netdev - Re: Recent wireless breakage (ipw2200, iwconfig, NetworkManager)

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Date:	Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:05:27 -0600
From:	Jeffrey Hundstad <jeffrey.hundstad@...u.edu>
To:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
CC:	Theodore Tso <tytso@....edu>, Matt Mackall <mpm@...enic.com>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	yi.zhu@...el.com, jketreno@...ux.intel.com,
	linux-wireless <linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org>, akpm@...l.org
Subject: Re: Recent wireless breakage (ipw2200, iwconfig, NetworkManager)

Greg KH wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 07:59:50AM -0500, Theodore Tso wrote:
>   
> Ok, how about the following patch.  Is it acceptable to everyone?
>
> thanks,
>
> greg k-h
>
> ---
>  init/Kconfig |   13 +++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> --- gregkh-2.6.orig/init/Kconfig
> +++ gregkh-2.6/init/Kconfig
> @@ -290,8 +290,17 @@ config SYSFS_DEPRECATED
>  	  that belong to a class, back into the /sys/class heirachy, in
>  	  order to support older versions of udev.
>  
> -	  If you are using a distro that was released in 2006 or later,
> -	  it should be safe to say N here.
> +	  If you are using an OpenSuSE, Gentoo, Ubuntu, or Fedora
> +	  release from 2007 or later, it should be safe to say N here.
> +
> +	  If you are using Debian or other distros that are slow to
> +	  update HAL, please say Y here.
> +
> +	  If you have any problems with devices not being found properly
> +	  from userspace programs, and this option is disabled, say Y
> +	  here.
> +
> +	  If you are unsure about this at all, say Y.
>  
>  config RELAY
>  	bool "Kernel->user space relay support (formerly relayfs)"

Since it appears you're trying to offend people with this patch, it 
would seem appropriate to call someone's mother a "bad" name.  This may 
be in the style guide; perhaps I should submit a patch.

-- 
Jeffrey Hundstad
PS: Humor (really!) relax.

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