Return-path: Received: from xc.sipsolutions.net ([83.246.72.84]:38272 "EHLO sipsolutions.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751129AbYJUGnb (ORCPT ); Tue, 21 Oct 2008 02:43:31 -0400 Subject: Re: New Regulatory Domain Api. From: Johannes Berg To: Marcel Holtmann Cc: "Luis R. Rodriguez" , Zhu Yi , Luis Rodriguez , Tomas Winkler , "John W. Linville" , "Kolekar, Abhijeet" , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" In-Reply-To: <1224569252.9386.77.camel@californication> References: <20081015112517.GF6509@tesla> <1224485431.18024.12.camel@johannes.berg> <43e72e890810192359g2bc75316v49377ddc9eded934@mail.gmail.com> <1224487340.24677.192.camel@debian.sh.intel.com> <1224520999.9386.72.camel@californication> <1224552899.24677.245.camel@debian.sh.intel.com> <43e72e890810201842o44db616ekd8d5bc66cd1006f@mail.gmail.com> <1224554323.24677.248.camel@debian.sh.intel.com> <43e72e890810201937l3be24156t2172590138fda132@mail.gmail.com> <1224561748.24677.274.camel@debian.sh.intel.com> <43e72e890810202158m197b52a8y98844fdc9e1ccfd8@mail.gmail.com> <1224569252.9386.77.camel@californication> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-7B+jjIQK45NrjHIjntlL" Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:40:29 +0200 Message-Id: <1224571229.27899.63.camel@johannes.berg> (sfid-20081021_084335_939586_F3798BB8) Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: --=-7B+jjIQK45NrjHIjntlL Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Tue, 2008-10-21 at 08:07 +0200, Marcel Holtmann wrote: >=20 > how does an old userspace with a new kernel works? If we essentially > disable hardware by not having the userspace in place, then that is not > a solution. We have to be able to install a new or development kernel on > an old distro without having to install crda/iw or updating udev or > whatever. I'm not sure where you're coming from. We can always keep the built-in option for EMBEDDED, but currently if you enable the "old static regdoms" option there's no regression at all vs. current kernels. johannes --=-7B+jjIQK45NrjHIjntlL Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Comment: Johannes Berg (powerbook) iQIcBAABAgAGBQJI/XlXAAoJEKVg1VMiehFY99EP/23oXiQvsWe+2j0MR7t6sFKa 9Q81NFyResqvG0gk/KA8QL4r3tq3pHLTkFKKrLk2OkN+cGYXS2SSRhb5/dp9d138 MvApUzFbtyXFjfTOyKprLiL2wB1eJvG6pFlC3gstNsoP8hevTESEajK4ktmko5h9 cp90TrviFI3sUZhmsRSM8oDytUJ7GQSM0SSMnRoGs1wPEqugh4gtSiTaDOy2HvFq hbCU8YyE5g3FD6MueCVQJh3r4KLARNw4buWd66g3oRNtZ4gKapkvqrmG1G06/tCM 16mFNUH3Iwz2Vit1dUjJAtS8Bu7fWMV55h/prODsJcUMpd1zrLCssAbj9YVghjuo wk87eVmqaZLtUPWoSeAIdegSk1beKuBAhLb0uwS0Ftigpkd2fEgrP+zTbeVTHXBq jobspwLGrANbauU2LBnpDnROJ0ln9GLx6lEWOTINB2QcZApdgPLBz+s5c9js4WGx v72K4hgzcqSFXzcunSi/v0uPGbZ5RHmAGjVd5GE1OGapNN0CZETpsjcoEzuR/zCg MNtRX8kYwbylke2ORi/yKdmHIb5Nk+LiEqksFzPtvI0OVY8mjl5+EDQjjv5L5yzk eBVDZDouFitk04awvMMonl2Uh8X1xzsqr/U+1W+vSv4CnDzJOKJ2u2LY3JEGq9dz in/5/l4hatg+LZh1KqAH =8KpU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-7B+jjIQK45NrjHIjntlL--