linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [RFC] staging: rtl8821ae: fix invalid bit mask on MSR

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Date:	Sat, 15 Feb 2014 13:36:23 +0300
From:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
To:	Levente Kurusa <levex@...ux.com>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	OSUOSL Drivers <devel@...verdev.osuosl.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [RFC] staging: rtl8821ae: fix invalid bit mask on MSR_AP
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On Sat, Feb 15, 2014 at 08:53:34AM +0100, Levente Kurusa wrote:
> Thanks Dan, maybe you know some people who could test it?
> RTLXXXXXX guys? Or maybe we can take the patch as is?
> I cannot really think of any other solution other than removing
> the other clause, but since that was written to the file,
> there must have been some logic behind that. I am slightly
> disappointed get_maintainer didn't really find anybody for
> this patch...

This driver is going to be deleted in the next couple weeks and replaced
with a re-written from scratch driver.

Your fix is correct.  It's just that no one tested the AP code for this.
I would feel comfortable applying it as-is if no one is available to
test it.

regards,
dan carpenter

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