On Sunday 16 August 2009 15:39:57 Michael Buesch wrote: > This request-for-test patch converts the b43 driver to use threaded > interrupt handlers. This is needed to support b43 on SDIO. But it also > simplifies the locking by removal of the wl->irq_lock spinlock. > > http://bu3sch.de/patches/wireless-testing/20090816-1535/patches/002-b43-threaded-irq-handler.patch > > A known regression is a new race between the interrupt handler and the > beacon update handler. But as long as you don't run AP mode, it won't hurt. > I'm working on a solution... > > Please test this patch whether it creates other regressions (performance and crashes). > > The patch also needs the following hack to the threaded IRQ code: > http://bu3sch.de/patches/wireless-testing/20090816-1535/patches/001-hack-threaded-irqs.patch > This is the correct fix for the threaded IRQ code. Apply this instead of the hack: http://bu3sch.de/patches/wireless-testing/20090817-1347/patches/001-fix-irq-thread-wakeup.patch -- Greetings, Michael. -- 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
