linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3.10 098/180] wext: Fix 32 bit iwpriv compatibility issue with 64 bit Kernel

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Date:   Mon, 22 Aug 2016 07:35:18 +0200
From:   Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:     Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "stable@...r.kernel.org" <stable@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Prasun Maiti <prasunmaiti87@...il.com>,
        Ujjal Roy <royujjal@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3.10 098/180] wext: Fix 32 bit iwpriv compatibility
 issue with 64 bit Kernel

On Sun, 2016-08-21 at 15:30 +0000, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> From: Prasun Maiti <prasunmaiti87@...il.com>
> 
> commit 3d5fdff46c4b2b9534fa2f9fc78e90a48e0ff724 upstream.
> 
> iwpriv app uses iw_point structure to send data to Kernel. The
> iw_point structure holds a pointer.

Ben Hutchings pointed out that while the commit actually is a bugfix,
and I thought it was important, it actually breaks other things and
isn't important since nothing uses this.

I've reverted it and you should just drop it.

johannes