netdev - Re: 2.6.27-rc ... iwl3945 regression?

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Message-Id: <200808280948.07358.david-b@pacbell.net>
Date:	Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:48:07 -0700
From:	David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net>
To:	Haavard Skinnemoen <haavard.skinnemoen@...el.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.27-rc ... iwl3945 regression?

On Thursday 28 August 2008, Haavard Skinnemoen wrote:
> David Brownell <david-b@...bell.net> wrote:
> > Does this sound familiar to anyone?  Got a fix that's better than
> > sticking to a 2.6.26 kernel?  :)
> 
> FWIW, I'm seeing the same thing with -rc4 and the b43 driver, so it's
> probably not a regression in iwl3945. I guess it could be something in
> mac80211?

It was separately suggested that I ignore the advice about no
software needing it, and enable CONFIG_WIRELESS_EXT_SYSFS ...
that did the trick for me.

That Kconfig helptext needs updating so it's not completely wrong.

- Dave


> I'm currently working around it by manually running iwconfig while
> nm-applet is bringing the interface up. A bit annoying, but it
> works...and it indicates that the driver works fine, but NetworkManager
> doesn't know that it's supposed to do any wireless configuration before
> bringing the interface up.
> 
> Haavard
> 


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