Message-ID: <491A1821.3070103@dell.com>
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:41:21 -0600
From: Mario Limonciello <mario_limonciello@dell.com>
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To: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
CC: Tim Gardner <timg@tpi.com>, marcel@holtmann.org,
       linux-bluetooth@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Dell Wireless 365 requires reset quirk
References: <20081104162448.A338EF8A65@sepang.rtg.net> <20081111145706.9bfb4627.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
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Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Tue,  4 Nov 2008 09:24:48 -0700 (MST)
> timg@tpi.com (Tim Gardner) wrote:
>
>  =20
>
> I shall assume that this patch was authored by Mario.  This should have=

> been communicated by adding his From: line right at the top of the
> changelog.  Mario's signed-off-by: is absent, but that is tolerable
> because we have yours.
>
> The (absent) changelog fails to explain what effect this patch has.=20
> _why_ does this driver need this quirk?
>
> As it stands, there is insufficient information here for making
> 2.6.28-vs-2.6.29 decisions, let alone 2.6.27.x, 2.6.26.x, etc.
>  =20
Hi Andrew:

This patch causes the BT365 to be reset when the driver is loaded.=20
Without it, you won't be able to connect to other devices or scan for
devices.

Regards

--=20
Mario Limonciello
*Dell | Linux Engineering*
mario_limonciello@dell.com


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