On 2019-06-01 01:02:37 [+0200], Soeren Moch wrote: > > Why not just fix that driver? Wouldn't that be easier? > > > I suspect there are more drivers to fix. I only tested WIFI sticks so > far, RTL8188 drivers also seem to suffer from this. I'm not sure how to > fix all this properly, maybe Sebastian as original patch author can help > here. Suspecting isn't helping here. > This patch is mostly for -stable, to get an acceptable solution quickly. > It was really annoying to get such unstable WIFI connection over the > last three kernel releases to my development board. Since my internet > service provider forcefully updated my router box 3 weeks ago, I > unfortunately see the same symptoms on my primary internet access. > That's even worse, I need to reset this router box every few days. I'm > not sure, however, that this is caused by the same problem, but it feels > like this. > So can we please fix this regression quickly and workout a proper fix > later? In the original patch there is no reason given, why this patch is > necessary. With this revert I at least see a stable connection. I will look into this. This patch got in in v4.20-rc1 and the final kernel was released by the end of 2018. This is the first report I am aware of over half year later… > Thanks, > Soeren Sebastian
