linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bcma: use fallback sprom if no on chip sprom is available

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Date:	Sat, 14 Apr 2012 15:01:36 -0400
From:	Nick Bowler <nbowler@...iptictech.com>
To:	Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@...ke-m.de>
Cc:	linville@...driver.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, arend@...adcom.com,
	zajec5@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bcma: use fallback sprom if no on chip sprom is available

On 2012-04-14 14:38 +0200, Hauke Mehrtens wrote:
> bcma should check for a fallback sprom every time it can not find a
> sprom on the card itself or a normal external sprom mapped into the
> memory of the chip. When otp sprom support was introduced it tried to
> read out the sprom from the wireless chip also if no otp sprom was
> available. This caused a Data bus error in bcma_sprom_get() when
> reading out the sprom for the SoC.
[...]
> Reported-by: Nick Bowler <nbowler@...iptictech.com>
> Signed-off-by: Hauke Mehrtens <hauke@...ke-m.de>
> ---

This patch appears to correct the issue on my RT-N16.

Thanks,
-- 
Nick Bowler, Elliptic Technologies (http://www.elliptictech.com/)

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