linux-kernel - Re: 3.1-rc9 and 3.1 wifi problem , problem continues with 3.1

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Message-ID: <1319667682.14693.29.camel@wwguy-ubuntu>
Date:	Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:21:22 -0700
From:	wwguy <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>
To:	werner <w.landgraf@...ru>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org" <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>,
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	"toralf.foerster@....de" <toralf.foerster@....de>,
	"ilw@...ux.intel.com" <ilw@...ux.intel.com>,
	"larry.finger@...il.com" <larry.finger@...il.com>
Subject: Re: 3.1-rc9 and 3.1 wifi problem , problem continues with 3.1

On Wed, 2011-10-26 at 14:47 -0700, werner wrote:
> As reported, with 3.1-rc9 the wifi of a friend's laptop 
> didnt work at all.  With 3.0.4 it's working normally.
> 
> The problem continues with 3.1
> 
> Now I take some files for identify the problem.  Below see 
> lsmod and dmesg , and enclosed is hwinfo and syslog of 
> that laptop as it was running with 3.1 just as wifi didn't 
> work.      For comparison, on syslog you can see the 
> previous boots (I separated them by blank lines), all with 
> 3.0.4 , when wifi was working.
> 
> I hope that's now enough information to fix that problem.
> 
> 
> Werner Landgraf


could you try this test patch

Thanks
Wey

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