| lists.openwall.net | lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC | |
|
Open Source and information security mailing list archives
| ||
|
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2007 13:46:36 +1300 From: "Ian McDonald" <ian.mcdonald@...di.co.nz> To: "Matt Mackall" <mpm@...enic.com> Cc: "Johannes Berg" <johannes@...solutions.net>, "Greg KH" <greg@...ah.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org, yi.zhu@...el.com, jketreno@...ux.intel.com, linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>, akpm@...l.org Subject: Re: Recent wireless breakage (ipw2200, iwconfig, NetworkManager) On 3/5/07, Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com> wrote: > > This is due to the recent sysfs restructuring I think. IIRC the fix is > > to upgrade hal to a current git version. > > If that's the cause, the fix is to back out whatever was done to break > userspace. Breaking userspace is not ok. Upgrading from 2.6.x to > 2.6.x+1 should not entail replacing substantial parts of userspace, > especially with NOT-EVEN-FRAKKING-RELEASED-YET CODE. > > I will try a new HAL when it shows up in Debian/unstable and not a > moment sooner. > But you're running a kernel that's not in Debian/unstable so this seems a bit hypocritical. When you work with bleeding edge kernels you have to be prepared to work around things. Hell for ages git wasn't in Debian - unstable even, udev would break things etc. Just my 2c worth. -- Web: http://wand.net.nz/~iam4 Blog: http://iansblog.jandi.co.nz WAND Network Research Group - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Powered by blists - more mailing lists