From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:44617 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1759070Ab0JFRpF (ORCPT ); Wed, 6 Oct 2010 13:45:05 -0400 Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2010 13:36:09 -0400 From: "John W. Linville" To: Wey-Yi Guy Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, ipw3945-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/6] iwlwifi: schedule to deprecate software scan support Message-ID: <20101006173609.GH2472@tuxdriver.com> References: <1286378593-7509-1-git-send-email-wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com> <1286378593-7509-2-git-send-email-wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1286378593-7509-2-git-send-email-wey-yi.w.guy@intel.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 08:23:08AM -0700, Wey-Yi Guy wrote: > Hardware scan is the prefer method for all iwlwifi devices; > especially for dual-mode functions. Schedule to deprecate the > software scan support in kernel 2.6.40 > > Signed-off-by: Wey-Yi Guy Hmmm...perhaps you have more confidence in this than I do? My experience suggests that hardware scanning has been the source of a number of problems and having the option to turn it off has provided a useful workaround for any number of users. Anyone else have heartburn over this one? John -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.