linux-kernel - Re: 2.6.18-mm2 - oops in cache_alloc

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Date:	Thu, 5 Oct 2006 15:42:54 -0700
From:	Jean Tourrilhes <jt@....hp.com>
To:	Pavel Roskin <proski@....org>
Cc:	Samuel Tardieu <sam@...1149.net>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.18-mm2 - oops in cache_alloc_refill()

On Thu, Oct 05, 2006 at 06:37:53PM -0400, Pavel Roskin wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> On Tue, 2006-10-03 at 09:34 -0700, Jean Tourrilhes wrote:
> > 	I don't really want to overstep my authority there, my goal
> > was to minimise the changes. Pavel will have to clean up my mess, so I
> > don't want change things too much.
> 
> Sorry for a long delay.

	That's ok, we all have a real life ;-)

> I'm actually not very interested in the Wireless Extension interface of
> the driver.  The less I touch that code, the better I feel.  I won't add
> to the criticism for the latest changes; enough has been said.
> 
> Its fine with me that your are changing the orinoco driver to update
> Wireless Extensions compatibility.
> 
> I'm trying to maintain a Subversion repository with the driver modified
> to be compatible with a few latest kernels.  But it looks like it's an
> uphill battle that I'm not going to win.

	I'll try to come up with a patch for you. It's not as bad as
it looks like. It will look like the patch for the external ipw
drivers I sent on the list.

> Pavel Roskin

	Have fun...

	Jean
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