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

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Date:	Sun, 16 Dec 2007 00:26:19 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Cc:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>, Daniel Walker <dwalker@...sta.com>,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, stefano.brivio@...imi.it,
	Ray Lee <ray-lk@...rabbit.org>, matthias.kaehlcke@...il.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mbuesch@...enet.de, linux@...mer.net,
	kjwinchester@...il.com, jonathan@...masters.org,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	bcm43xx-dev@...ts.berlios.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] net: wireless: bcm43xx: big_buffer_sem semaphore to mutex

On Saturday, 15 of December 2007, John W. Linville wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 02:25:50AM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> > On Friday, 14 of December 2007, Michael Buesch wrote:
> 
> > > Either distributions have to install it automatically or people simply have
> > > to read one or two lines of documentation.  That's just what I wanted to say.
> > 
> > It's not that simple.  For example, regression testing will be a major PITA
> > if one needs to switch back and forth from the new driver to the old one in the
> > process.
> 
> Not really true -- a single system can easily have firmware installed
> for b43, b43legacy, and bcm43xx at the same time and switch back and
> forth between them.
> 
> Given a functioning udev configuration, the persistent naming even
> works so that your device stays as 'eth1' when switching to and
> fro bcm43xx.

Well, this last bit doesn't work on my openSUSE 10.3.  Honest, guv. ;-)

> I really think everyone is overstating the problem.

You might be right.

Greetings,
Rafael
 
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