Re: Please pull 'upstream' branch of rt2x00

[Mattias Nissler <mattias.nissler@gmx.de>]

On Fri, 2008-05-02 at 23:25 +0200, Ivo van Doorn wrote:
> On Friday 02 May 2008, Scott White wrote:
> > 
> > >Was this patch series in time for the 2.6.26 merge window?
> > >
> > >If not, please consider merging at least the following patches since
> > >they are real bugfixes:
> > >
> > >>       rt2x00: Don't enable short preamble for 1MBs
> > >>       rt2x00: Fix quality/activity led handling
> > >>       rt2x00: Clarify supported chipsets in Kconfig
> > >
> > >The others are code cleanups which are "nice to have", but could otherwise
> > >wait for 2.6.27.
> > 
> > The merge window is still open at this time.  I haven't seen a rc1 yet.  Anyway I saw that only the 3 bugfixes are currently in the queue.  As the owner of several (10 by the university and 2 personal) rt73 usb wireless cards, I would really like it if the latest version 2.1.5 made into 2.6.26.  As someone who has used 2.6.24 and finished compiling 2.6.25 two days ago I find that the driver in both kernels is not good.  Not good means I get a wireless signal and I get data transfers, but the speed fluctuates and have other issues.  However with each release, the problems I have are slowing decreasing.  I have been waiting patiently for 2.6.25-rc1 to have 2.1.5 since 2.1.5 was announced.  I really think all of 2.1.5 should get in 2.6.25-rc1.
> 
> Have you tried forcing the rate to 54Mbit instead of letting the rate selection algorithm doing its work?
> It seems to have helped with several other users.

For rt73? IIRC the rate selection algo does not work at all for that
device, because we cannot report failed frames. Or have you done
anything about that I might have missed, Ivo? If not, the rate is
probably fixed at 54Mbit anyway.

Mattias