lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2008]   [Oct]   [22]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
Date
From
SubjectRe: Regression in 2.6.27-git from commit 43ac2ca3840f64
Jouni Malinen wrote:
> On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 09:01:14AM -0700, Larry Finger wrote:
>
>> On my x86_64 system, the mainline 2.6.27-git kernel (v2.6.27-6030-g6da0b38)
>> shows the following anomaly with the 'iwlist scan' command:
>>
>> Cell 03 - Address: 00:14:BF:85:49:FA
>> ESSID:"lwfdjf"
>> Mode:Master
>> Channel:1
>> Frequency:2.412 GHz (Channel 1)
>> Quality=66/100 Signal level:-62 dBm Noise level=-68 dBm
>> Encryption key:on
>> IE: Unknown: 00066C7766646A66
>
> ...
>
>> This problem was bisected to commit 43ac2ca3840f64f699a239535c590fa7ebaaac27,
>> entitled "mac80211: Handle scan result IEs in one block". The same bug is
>> present in the wireless-testing tree.
>
> Problem? Bug? This is by design. What does not work for you?

When a utility starts spitting messages that it doesn't understand what the
kernel is providing _AND_ the commit message does not mention that this will
happen, can someone be blamed for thinking it is a bug?

Clearly this is not a regression. Are there plans to update the wireless utilities?

Larry


\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2008-10-22 18:51    [W:0.873 / U:0.892 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site