linux-kernel - Re: 22bb1be4d27... breaks hal (and NM)

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Date:	Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:38:40 +0200
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Pierre Ossman <drzeus-list@...eus.cx>
Cc:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	Jean Tourrilhes <jt@....hp.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: 22bb1be4d27... breaks hal (and NM)

On Thu, 2008-07-24 at 11:58 +0200, Pierre Ossman wrote:
> From commit 22bb1be4d27...:
> 
> "The /sys/class/net/*/wireless/ direcory is, as far as I know, not used
> by anyone."
> 
> Can't have been much of an investigation as HAL uses these to determine
> if a card is a wireless one. Without this option, you cannot get
> wireless support in NetworkManager, stranding most laptops.

Bzzzzt. You suck. Go check again. Hint: try hal's git tree.

johannes

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