netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] cfg80211: fix wireless handlers assignment

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Date:	Sun, 27 Sep 2009 13:30:30 -0700
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...il.com>
To:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	Hugh Dickins <hugh.dickins@...cali.co.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] cfg80211: fix wireless handlers assignment

On Sun, Sep 27, 2009 at 11:27 AM, Johannes Berg
<johannes@...solutions.net> wrote:
> The point we assign dev->wireless_handlers at is too
> late, we need to do that before netdev_register_kobject()
> gets called, so use the new NETDEV_PRE_INIT notifier.
> The result of adding wireless_handlers too late is the
> disappearance of /sys/class/net/wlan0/wireless which a
> bunch of distro scripts still require.
>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
> ---
> This should fix the regression Hugh reported (of course requires the
> other patch which unfortunately I forgot to CC you, Hugh, I'll send you
> a copy in private).

Are these stable fixes?

  Luis
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