linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Fix the bcm43xx driver breakage in 2.6.24/25.

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Message-ID: <20080227201550.GG3078@tuxdriver.com>
Date:	Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:15:50 -0500
From:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
To:	Larry Finger <larry.finger@...inger.net>
Cc:	Alexey Zaytsev <alexey.zaytsev@...il.com>,
	Stefano Brivio <stefano.brivio@...imi.it>,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>, Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...helsinki.fi>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix the bcm43xx driver breakage in 2.6.24/25.

On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 09:26:34AM -0700, Larry Finger wrote:

> I have reviewed the above patches and tested them with what I believe to be 
> most combinations. Everything worked and corrected the unintended 
> consequence of breaking bcm43xx when b44 is included. I agree that these 
> patches belong in 2.6.25 and stable (2.6.24). Of course, the problem goes 
> away in 2.6.26.

I can't say I really like Alexey's patches, but I guess they are OK.
I think I like the "b43_pci_bridge as a module" option a little better,
but as Michael illustrated there are problems with that approach too.

I'll apply the patches.

John
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John W. Linville
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