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Re: [PATCH] cfg80211: Fix changing regulatory from userspace

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On Wed, Nov 23, 2011 at 06:28:57AM -0800, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 22, 2011 at 6:30 PM, Timo Lindhorst <tlnd@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > The commit de3584bd62d87b4c250129fbc46ca52c80330add -
> > "cfg80211: fix regulatory NULL dereference" prevents the regulatory
> > domain from being changed by user space. A wiphy is only present
> > if the request comes from driver or is set by country IE, thus
> > check only those cases.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Timo Lindhorst <tlnd@xxxxxxxxx>
> 
> Yup but at this point I'd prefer we revert the original patch instead
> given that the patch also had some other short comings. John is it too
> late?

No, it isn't too late to revert it.  But can we have a new fix soon?

John
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