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Re: [PATCH FIX] b43: fix support for 14e4:4321 PCI dev with BCM4321 chipset

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Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> It seems Broadcom released two devices with conflicting device id. There
> are for sure 14e4:4321 PCI devices with BCM4321 (N-PHY) chipset, they
> can be found in routers, e.g. Netgear WNR834Bv2. However, according to
> Broadcom public sources 0x4321 is also used for 5 GHz BCM4306 (G-PHY).
> It's unsure if they meant PCI device id, or "virtual" id (from SPROM).
> To distinguish these devices lets check PHY type (G vs. N).
>
> Signed-off-by: Rafał Miłecki <zajec5@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> # 3.16+
> ---
> Kalle: I'm aware it's quite late for a 4.1 fix, this bug was reported just
> today. I guess you can just take it for wireless-drivers-next and let stable
> guys handle it.

Yeah, I don't think this is critical enough to send this to 4.1. So
let's push this via wireless-drivers-next.

-- 
Kalle Valo
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