Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] wireless: fix regression caused by regulatory config option | From | Johannes Berg <> | Date | Sun, 26 Oct 2008 21:22:16 +0100 |
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On Sun, 2008-10-26 at 13:18 -0700, Arjan van de Ven wrote:
> > Is it common practice to have compatibility options default to > > "y"? I'm not saying it shouldn't be, just wondering if it has been > > traditionally? > > yes > > default should be "keep working as before" > > it's not always nice, especially if you're trying to get rid of some > nasty stuff, but think of it this way: you should be able to use a > new kernel on an existing distro, at least for a reasonable type of > distro (eg something shipped in, say, the last 2 years). In this case: > even Fedora 10 is not likely to work!
Well, actually, it _ought_ to work fine, with a smaller set of channels, but you seem to be hit an iwlwifi bug that triggers only with this, which is rather odd.
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