Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 5 Mar 2007 02:05:08 +0100 | From | Adrian Bunk <> | Subject | Re: Recent wireless breakage (ipw2200, iwconfig, NetworkManager) |
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On Sun, Mar 04, 2007 at 04:45:25PM -0800, Andrew Morton wrote: > On Sun, 4 Mar 2007 18:25:50 -0600 Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com> 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. > > yep. Adrian, I think we should track this as a blocking regression, at > least until we've fully understood the implications and had the usual > arguments.
I'm currently tracking it as one of the 31 2.6.21-rc regressions that are not yet fixed in Linus' tree, and for me each of them is a blocker until proven otherwise.
Whether Linus releases 2.6.21 despite blocking regressions is a different question...
cu Adrian
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