Return-path: Received: from charlotte.tuxdriver.com ([70.61.120.58]:58114 "EHLO smtp.tuxdriver.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751910AbZESWpQ (ORCPT ); Tue, 19 May 2009 18:45:16 -0400 Date: Tue, 19 May 2009 18:35:36 -0400 From: "John W. Linville" To: Reinette Chatre Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, ipw3945-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, Jay Sternberg Subject: Re: [PATCH v2.6.30 and w-t] iwlwifi: update 5000 ucode support to version 2 of API Message-ID: <20090519223535.GA4635@tuxdriver.com> References: <1242770196-31072-1-git-send-email-reinette.chatre@intel.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii In-Reply-To: <1242770196-31072-1-git-send-email-reinette.chatre@intel.com> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tue, May 19, 2009 at 02:56:36PM -0700, Reinette Chatre wrote: > From: Jay Sternberg > > enable iwl driver to support 5000 ucode having version 2 of API > > Signed-off-by: Jay Sternberg > Signed-off-by: Reinette Chatre > --- > This ucode indicates an API change. The backward compatibility support > can already be found in 2.6.30 and wireless-testing in commit > 964c32bdc88b3d15dce34bb9ed0903e78e95fd57 "iwlwifi: correct API command > overlap" > > Announcement of ucode availability to follow shortly. Does this fix a bug? What about it merits inclusion for 2.6.30? John -- John W. Linville Someday the world will need a hero, and you linville@tuxdriver.com might be all we have. Be ready.