linux-kernel - Re: [2.6.21 patch] unconditionally enable SYSFS

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Date:	Tue, 06 Mar 2007 14:20:50 +0100
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:	Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>, Adrian Bunk <bunk@...sta.de>,
	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, 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: [2.6.21 patch] unconditionally enable SYSFS_DEPRECATED

On Mon, 2007-03-05 at 17:56 -0800, Greg KH wrote:

> Theory F:  It broke because you are using NetworkManager for your
> network devices and the patches that fix this have not made it into a
> real release?
> 
> I'm just guessing, but does anyone who is having this problem, NOT using
> NetworkManager?
> 
> I'm running an old version of HAL just fine, but I'm not using
> NetworkManager here.

Greg, HAL itself isn't the problem. The problem is that older versions
of HAL ignore all network devices when this option is not set and thus
network manager can't pick them up.

johannes

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