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Message-Id: <200904252357.55023.rjw@sisk.pl>
Date:	Sat, 25 Apr 2009 23:57:53 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Kalle Valo <kalle.valo@...ia.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: 2.6.30-rc2-git2: Reported regressions from 2.6.29

On Friday 24 April 2009, Kalle Valo wrote:
> "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl> writes:
> 
> > This message contains a list of some regressions from 2.6.29, for
> > which there are no fixes in the mainline I know of. If any of them
> > have been fixed already, please let me know.
> >
> > If you know of any other unresolved regressions from 2.6.29, please
> > let me know either and I'll add them to the list. Also, please let
> > me know if any of the entries below are invalid.
> >
> > Each entry from the list will be sent additionally in an automatic reply to
> > this message with CCs to the people involved in reporting and handling the
> > issue.
> >
> 
> [...]
> 
> > Bug-Entry       : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13067
> > Subject         : iwl3945: wlan0: beacon loss from AP - sending probe request
> > Submitter       : Maciej Rutecki <maciej.rutecki@...il.com>
> > Date            : 2009-04-05 9:11 (12 days old)
> > References      : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123892272218266&w=4
> 
> The regression here is that I added a printk() to inform about beacon
> loss. The issue has been there a long time, the printk() just exposed
> it.
> 
> Michael wrote a patch which silences the printk:
> 
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-testing.git;a=commit;h=16eaea5faa37d552b14e246ca56a436e55ca67b3
> 
> I fixed the beacon loss detection here:
> 
> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-testing.git;a=commit;h=3b6dc5a431e4fef35717cba53544a95209f49b68
> 
> John, I think Michael's patch should be sent to 2.6.30. Any chances
> for that?
> 
> Rafael, is it possible to send your regression mails to
> linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org as well? Very few wireless developers
> have time to follow netdev or lkml.

Sure, the next reports will go there too.

Best,
Rafael
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