From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Greg KH Subject: Re: Recent wireless breakage (ipw2200, iwconfig, NetworkManager) Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2007 17:17:29 -0800 Message-ID: <20070305011729.GB7681@kroah.com> References: <20070304220857.GH23311@waste.org> <1173051564.6131.13.camel@johannes.berg> <20070305002550.GI23311@waste.org> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Cc: Johannes Berg , linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, yi.zhu-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, jketreno-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org, linux-wireless , akpm-3NddpPZAyC0@public.gmane.org To: Matt Mackall Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20070305002550.GI23311-1tnLUEbcrg3YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 06:25:50PM -0600, Matt Mackall wrote: > On Mon, Mar 05, 2007 at 12:39:24AM +0100, Johannes Berg wrote: > > [adding linux-wireless to CC] > > > > On Sun, 2007-03-04 at 16:08 -0600, Matt Mackall wrote: > > > Recent kernels are having troubles with wireless for me. Two seemingly > > > related problems: > > > > I don't think they are related actually. > > > > > a) NetworkManager seems oblivious to the existence of my IPW2200 > > > > This is due to the recent sysfs restructuring I think. IIRC the fix is > > to upgrade hal to a current git version. > > If that's the cause, the fix is to back out whatever was done to break > userspace. Breaking userspace is not ok. Upgrading from 2.6.x to > 2.6.x+1 should not entail replacing substantial parts of userspace, > especially with NOT-EVEN-FRAKKING-RELEASED-YET CODE. I should not have broken any userspace if CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED is enabled with that patch. If that is enabled, and that patch still causes problems, please let me know. thanks, greg k-h