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From: "John W. Linville" <linville@tuxdriver.com>
To: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3 3.18] rtlwifi: rtl8192se: Fix connection problems
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 10:19:08 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20141107151908.GB29733@tuxdriver.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <545BFA52.6000309@lwfinger.net>

On Thu, Nov 06, 2014 at 04:46:42PM -0600, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 11/06/2014 02:45 PM, John W. Linville wrote:
> >On Wed, Nov 05, 2014 at 07:10:54PM -0600, Larry Finger wrote:
> >>Changes in the vendor driver were added to rtlwifi, but some updates
> >>to rtl8192se were missed.
> >>
> >>Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>
> >>---
> >>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/hw.c  | 129 +++++++++++++--------------
> >>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/phy.c |   8 +-
> >>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/sw.c  |   4 +
> >>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/trx.c |  23 +++++
> >>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/trx.h |   4 +
> >>  5 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 68 deletions(-)
> >
> >This looks a bit big for a fix.  Could this be broken-up a bit more?
> >Perhaps you could enhance the changelog a bit more?
> 
> I had used a scatter-gun approach to finding the missing parts, and I did
> not take the time to see which changes were crucial, and which were not.
> 
> Now that I knew what it took, I was able to eliminate a lot of the patch
> that can be deferred for 3.19.
> 
> The commit message and the changelog for the new version are
> 
> Changes in the vendor driver were added to rtlwifi, but some updates
> to rtl8192se were missed, and the driver could neither scan nor connect.
> There are other changes that will enhance performance, but this minimal
> set fixes the basic functionality.
> 
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c           |  3 ++-
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/hw.c  |  7 +++++--
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/phy.c |  2 ++
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/sw.c  | 16 ++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> Will that be OK? I need to do more testing, but V2 of the patch should be
> ready for submission by tomorrow.

That sounds better, at least. :-)  Thanks, Larry!

John
-- 
John W. Linville		Someday the world will need a hero, and you
linville@tuxdriver.com			might be all we have.  Be ready.

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From: "John W. Linville" <linville-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org>
To: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger-tQ5ms3gMjBLk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3 3.18] rtlwifi: rtl8192se: Fix connection problems
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 10:19:08 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20141107151908.GB29733@tuxdriver.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <545BFA52.6000309-tQ5ms3gMjBLk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>

On Thu, Nov 06, 2014 at 04:46:42PM -0600, Larry Finger wrote:
> On 11/06/2014 02:45 PM, John W. Linville wrote:
> >On Wed, Nov 05, 2014 at 07:10:54PM -0600, Larry Finger wrote:
> >>Changes in the vendor driver were added to rtlwifi, but some updates
> >>to rtl8192se were missed.
> >>
> >>Signed-off-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger-tQ5ms3gMjBLk1uMJSBkQmQ@public.gmane.org>
> >>---
> >>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/hw.c  | 129 +++++++++++++--------------
> >>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/phy.c |   8 +-
> >>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/sw.c  |   4 +
> >>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/trx.c |  23 +++++
> >>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/trx.h |   4 +
> >>  5 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 68 deletions(-)
> >
> >This looks a bit big for a fix.  Could this be broken-up a bit more?
> >Perhaps you could enhance the changelog a bit more?
> 
> I had used a scatter-gun approach to finding the missing parts, and I did
> not take the time to see which changes were crucial, and which were not.
> 
> Now that I knew what it took, I was able to eliminate a lot of the patch
> that can be deferred for 3.19.
> 
> The commit message and the changelog for the new version are
> 
> Changes in the vendor driver were added to rtlwifi, but some updates
> to rtl8192se were missed, and the driver could neither scan nor connect.
> There are other changes that will enhance performance, but this minimal
> set fixes the basic functionality.
> 
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/pci.c           |  3 ++-
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/hw.c  |  7 +++++--
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/phy.c |  2 ++
>  drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/rtl8192se/sw.c  | 16 ++++++++++++++++
>  4 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> Will that be OK? I need to do more testing, but V2 of the patch should be
> ready for submission by tomorrow.

That sounds better, at least. :-)  Thanks, Larry!

John
-- 
John W. Linville		Someday the world will need a hero, and you
linville-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org			might be all we have.  Be ready.
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  reply	other threads:[~2014-11-07 15:30 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2014-11-06  1:10 [PATCH 0/3i 3.18] Fix more problems with rtlwifi Larry Finger
2014-11-06  1:10 ` [PATCH 1/3 3.18] rtlwifi: Fix setting of tx descriptor for new trx flow Larry Finger
2014-11-06  1:10 ` [PATCH 2/3 3.18] rtlwifi: Fix errors in descriptor manipulation Larry Finger
2014-11-06  1:10 ` [PATCH 3/3 3.18] rtlwifi: rtl8192se: Fix connection problems Larry Finger
2014-11-06 20:45   ` John W. Linville
2014-11-06 20:45     ` John W. Linville
2014-11-06 22:46     ` Larry Finger
2014-11-07 15:19       ` John W. Linville [this message]
2014-11-07 15:19         ` John W. Linville

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