Re: Ralink driver compilation probleme since past commit

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Hi Auelien,

> Today I encountered a problem with driver compilation.
> 
> I'm trying to install a combo Wifi + Bluetooth RALINK card and I can't
> get Bluetooth drivers 3.9.3 compiled. Here is a part of log
> /var/lib/dkms/rtbth/3.9.3/
> build/make.log :
> 
> [...]
> /var/lib/dkms/rtbth/3.9.3/build/src/rtbth_core_bluez.c:406:6: error:
> 'struct hci_dev' has no member named 'ioctl'  hdev->ioctl = rtbt_hci_dev_ioctl;
> [...]
> 
> Searching on Internet, I found that :
> 
> CommitDate: Thu Oct 10 22:11:41 2013 +0200 Bluetooth: Remove
> hdev->ioctl driver callback Since there is no use of hdev->ioctl by
> any Bluetooth driver since ever, so just lets remove it.
> 
> Unfortunnaly this one used this structure.
> Could you help me please ?
> $ uname -r
> 3.13-1-686-pae
> 
> Will this commit reverted ?
> Can I undo it myself and recompile everything (how must I do)?
> OR how far must I downgrade my kernel to compile this driver ? (I can't
> find what was the first to use this modification).

we are not converting the commit. This driver is an out-of-tree driver and as such it can break any time. The smart thing for Ralink/Mediatek to do would be to get this driver merged into the Bluetooth subsystem of the kernel.

Regards

Marcel

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