Martin,

I'm not wireless expert but, after reading a bit and analysing your
syslog output:

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Aug 20 12:57:16 martin04 kernel: [ 9464.423445] Call Trace:
Aug 20 12:57:16 martin04 kernel: [ 9464.423451]  [<ffffffff817aeed7>] 
dump_stack+0x45/0x57
Aug 20 12:57:16 martin04 kernel: [ 9464.423453]  [<ffffffff81074d8a>] 
warn_slowpath_common+0x8a/0xc0
Aug 20 12:57:16 martin04 kernel: [ 9464.423455]  [<ffffffff81074e7a>] 
warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20
Aug 20 12:57:16 martin04 kernel: [ 9464.423462]  [<ffffffffc04c5e09>] 
cfg80211_roamed+0x89/0x90 [cfg80211]
Aug 20 12:57:16 martin04 kernel: [ 9464.423489]  [<ffffffffc07aba0b>] 
wl_notify_roaming_status+0xcb/0x150 [wl]
Aug 20 12:57:16 martin04 kernel: [ 9464.423508]  [<ffffffffc07a876a>] 
wl_event_handler+0x6a/0x230 [wl]
Aug 20 12:57:16 martin04 kernel: [ 9464.423526]  [<ffffffffc07a8700>] ? 
wl_free_wdev.isra.23+0x80/0x80 [wl]
Aug 20 12:57:16 martin04 kernel: [ 9464.423529]  [<ffffffff81093802>] 
kthread+0xd2/0xf0
Aug 20 12:57:16 martin04 kernel: [ 9464.423531]  [<ffffffff81093730>] ? 
kthread_create_on_node+0x1c0/0x1c0
Aug 20 12:57:16 martin04 kernel: [ 9464.423533]  [<ffffffff817b67d8>] 
ret_from_fork+0x58/0x90
Aug 20 12:57:16 martin04 kernel: [ 9464.423535]  [<ffffffff81093730>] ? 
kthread_create_on_node+0x1c0/0x1c0
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This only means that broadcom WL driver tried to warn kernel that it
roamed from one AP to another and new BSS could not be found (meaning
that the card could not get all its new BSS - peers, APs, etc).

*** Try configuring the wireless adapter to use a SPECIFIC AP *** and
check your wifi env for interferences that might be stepping into
broadcom's driver decisions on whether to roam or not -> This does not
mean a fix for WL is not needed, it only means we would have to wait for
Broadcom to come up with a new driver.

Based on good feedback from Igor I'll suggest fixes for all Ubuntu
versions. Even if upstream BW driver still faces problems with adapters,
we still have to fix this bug's original problem.

I'll attach debdiffs for this bug soon.

Alberto,

I saw you pushed precise into latest version (right now in -proposed),
I'll check if it also needs the fix and provide debdiff. Let me know if
you have any other comments since you've been handling all bcmwl work
and you are more into it than I am.

Thank you

Rafael

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