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Re: [PATCH 1/6] iwlwifi: schedule to deprecate software scan support

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On Wed, 2010-10-06 at 13:36 -0400, John W. Linville wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 06, 2010 at 08:23:08AM -0700, Wey-Yi Guy wrote:
> > Hardware scan is the prefer method for all iwlwifi devices;
> > especially for dual-mode functions. Schedule to deprecate the
> > software scan support in kernel 2.6.40
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Hmmm...perhaps you have more confidence in this than I do?
> My experience suggests that hardware scanning has been the source of
> a number of problems and having the option to turn it off has provided
> a useful workaround for any number of users.

I think most issues with hw scanning have been the stuff that Stanislaw
has fixed.

johannes

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