netdev - Re: Mark IPW2100 as BROKEN: Fatal interrupt. Scheduling firmware restart.

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Message-ID: <20080921233819.32714483@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
Date:	Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:38:19 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Evgeniy Polyakov <johnpol@....mipt.ru>
Cc:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	ipw2100-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, yi.zhu@...el.com,
	reinette.chatre@...el.com, jgarzik@...ox.com,
	linville@...driver.com, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: Mark IPW2100 as BROKEN: Fatal interrupt. Scheduling firmware
 restart.

> > still more complex than needed; a WARN_ON_ONCE() will be enough.
> 
> That allows to dump whatever number of warnings you want. The more we
> have, the louder will be customers scream.

But if Intel don't care then you can scream all you like 8)

A WARN_ON_ONCE is sufficient to capture an idea of how many people it is
effecting and maybe to figure out what the trigger is from their reports,
at that point there is some chance to get it fixed (especially if its
remotely triggerable ;))

Alan
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