linux-kernel - Re: brcm80211 hangs when disabling wireless

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Message-ID: <20101209214347.GA15172@suse.de>
Date:	Thu, 9 Dec 2010 13:43:47 -0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
To:	Dave Hansen <dave@...1.net>
Cc:	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	Brett Rudley <brudley@...adcom.com>,
	Henry Ptasinski <henryp@...adcom.com>,
	Nohee Ko <noheek@...adcom.com>,
	Jason Cooper <jason@...edaemon.net>,
	Mike Rapoport <mike.rapoport@...il.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: brcm80211 hangs when disabling wireless

On Thu, Dec 09, 2010 at 01:26:50PM -0800, Dave Hansen wrote:
> I've been getting hard hangs when I toggle the wireless on a Lenovo
> S10-3.  It happens both with the physical switch and the Fn-F5 key
> combo.  It's quite repeatable.  The system is quite stable when I'm not
> trying to disable the wireless, though.

What kernel version is this?

Linus's latest tree has a known bug when the wireless is suspended and
then resumed.  Broadcom is working on it but no patch is forthcoming
yet.  Perhaps this is the same issue.

thanks,

greg k-h
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