linux-kernel - Re: ath9k becon loss messages

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Date:	Tue, 7 Apr 2009 09:53:59 -0400
From:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
To:	Kalle Valo <kalle.valo@....fi>
Cc:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>,
	Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinder@...nel.org>,
	Sujith <Sujith.Manoharan@...eros.com>,
	wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Helmut Schaa <helmut.schaa@...glemail.com>
Subject: Re: ath9k becon loss messages

On Tue, Apr 07, 2009 at 08:54:35AM +0300, Kalle Valo wrote:
> "John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com> writes:
> 
> > On Mon, Apr 06, 2009 at 06:18:56PM +0300, Kalle Valo wrote:
> >
> >> When I'm able to implement the proper fix, I think it should first have
> >> proper testing in wireles-testing before pushing it to mainline. So
> >> maybe the proper fix is 2.6.31 material, just to be on the safe side
> >> here.
> >> 
> >> John, what do you think?
> >
> > It depends on what the proper fix looks like, but basically anything
> > posted in the last week and thereafter is already 2.6.31 material
> > unless it is a specific bug fix for what is already in Linus' kernel.
> 
> Ok, that settles it then. Because this bug has been in mac80211 for ages
> we can wait for 2.6.31.
> 
> But do you take Michael's patch[1] for disabling the "beacon loss"
> message for 2.6.30? I think we should have it in 2.6.30, otherwise we
> will get quite a lot of bug reports. Do you want me to resend it?
> 
> [1] http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123892431619630&w=2

I'll make a note of it.

I took a couple of days off last week and have been poking at other
things, so I'm a bit behind on the merging.  If you don't see it in
another week or so then poke me again?

Thanks,

John
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