linux-kernel - Re: pull request: wireless-2.6 2008-11-06

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Date:	Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:59:54 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	linville@...driver.com
Cc:	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: pull request: wireless-2.6 2008-11-06

From: "John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 17:49:04 -0500

> Here is the latest round of wireless bits intended for 2.6.28.  It
> includes a revert of an earlier fix that greatly reduced interrupts
> handled by ath5k -- testing showed that it resulted in a greater number
> of dropped associations.
> 
> Also included is an iwlwifi patch ("iwlwifi: clear scanning bits upon
> failure") that is already in -next.  It does not seem to be a strict
> regression, but since it is simple and can leave the device unable to
> scan (i.e. effectively inoperative) I think it is worth having now.
> There are also iwl3945 versions of some iwlwifi fixes as well as an
> iwl3945-specific one related to firmware errors.
> 
> Further, there is a WARN_ON fix for ath5k and another iwlwifi fix from
> me to avoid a possible sleep in softirq context.  Just for fun I've
> thrown-in a couple of zd1211rw USB ID additions as well.

Pulled, thanks a lot John.

> Please let me know if there are problems!  Any mistakes I blame on my
> recent bout of pneumonia...

Hope you feel better soon.
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