Return-path: Received: from mms1.broadcom.com ([216.31.210.17]:1852 "EHLO mms1.broadcom.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1756909Ab1CIJDz (ORCPT ); Wed, 9 Mar 2011 04:03:55 -0500 To: "gregkh@suse.de" , "Francis Moreau" cc: "Brett Rudley" , "linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org" , "Linux Kernel Mailing List" Subject: Re: brcm80211: the system freezes if booted with laptop wifi switch to OFF References: Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2011 10:03:41 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 From: "Arend van Spriel" Message-ID: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; delsp=yes Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sat, 05 Mar 2011 18:11:20 +0100, Francis Moreau wrote: > Hi, > > I'm currently running 2.6.38-rc6, and if I boot with my WIFI switch > set to off position, the system freezes entirely when bringing up the > wlan0 interface. > > There's no trace so I don't really know how I can help to debug this > further. > > Thanks Hi Greg, A while ago I submitted a patch for this issue and it was marked as new functionality so only to be included in the staging-next branch. However, as the system freezes without this patch it might be a good idea to submit the patch for staging-linus branch as well to include it in linus tree. Do you agree? If so I will prepare a backported version of the patch and send it to you. Gr. AvS -- "The most merciful thing in the world, I think, is the inability of the human mind to correlate all its contents." - "The Call of Cthulhu"