On 12/28/2010 12:58 AM, Weedy wrote:
> I'm not sure if my kernel is too old or what but since nothing has changed I'm
> going to ask.
Older kernels used create_workqueue(), which is replaced by alloc_workqueue().
If you really need the driver for RTL8192CE/RTL8188CE, then apply the patch
shown below. If you do not need the driver, then disable it in the configuration.
Larry
---
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
index 77fa59a..f6cc073 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static void _rtl_init_deferred_work(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
/* <2> work queue */
rtlpriv->works.hw = hw;
` rtlpriv->works.rtl_wq = alloc_workqueue(rtlpriv->cfg->name, 0, 0);
+ rtlpriv->works.rtl_wq = create_workqueue(rtlpriv->cfg->name);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.watchdog_wq,
(void *)rtl_watchdog_wq_callback);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.ips_nic_off_wq,
commit 3d986b25b5faa50ba6afd94f60f270b6c3061e5e
Author: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu Dec 16 14:59:49 2010 -0500
rtlwifi: use alloc_workqueue
create_workqueue is deprecated. The workqueue usage does not seem to
demand any special treatment, so do not set any flags either.
Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <linville@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Tejun Heo <tj@xxxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
index 77fa59a..f6cc073 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rtlwifi/base.c
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static void _rtl_init_deferred_work(struct ieee80211_hw *hw)
/* <2> work queue */
rtlpriv->works.hw = hw;
- rtlpriv->works.rtl_wq = create_workqueue(rtlpriv->cfg->name);
+ rtlpriv->works.rtl_wq = alloc_workqueue(rtlpriv->cfg->name, 0, 0);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.watchdog_wq,
(void *)rtl_watchdog_wq_callback);
INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtlpriv->works.ips_nic_off_wq,
