Return-path: Received: from rv-out-0506.google.com ([209.85.198.228]:30324 "EHLO rv-out-0506.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753609AbZCFWAW (ORCPT ); Fri, 6 Mar 2009 17:00:22 -0500 Received: by rv-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id g37so690074rvb.1 for ; Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:00:20 -0800 (PST) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20090306143612.GA3712@tuxdriver.com> References: <43e72e890903041335n47a70186u4a7aeb304f8b6979@mail.gmail.com> <1236275668.6612.134.camel@rc-desk> <43e72e890903051124t42ce5c7blfd741da4a2b4fa79@mail.gmail.com> <49B056FA.2020605@canonical.com> <43e72e890903051513n44cf5281y32cc11e06754aa3@mail.gmail.com> <49B06DA6.7070000@canonical.com> <43e72e890903051633w7880648djdd798c5a28285a6b@mail.gmail.com> <20090306143612.GA3712@tuxdriver.com> Date: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 14:00:20 -0800 Message-ID: <43e72e890903061400v43482ae9y3a0d8091d2182462@mail.gmail.com> (sfid-20090306_230026_317428_8F7AB75B) Subject: Re: Please apply to stable: cfg80211: add support for custom firmware regulatory solutions From: "Luis R. Rodriguez" To: "John W. Linville" Cc: tim.gardner@canonical.com, reinette chatre , "stable@kernel.org" , wireless Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Fri, Mar 6, 2009 at 6:36 AM, John W. Linville wrote: > On Thu, Mar 05, 2009 at 04:33:37PM -0800, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: >> On Thu, Mar 5, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Tim Gardner wrote: > >> > What is the downside of just turning OLD_REG back on for 2.6.28? >> >> You default to the "US" regulatory domain so channels 12-14 will not >> be available by default. This is also why we offloaded regulatory crap >> to userspace in the first place, so you won't have to upgrade your >> kernel based on reg changes or fixes. >> >> I'll send a patch to enable passive scan on channels 12-14 for the >> world regulatory domain. That and the 5 GHz patch should at least let >> you see channels 12-14 with a fix from userspace. This can also go >> into 28 for the world regulatory domain and since it would be fixing >> an issue maybe we should consider it. >> >> Thoughts John? > > Honestly I don't think it is worth swizzling -stable for this. OK then Tim -- best is to upgrade the userspace wireless-regdb once the patches get merged. Luis