linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] net: wireless: bcm43xx: big_buffer

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Message-ID: <2c0942db0712140827x38e5d971sbdb3d5864fc32364@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:27:53 -0800
From:	"Ray Lee" <ray-lk@...rabbit.org>
To:	stefano.brivio@...imi.it
Cc:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"Daniel Walker" <dwalker@...sta.com>, matthias.kaehlcke@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mbuesch@...enet.de, linux@...mer.net,
	"Michael Buesch" <mb@...sch.de>, kjwinchester@...il.com,
	jonathan@...masters.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	bcm43xx-dev@...ts.berlios.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] net: wireless: bcm43xx: big_buffer_sem semaphore to mutex

On Dec 14, 2007 6:40 AM,  <stefano.brivio@...imi.it> wrote:
> Agreed. As a b43legacy maintainer, I'd be happy to know if Ingo
> suggests other ways to smooth out the transition. I haven't read
> proposals yet.

This isn't rocket science guys. Put a file in somewhere in your tree
called ReleaseAnnouncement or something, and ask Linus to adjust his
kernel release process to include the contents of `cat $( find . -name
ReleaseAnnouncement )` in the release message he sends out. Clear out
the file after the release.

Include things such as "bcm43xx is scheduled for removal. build both
b43 and b43legacy as a replacement. Be sure to download the latest
firmware from $URL and follow the instructions there to extract the
correct latest firmware necessary for your chip. There are known
incompatibilities with old udev versions, please ensure blah blah
blah."

Ray
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