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

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Message-ID: <20080225064935.GA20997@kroah.com>
Date:	Sun, 24 Feb 2008 22:49:35 -0800
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Pekka J Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>
Cc:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>,
	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 08:16:17AM +0200, Pekka J Enberg wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008, Michael Buesch wrote:
> > > The ony way I see this was possible, you manually changed the
> > > module loading order, so that the b43xx module was loaded prior
> > > to the ssb and b44 modules. Right?
> > 
> > Right. So "so I'm left with either no wifi or no ethenet" being wrong.
> 
> Lets make this simple: it used to work before and now it doesn't. 
> Therefore it's a regression that must be addressed. Period.

Isn't the resolution Michael is suggesting is, "use the different driver"?

thanks,

greg k-h
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