linux-kernel - Re: [ 05/91] iwlwifi: use 6000G2B for 6030 device series

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Date:	Fri, 1 Jun 2012 15:03:06 +0800
From:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, stable@...r.kernel.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>,
	"John W. Linville" <linville@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [ 05/91] iwlwifi: use 6000G2B for 6030 device series

On Sun, May 27, 2012 at 02:34:38PM +0100, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Sun, 2012-05-27 at 09:25 +0900, Greg KH wrote:
> > 3.4-stable review patch.  If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
> > 
> > ------------------
> > 
> > From: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>
> > 
> > commit 35e7adaaf6932c5ffb22c6ec521734434c65adc5 upstream.
> > 
> > "iwlwifi: use correct released ucode version" change
> > the ucode api ok from 6000G2 to 6000G2B, but it shall belong
> > to 6030 device series, not the 6005 device series. Fix it
> 
> The relevant changes are:
> 
> (a)
> commit e377a4fc768d7d477e58888bdbddd0103d6238bf
> Author: Meenakshi Venkataraman <meenakshi.venkataraman@...el.com>
> Date:   Sun Apr 22 07:55:27 2012 -0700
> 
>     iwlwifi: use correct released ucode version
> 
> - changed IWL_DEVICE_6005 to use IWL6000G2B_UCODE_API_OK
> - upstream in this merge window; not cc'd to stable; redundant with next change
> 
> (b)
> commit 78cbcf2b9dbe0565820dc7721316f9c401000a68
> Author: Meenakshi Venkataraman <meenakshi.venkataraman@...el.com>
> Date:   Sun Apr 22 07:55:27 2012 -0700
> 
>     iwlwifi: use correct released ucode version
> 
> - changed IWL_DEVICE_6005 to use IWL6000G2B_UCODE_API_OK (among many other changes)
> - upstream in 3.4; cc'd to stable; applied in 3.2.17 and 3.3.5
> 
> (c)
> commit 35e7adaaf6932c5ffb22c6ec521734434c65adc5
> Author: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>
> Date:   Wed Apr 25 08:10:08 2012 -0700
> 
>     iwlwifi: use 6000G2B for 6030 device series
> 
> - changed IWL_DEVICE_6005 back to IWL6000G2_UCODE_API_OK
> - upstream in this merge window; cc'd to stable; redundant with next change
> 
> (d)
> commit 1ed2ec37b44e86eaa8e0a03b908a39c80f65ee45
> Author: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>
> Date:   Wed Apr 25 08:10:08 2012 -0700
> 
>     iwlwifi: use 6000G2B for 6030 device series
> 
> - changed IWL_DEVICE_6005 back to IWL6000G2_UCODE_API_OK and IWL_DEVICE_6030 to IWL6000G2B_UCODE_API_OK
> - upstream in 3.4; cc'd to stable; applied in 3.2.17 and 3.3.5
> 
> We have applied (b) and (d); (a) and (c) are thus redundant.
> 
> This is (a) but applied in the wrong place; the next patch (06/91) is
> (c) but applied in the wrong place; together they are reverting the
> effect of (d)).

Ugh, messy.  I've now removed both of these from the 3.4 stable queue,
thanks.

greg k-h
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