Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 14 Dec 2007 08:27:53 -0800 | From | "Ray Lee" <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/3] net: wireless: bcm43xx: big_buffer_sem semaphore to mutex |
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On Dec 14, 2007 6:40 AM, <stefano.brivio@polimi.it> wrote: > Agreed. As a b43legacy maintainer, I'd be happy to know if Ingo > suggests other ways to smooth out the transition. I haven't read > proposals yet.
This isn't rocket science guys. Put a file in somewhere in your tree called ReleaseAnnouncement or something, and ask Linus to adjust his kernel release process to include the contents of `cat $( find . -name ReleaseAnnouncement )` in the release message he sends out. Clear out the file after the release.
Include things such as "bcm43xx is scheduled for removal. build both b43 and b43legacy as a replacement. Be sure to download the latest firmware from $URL and follow the instructions there to extract the correct latest firmware necessary for your chip. There are known incompatibilities with old udev versions, please ensure blah blah blah."
Ray
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