And a better snippet... every time the nmcli command is run to bring up the adhoc connection, the same kernel stack-trace as show in the description is produced:
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet wpa_supplicant[1706]: wlan0: Trying to associate with SSID 'hotspot' Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet NetworkManager[3465]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> associating Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.291683] wlan: [1356:E :PE ] limMlmAddBss: 1672: TRYING TO HIDE SSID 0 Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.291866] wlan: [1356:E :PE ] mlm_add_sta: 1573: GF: 0, ChnlWidth: 0, MimoPS: 0, lsigTXOP: 0, dsssCCK: 0, SGI20: 0, SGI400 Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306515] wlan: [1356:F :PE ] limProcessIbssMlmAddBssRsp: 2524: could not activate Heartbeat timer Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306699] VOS ASSERT in logDebug Line 219 Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306790] ------------[ cut here ]------------ Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306821] WARNING: at /build/buildd/linux-mako-3.4.0/drivers/staging/prima/CORE/SYS/legacy/src/utils/src/logApi.c:219 logDebug+0xc0/0xf4() Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306821] Modules linked in: Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306851] [<c0014f88>] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0xe8) from [<c08c5b04>] (dump_stack+0x20/0x24) Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306851] [<c08c5b04>] (dump_stack+0x20/0x24) from [<c00754a4>] (warn_slowpath_common+0x5c/0x74) Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306882] [<c00754a4>] (warn_slowpath_common+0x5c/0x74) from [<c0075578>] (warn_slowpath_null+0x2c/0x34) Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306912] [<c0075578>] (warn_slowpath_null+0x2c/0x34) from [<c06a5c34>] (logDebug+0xc0/0xf4) Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306912] [<c06a5c34>] (logDebug+0xc0/0xf4) from [<c05eb82c>] (limLog+0x48/0x50) Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306943] [<c05eb82c>] (limLog+0x48/0x50) from [<c0608e48>] (limProcessMlmAddBssRsp+0x168/0xd40) Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306973] [<c0608e48>] (limProcessMlmAddBssRsp+0x168/0xd40) from [<c0600170>] (limProcessMessages+0xe74/0x10ac) Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306973] [<c0600170>] (limProcessMessages+0xe74/0x10ac) from [<c06006c0>] (limMessageProcessor+0x274/0x2bc) Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.307004] [<c06006c0>] (limMessageProcessor+0x274/0x2bc) from [<c05e6308>] (peProcessMessages+0x54/0x5c) Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.307004] [<c05e6308>] (peProcessMessages+0x54/0x5c) from [<c06c56a0>] (VosMCThread+0x44c/0x68c) Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.307034] [<c06c56a0>] (VosMCThread+0x44c/0x68c) from [<c0095400>] (kthread+0x9c/0xa8) Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.307065] [<c0095400>] (kthread+0x9c/0xa8) from [<c000edb4>] (kernel_thread_exit+0x0/0x8) Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.307065] ---[ end trace 344cbbc63d880e12 ]--- Jul 10 21:43:15 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 951.645475] healthd: battery l=100 v=4317 t=30.9 h=2 st=5 c=-1 chg=u Jul 10 21:43:25 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 961.645475] healthd: battery l=100 v=4318 t=30.9 h=2 st=5 c=0 chg=u Jul 10 21:43:25 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 961.714023] healthd: battery l=100 v=4318 t=30.9 h=2 st=5 c=0 chg=u Jul 10 21:43:32 ubuntu-phablet NetworkManager[3465]: <warn> Activation (wlan0/wireless): Ad-Hoc network creation took too long, failing activation.
And a better snippet... every time the nmcli command is run to bring up the adhoc connection, the same kernel stack-trace as show in the description is produced:
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet wpa_supplicant[ 1706]: wlan0: Trying to associate with SSID 'hotspot' 3465]: <info> (wlan0): supplicant interface state: disconnected -> associating lmAddBssRsp: 2524: could not activate Heartbeat timer buildd/ linux-mako- 3.4.0/drivers/ staging/ prima/CORE/ SYS/legacy/ src/utils/ src/logApi. c:219 logDebug+ 0xc0/0xf4( ) backtrace+ 0x0/0xe8) from [<c08c5b04>] (dump_stack+ 0x20/0x24) 0x20/0x24) from [<c00754a4>] (warn_slowpath_ common+ 0x5c/0x74) common+ 0x5c/0x74) from [<c0075578>] (warn_slowpath_ null+0x2c/ 0x34) null+0x2c/ 0x34) from [<c06a5c34>] (logDebug+ 0xc0/0xf4) 0xc0/0xf4) from [<c05eb82c>] (limLog+0x48/0x50) ddBssRsp+ 0x168/0xd40) ddBssRsp+ 0x168/0xd40) from [<c0600170>] (limProcessMess ages+0xe74/ 0x10ac) ages+0xe74/ 0x10ac) from [<c06006c0>] (limMessageProc essor+0x274/ 0x2bc) essor+0x274/ 0x2bc) from [<c05e6308>] (peProcessMessa ges+0x54/ 0x5c) ges+0x54/ 0x5c) from [<c06c56a0>] (VosMCThread+ 0x44c/0x68c) 0x44c/0x68c) from [<c0095400>] (kthread+0x9c/0xa8) thread_ exit+0x0/ 0x8) 3465]: <warn> Activation (wlan0/wireless): Ad-Hoc network creation took too long, failing activation.
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet NetworkManager[
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.291683] wlan: [1356:E :PE ] limMlmAddBss: 1672: TRYING TO HIDE SSID 0
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.291866] wlan: [1356:E :PE ] mlm_add_sta: 1573: GF: 0, ChnlWidth: 0, MimoPS: 0, lsigTXOP: 0, dsssCCK: 0, SGI20: 0, SGI400
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306515] wlan: [1356:F :PE ] limProcessIbssM
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306699] VOS ASSERT in logDebug Line 219
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306790] ------------[ cut here ]------------
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306821] WARNING: at /build/
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306821] Modules linked in:
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306851] [<c0014f88>] (unwind_
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306851] [<c08c5b04>] (dump_stack+
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306882] [<c00754a4>] (warn_slowpath_
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306912] [<c0075578>] (warn_slowpath_
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306912] [<c06a5c34>] (logDebug+
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306943] [<c05eb82c>] (limLog+0x48/0x50) from [<c0608e48>] (limProcessMlmA
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306973] [<c0608e48>] (limProcessMlmA
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.306973] [<c0600170>] (limProcessMess
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.307004] [<c06006c0>] (limMessageProc
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.307004] [<c05e6308>] (peProcessMessa
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.307034] [<c06c56a0>] (VosMCThread+
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.307065] [<c0095400>] (kthread+0x9c/0xa8) from [<c000edb4>] (kernel_
Jul 10 21:43:07 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 943.307065] ---[ end trace 344cbbc63d880e12 ]---
Jul 10 21:43:15 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 951.645475] healthd: battery l=100 v=4317 t=30.9 h=2 st=5 c=-1 chg=u
Jul 10 21:43:25 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 961.645475] healthd: battery l=100 v=4318 t=30.9 h=2 st=5 c=0 chg=u
Jul 10 21:43:25 ubuntu-phablet kernel: [ 961.714023] healthd: battery l=100 v=4318 t=30.9 h=2 st=5 c=0 chg=u
Jul 10 21:43:32 ubuntu-phablet NetworkManager[