Re: 2.6.29-rc8: Reported regressions from 2.6.28

Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-03-15T10:41:58Z

On Sunday 15 March 2009, Jeff Chua wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 10:58 AM, Jeff Chua <jeff.chua.linux-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 15, 2009 at 3:01 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw-KKrjLPT3xs0@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> >> Bug-Entry : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12414
> >> Subject : iwl4965 cannot use "ap auto" on latest 2.6.28/29?
> >> Submitter : Jeff Chua <jeff.chua.linux-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org>
> >> Date : 2009-01-05 4:13 (69 days old)
> >> References : http://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=123112882127823&w=4
> >
> > Still not working in linux-2.6.29-rc8. Broken after the commit below.
> > There were many changes to wireless after this commit, and simply
> > reverting this commit will break compiling.
> >
> > Jeff.
> >
> >
> >
> > commit 41bb73eeac5ff5fb217257ba33b654747b3abf11
> > Author: Johannes Berg <johannes-cdvu00un1VgdHxzADdlk8Q@public.gmane.org>
> > Date: Wed Oct 29 01:09:37 2008 +0100
> >
> > mac80211: remove SSID driver code
> >
>
> The commit below is causing problem with associating with the hidden AP as well.
>
> Thanks,
> Jeff.
>
>
> 71c11fb57b924c160297ccd9e1761db598d00ac2 is first bad commit
> commit 71c11fb57b924c160297ccd9e1761db598d00ac2
> Author: Johannes Berg <johannes-cdvu00un1VgdHxzADdlk8Q@public.gmane.org>
> Date: Tue Oct 28 18:29:48 2008 +0100
>
> b43/legacy: remove SSID code
>
> The SSID programmed into the device is used by the ucode only
> to reply to probe requests, a functionality we disable anyway
> because it doesn't fit with the mac80211/hostapd programming
> model. Therefore, it isn't useful to program the SSID into
> device.
>
> Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg <johannes-cdvu00un1VgdHxzADdlk8Q@public.gmane.org>
> Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org>

Thanks for the update.

Rafael