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Hello,
I get a lot of these "wl0: Invalid argument" in logread. What is it exactly, I'm not giving any arguments to wl0.
Also, one of the client (192.168.0.105 hp) seems to disconnect constantly, I believe it's because of the poor quality of the signal, what could I do for improving it ? or maybe it's just windows that behaves like that, sending more dhcp requests than others?

logread:

Mar 31 02:26:57 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.105 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx hp
Mar 31 02:27:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 02:47:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 02:50:31 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 02:50:31 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPREQUEST(br-lan) 192.168.0.105 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 
Mar 31 02:50:31 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.105 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx hp
Mar 31 02:54:36 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 02:54:36 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPREQUEST(br-lan) 192.168.0.105 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 
Mar 31 02:54:36 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.105 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx hp
Mar 31 03:06:20 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 03:07:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 03:27:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 03:27:09 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPINFORM(br-lan) 192.168.0.105 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 
Mar 31 03:27:09 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.105 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx hp
Mar 31 03:27:12 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPINFORM(br-lan) 192.168.0.105 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 
Mar 31 03:27:12 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.105 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx hp
Mar 31 03:33:02 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPREQUEST(br-lan) 192.168.0.107 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 
Mar 31 03:33:02 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.107 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx toshiba
Mar 31 03:47:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 04:06:19 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 04:07:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 04:27:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 04:27:24 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPINFORM(br-lan) 192.168.0.105 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 
Mar 31 04:27:24 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.105 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx hp
Mar 31 04:27:27 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPINFORM(br-lan) 192.168.0.105 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 
Mar 31 04:27:27 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.105 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx hp
Mar 31 04:47:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 05:06:18 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 05:06:19 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 05:06:20 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 05:06:21 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 05:07:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 05:27:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 05:47:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 06:07:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 06:22:28 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 06:27:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 06:47:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 07:06:16 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 07:06:17 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 07:06:18 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 07:06:19 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 07:07:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 07:27:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 07:47:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 08:07:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 08:27:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 08:33:07 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 08:33:09 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPDISCOVER(br-lan) 192.168.0.106 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 
Mar 31 08:33:09 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPOFFER(br-lan) 192.168.0.106 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 
Mar 31 08:33:09 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPREQUEST(br-lan) 192.168.0.106 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 
Mar 31 08:33:09 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.106 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx yourland
Mar 31 08:47:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 09:05:14 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPREQUEST(br-lan) 192.168.0.107 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 
Mar 31 09:05:14 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.107 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx toshiba
Mar 31 09:06:14 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 09:07:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 09:27:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 09:47:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 10:06:13 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 10:07:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 10:20:19 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 10:27:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 10:47:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 11:06:01 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 11:07:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 11:27:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 11:47:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 12:06:00 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 12:07:01 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 12:16:46 (none) user.info : wl0: Invalid argument 
Mar 31 12:16:48 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPDISCOVER(br-lan) xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 
Mar 31 12:16:48 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPOFFER(br-lan) 192.168.0.103 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 
Mar 31 12:16:48 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPREQUEST(br-lan) 192.168.0.103 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx 
Mar 31 12:16:48 (none) daemon.info dnsmasq[734]: DHCPACK(br-lan) 192.168.0.103 xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx nx7400
Mar 31 12:27:00 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --
Mar 31 12:47:00 (none) syslog.info -- MARK --

and /etc/config/wireless:

config wifi-device  wl0
        option type     broadcom
        option channel  11
# disable radio to prevent an open ap after reflashing:
#       option disabled 0

config wifi-iface
        option device   wl0
        option network  lan
        option mode     ap
        option ssid     OpenWrt
        option hidden   0
        option encryption psk2
        option key "hello"

I didn't see there was already a ticket about this, so at least it happens to other people as well smile
https://dev.openwrt.org/ticket/1222

The discussion might have continued from here.