Same issue here, but this time with my wireless 3G module Ericsson F5521gw on Lenovo Thinkpad X220 (4290RW1): Syslog: Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261594] ------------[ cut here ]------------ Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261615] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-3.0.0/net/sched/sch_generic.c:255 dev_watchdog+0x25a/0x270() Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261620] Hardware name: 4290RW1 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261625] NETDEV WATCHDOG: usb0 (cdc_ncm): transmit queue 0 timed out Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261629] Modules linked in: usb_storage uas hidp hid bnep rfcomm pci_stub vboxpci vboxnetadp vboxnetflt vboxdrv parport_pc ppdev binfmt_misc btusb bluetooth dm_crypt snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_conexant uvcvideo videodev v4l2_compat_ioctl32 cdc_ncm cdc_wdm usbnet cdc_acm thinkpad_acpi snd_seq_midi snd_rawmidi snd_hda_intel snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi_event snd_seq psmouse serio_raw snd_timer snd_seq_device snd nvram soundcore snd_page_alloc sdhci_pci sdhci mei(C) lp parport i915 drm_kms_helper drm wmi i2c_algo_bit video ahci libahci xhci_hcd Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261716] Pid: 0, comm: kworker/0:1 Tainted: G C 3.0.0-16-generic #28-Ubuntu Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261718] Call Trace: Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261719] [] warn_slowpath_common+0x7f/0xc0 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261725] [] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x46/0x50 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261727] [] ? mod_timer+0x143/0x2f0 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261730] [] dev_watchdog+0x25a/0x270 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261732] [] ? bdi_arm_supers_timer+0x50/0x50 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261734] [] ? qdisc_reset+0x50/0x50 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261736] [] ? qdisc_reset+0x50/0x50 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261739] [] call_timer_fn+0x46/0x160 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261743] [] ? rb_insert_color+0xad/0x150 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261745] [] ? qdisc_reset+0x50/0x50 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261746] [] run_timer_softirq+0x132/0x2a0 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261749] [] ? lapic_next_event+0x1d/0x30 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261751] [] __do_softirq+0xa8/0x210 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261753] [] ? tick_program_event+0x1f/0x30 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261756] [] call_softirq+0x1c/0x30 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261759] [] do_softirq+0x65/0xa0 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261760] [] irq_exit+0x8e/0xb0 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261762] [] smp_apic_timer_interrupt+0x6e/0x99 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261764] [] apic_timer_interrupt+0x13/0x20 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261765] [] ? default_spin_lock_flags+0x9/0x10 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261769] [] ? intel_idle+0xcb/0x120 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261771] [] ? intel_idle+0xad/0x120 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261774] [] cpuidle_idle_call+0x9d/0x280 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261777] [] cpu_idle+0xab/0x100 Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261780] [] start_secondary+0xd9/0xdb Feb 22 13:56:07 thinkpad kernel: [12846.261781] ---[ end trace 034dd388a49b2ea6 ]---