crc32_pclmul snd_soc_rl6231 snd_soc_core ghash_clmulni_intel snd_compress dm_multipath snd_pcm_dmaengine snd_hda_codec_realtek snd_seq_midi scsi_dh snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_generic snd_seq_midi_event aesni_intel snd_hda_intel snd_hda_controller [ 394.569429] snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_rawmidi aes_x86_64 iwlmvm lrw gf128mul glue_helper mac80211 ablk_helper cryptd snd_pcm iwlwifi serio_raw cfg80211 mei_me lpc_ich mei shpchp snd_seq snd_seq_device snd_timer snd i2c_hid soundcore snd_soc_sst_acpi i2c_designware_platform dw_dmac dw_dmac_core 8250_dw i2c_designware_core spi_pxa2xx_platform rfcomm bnep bluetooth 6lowpan_iphc intel_smartconnect mac_hid binfmt_misc parport_pc ppdev lp parport btrfs xor raid6_pq hid_logitech_dj usbhid hid i915 i2c_algo_bit drm_kms_helper ahci drm libahci psmouse wmi sdhci_acpi sdhci video [ 394.569494] CPU: 0 PID: 1290 Comm: wpa_supplicant Not tainted 3.16.0-24-generic #32-Ubuntu [ 394.569497] Hardware name: Dell Inc. XPS13 9333/ , BIOS A04 03/19/2014 [ 394.569500] 0000000000000009 ffff8802129e7808 ffffffff8177fcbc ffff8802129e7850 [ 394.569506] ffff8802129e7840 ffffffff8106fd8d ffff8801edc06f00 ffff880212bdc678 [ 394.569510] ffff8801ee335826 ffff880211ed9848 ffff880036186900 ffff8802129e78a0 [ 394.569516] Call Trace: [ 394.569530] [] dump_stack+0x45/0x56 [ 394.569540] [] warn_slowpath_common+0x7d/0xa0 [ 394.569546] [] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x4c/0x50 [ 394.569565] [] ? iwl_mvm_set_tx_params+0x43/0x6d0 [iwlmvm] [ 394.569579] [] iwl_mvm_set_tx_params+0x5da/0x6d0 [iwlmvm] [ 394.569593] [] iwl_mvm_tx_skb+0x54/0x400 [iwlmvm] [ 394.569605] [] iwl_mvm_mac_tx+0xb2/0x1c0 [iwlmvm] [ 394.569641] [] __ieee80211_tx+0x2b0/0x3b0 [mac80211] [ 394.569668] [] ieee80211_tx+0xc6/0x110 [mac80211] [ 394.569693] [] ieee80211_xmit+0x9a/0xf0 [mac80211] [ 394.569717] [] ieee80211_subif_start_xmit+0x505/0xd70 [mac80211] [ 394.569727] [] dev_hard_start_xmit+0x335/0x5d0 [ 394.569738] [] ? __alloc_skb+0x8e/0x1f0 [ 394.569745] [] sch_direct_xmit+0xa6/0x210 [ 394.569750] [] __dev_queue_xmit+0x1fa/0x4f0 [ 394.569754] [] dev_queue_xmit+0x10/0x20 [ 394.569761] [] packet_sendmsg+0xf57/0x1070 [ 394.569770] [] ? aa_label_is_subset+0x30/0xb0 [ 394.569775] [] sock_sendmsg+0x8d/0xc0 [ 394.569780] [] ? move_addr_to_user+0xb9/0xe0 [ 394.569788] [] ? evict+0x117/0x1a0 [ 394.569794] [] ? __d_free+0x3f/0x60 [ 394.569799] [] ? __fdget+0x13/0x20 [ 394.569804] [] SYSC_sendto+0x121/0x1c0 [ 394.569809] [] ? __sys_recvmsg+0x42/0x80 [ 394.569815] [] SyS_sendto+0xe/0x10 [ 394.569821] [] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f [ 394.569824] ---[ end trace 9d834241ac5f7d7a ]---