Re: bcm43xx driver unstable behaviour (and linux wireless is junk btw)

[Michael Buesch <mb-fseUSCV1ubazQB+pC5nmwQ@public.gmane.org>]

On Sunday 24 September 2006 08:18, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> On Sat, 2006-09-23 at 23:45 -0400, Daniel Drake wrote:
> > Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote:
> > > Oh and I don't care about "it works in dscape stack" sort of crap I regulary get. I want something that
> > > works with upstream kernels. That isn't that much to ask... or is it ?
> > 
> > wpa_supplicant triggers races in softmac relatively easily, which are 
> > hard to fix properly. At least for me, motivation to work on this stuff 
> > is low given the potentially impending merge of devicescape, and every 
> > time I do spend some time investigating I just get even more frustrated 
> > at how difficult WE is to implement *properly* for "non-hardmac" 
> > drivers. We really have a need for a configuration system designed 
> > around 802.11.
> > 
> > I agree, the stuff in mainline should be fixed, but at least personally 
> > I am finding it harder and harder to justify working on softmac.
> 
> So what are the chances of getting this dscape stack merged, let's
> say... for 2.6.19 ? Or we'll get yet another full release with barely
> working wireless ?

I don't think it's possible to happen for 2.6.19.
Ealiest 2.6.20 but likely one or two releases later (me thinks).

-- 
Greetings Michael.