linux-kernel - Re: Reverting 5d423 fixes loading of ath9k on Acer Extensa 7630EZ

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Date:	Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:30:01 -0800
From:	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>
To:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...il.com>
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
	Yannick Roehlly <yannick.roehlly@...e.fr>,
	Jesse Barnes <jesse.barnes@...el.com>,
	Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@...assic.park.msu.ru>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>, berndl81@....at,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: Reverting 5d423 fixes loading of ath9k on Acer Extensa 7630EZ

Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 4, 2009 at 3:57 PM, Linus Torvalds
> <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 4 Nov 2009, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
>>> Can you please consider reviewing this issue and help determine if
>>> this indeed needs to be reverted for 2.6.32 and the next 2.6.31.y.
>>>
>>> I am curious if other devices would work by reverting this as well.
>>> [ ... ] For details please feel free to check:
>>>
>>> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=14402
>> That same commit was the cause for
>>
>>        http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13940
>>
>> and we just increased the rounding to make it go away (see commit
>> 15b812f1). But that was a hack.
>>
>> And if that didn't help the ath9k case, then we should just revert
>> entirely.
> 
> Alright, will see if Bernhard is up for testing the 15b812f1 hack and
> report back.

can you post whole boot log with debug?

YH
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