From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "John W. Linville" Subject: Re: [patch] workaround zd1201 interference problem Date: Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:31:07 -0400 Message-ID: <20060710183102.GE13775@tuxdriver.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: pavel@ucw.cz Return-path: Received: from ra.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.52]:521 "EHLO ra.tuxdriver.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S965188AbWGJSbV (ORCPT ); Mon, 10 Jul 2006 14:31:21 -0400 To: netdev@vger.kernel.org Content-Disposition: inline Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org ----- Forwarded message from Pavel Machek ----- > zd1201 has nasty tendency to emit magicall anti-wifi cloud when it is > inserted into slot, but not used. > > Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek > > --- linux-good/drivers/usb/net/zd1201.c 2006-03-30 13:51:58.000000000 +0200 > +++ linux/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c 2006-06-15 23:28:04.000000000 +0200 > @@ -1835,6 +1835,8 @@ > zd->dev->name); > > usb_set_intfdata(interface, zd); > + zd1201_enable(zd); /* zd1201 likes to startup enabled, interfering */ > + zd1201_disable(zd); /* with all the wifis in range */ > return 0; > > err_net: Pavel's patch is still the best thing proposed so far to resolve this issue, ugly as it may be. It does seem to fix a real issue. Is anyone gonna puke if a merge this? If so, where is your patch? John -- John W. Linville linville@tuxdriver.com