linux-kernel - Re: bcm43xx regression in 2.6.24 (with patch)

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Message-ID: <84144f020802250411i7a4a7c51h60ed9f9878c86422@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:11:04 +0200
From:	"Pekka Enberg" <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
To:	"Michael Buesch" <mb@...sch.de>
Cc:	"Greg KH" <greg@...ah.com>,
	"Alexey Zaytsev" <alexey.zaytsev@...il.com>,
	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...e.hu>,
	"Alexey Zaytsev" <zaytsev.a@...tei.ru>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	"Andrew Morton" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Linus Torvalds" <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: bcm43xx regression in 2.6.24 (with patch)

On Mon, Feb 25, 2008 at 11:54 AM, Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de> wrote:
>  > Isn't the resolution Michael is suggesting is, "use the different driver"?
>
>  I have two resolutions. One being:
>  rmmod b44
>  rmmod ssb
>  modprobe bcm43xx
>  modprobe b44
>
>  The other being: Wait for 2.6.25 and use the maintained b43 driver.

Neither of which seem like acceptable solutions for a 2.6.23 -> 2.6.24
_regression_. Or maybe I am just too naive to believe Linus' statement
on not letting the kernel regress...
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