linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ath5k: disable ASPM

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Date:	Fri, 18 Jun 2010 14:05:56 +0300
From:	Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@...il.com>
To:	Jussi Kivilinna <jussi.kivilinna@...et.fi>
Cc:	ath5k-devel@...ts.ath5k.org, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...badil.infradead.org>,
	Bob Copeland <bcopeland@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath5k: disable ASPM

On Fri, 2010-06-18 at 13:49 +0300, Jussi Kivilinna wrote: 
> Quoting "Maxim Levitsky" <maximlevitsky@...il.com>:
> 
> >> (ok, I might switch back ath5k to work on this, but opening AAO is
> >> pain.. on the other hand, I'm just user in this case and pretty
> >> unwilling to work with dual-license)
> > What do you mean?
> 
> Patch I made uses GPL code from e1000e, but since ath5k is  
> dual-licensed so patch can't be accepted. So if I got it right, patch  
> has to be remade from scratch by someone who really knows about pci  
> registers etc. I don't, and learning this to fix something that is  
> already fixed in my point of view is waste of (my) time.
Sure, regardless of licensing, this patch has to be redone (and e1000
with it)

Best regards,
Maxim Levitsky

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