Return-path: Received: from home.einfach.org ([80.86.92.145]:45190 "EHLO home.einfach.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753884Ab0CIAfQ (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 Mar 2010 19:35:16 -0500 From: Bruno Randolf To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Subject: Re: [ath5k-devel] [PATCH v2] ath5k: fix I/Q calibration (for real) Date: Tue, 9 Mar 2010 09:34:59 +0900 Cc: ath5k-devel@lists.ath5k.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linville@tuxdriver.com References: <20100308025841.7460.69949.stgit@void> <201003081317.25155.br1@einfach.org> <43e72e891003080824l74ecd4fbrf5a02e51c275c9b1@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <43e72e891003080824l74ecd4fbrf5a02e51c275c9b1@mail.gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset="utf-8" Message-Id: <201003090934.59740.br1@einfach.org> Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Tuesday 09 March 2010 01:24:48 Luis R. Rodriguez wrote: > >> Thanks Bruno, are these stable fixes? > > > > hi luis! > > > > i think so. the behaviour before was completely broken, now it's better. > > > > but i'm not sure about that whole Cc: stable@kernel.org thing... (sorry > > i've been away for a while)... i read > > Documentation/stable_kernel_rules.txt but still not sure if that applies > > for this patch. > > Just add: > > Cc: stable@kernel.org > > below your Singed-off-by on the commit log entry. That list will get > spammed once the patch is merged on Linus' tree. i understand that. the question is more if my patch justifies bothering 'stable' or not. as i said, in my point of view ath5k has several problems right now (performace and stability), and i guess nobody will be using it seriously in actual production use (does anyone?). so i think it does not really matter if this or any of my other patches go into stable sooner or later. does it? bruno