2014-10-30 09:30:03

by poma

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Subject: Re: Kernel module(r8712u) reload - suspend/resume - systemd

On 30.10.2014 09:52, Lubomir Rintel wrote:
>
> On Tue, 2014-10-28 at 00:43 +0100, poma wrote:
>> On 28.10.2014 00:15, Lennart Poettering wrote:
>>> On Mon, 27.10.14 23:43, poma ([email protected]) wrote:
>>>
>>>> but is there a better way to do it?
>>>
>>> This appears to be a kernel driver bug. Please report this issue
>>> against the kernel driver in question, systemd is not the right place
>>> to work around that.
>>>
>>> Lennart
>>>
>>
>> It's not a bug, it's a feature, just as true for the systemd. :)
>> Given the condition of the entire Linux Wireless LAN stack this can go actually.
>
> Correct.
>
> Moreover the driver is actually only in the staging/ ("crap") tree which
> means it has known serious quality issues and needs work. You may want
> to forward your original bug report to Larry & Florian. See [1].
>
> [1] https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/drivers/staging/rtl8712/TODO
>
> Lastly, please do _NOT_ cross-post to multiple unrelated mailing lists.
> The discussion then gets disconnected.
>
> Regards,
> Lubo
>
>

Thanks Lubo.

[1]
TODO:
- merge Realtek's bugfixes and new features into the driver
- switch to use LIB80211
- switch to use MAC80211
- checkpatch.pl fixes - only a few remain
...

Guys, is it gonna happen?


poma