netdev - Re: [PATCH for 3.19 3/3] rtlwifi: rtl8192ee: Fix several bugs

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Date:	Thu, 15 Jan 2015 13:42:52 +0200
From:	Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>
Cc:	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, Troy Tan <troy_tan@...lsil.com.cn>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH for 3.19 3/3] rtlwifi: rtl8192ee: Fix several bugs

Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net> writes:

> From: Troy Tan <troy_tan@...lsil.com.cn>
>
> The following bugs are fixed in this driver:
> 1. Problems parsing C2H CMD
> 2. An ad-hoc connection can cause a TX freeze.
> 3. There are additional conditions that cause a TX freeze.
> 4. The previous code failed to handle situations where an RX
>    descriptor was unavailable.
>
> Signed-off-by: Troy Tan <troy_tan@...lsil.com.cn>
> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>

Is this really so important that it should go to 3.19? A patch titled
"Fix several bugs" immediately makes me cautious and then I look at the
patch itself I see rewriting functions instead of simple bug fixes. From
a quick look this looks more -next material than 3.19.

-- 
Kalle Valo
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