On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 04:02:03AM -0700, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 10:48:00AM -0700, John W. Linville wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 21, 2008 at 07:43:53PM +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote: > > > > > > > No we can't have a new (or updated) driver require new userspace. If you > > > > > install a 2.6.30 kernel on an Ubuntu Hardy system, it should make the > > > > > hardware work without installing an extra userspace component. And yes, > > > > > it works for the first card if it provides a regulatory hint, but it > > > > > should also work for the second card. > > > > > > > > That is what WIRELESS_OLD_REGULATORY is for, no? > > > > > > but that would go away with 2.6.29 if it proceeds as planned. > > > > I don't see a huge maintenance burden to it the way it is implemented > > now. I know Luis will hate the idea, but perhaps we could just let > > it linger indefinitely? > > This thread has about 65 messages on it, and no patches yet from Intel. > I rather we talk productively about trying to resolve it with actual > code like Johannes or I am. OLD_REGULATORY should still go IMO. Ok, but it isn't clear to me that any patch will resolve the issue of someone running a new kernel on an old userland unless OLD_REGULATORY is enabled...? John -- John W. Linville Linux should be at the core linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx of your literate lifestyle. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
