Return-path: Received: from mail.tpi.com ([70.99.223.143]:1082 "EHLO mail.tpi.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755554AbZJNA0N (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Oct 2009 20:26:13 -0400 Message-ID: <4AD51A7C.9060207@canonical.com> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:25:32 -0600 From: Tim Gardner Reply-To: tim.gardner@canonical.com MIME-Version: 1.0 To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" CC: linux-wireless , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "John W. Linville" , Greg KH Subject: Re: Stable compat-wireless 2.6.32-rc4 released References: <43e72e890910131542k376a87c5rc30feb6491a06867@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <43e72e890910131542k376a87c5rc30feb6491a06867@mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > As the kernel moves along so does the automatic stable backports for > the wireless subsystem [1]. We are now on 2.6.32-rc4. Besides getting > the same fixes from rc1..rc4 some backport changes were made as well, > most importantly that of relying on your own kernel's iw_handler.h. > I've tested this release with 2.6.28. > > Please report any issues you see. > > [1] http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Download/stable > > PS. If you maintain a distribution and rely on stable compat-wireless > releases please let me know so I can CC you when further updates are > made. > > Luis > Speaking as a distro, what advantage does the stable wireless backport offer for the currently released kernel if we are already consumers of stable updates? rtg -- Tim Gardner tim.gardner@canonical.com