Return-path: Received: from mail-wm0-f45.google.com ([74.125.82.45]:34894 "EHLO mail-wm0-f45.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1755413AbcJUQyh (ORCPT ); Fri, 21 Oct 2016 12:54:37 -0400 Received: by mail-wm0-f45.google.com with SMTP id c78so5671070wme.0 for ; Fri, 21 Oct 2016 09:54:36 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: References: <41e828b1-c340-d6c6-61f4-051c845820c8@gmail.com> <80788796-5768-1650-dcef-59ccfbe7be6f@gmail.com> From: Michal Kazior Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 18:54:35 +0200 Message-ID: (sfid-20161021_185441_098958_34D0CCB0) Subject: Re: compex wle900vx (ath10k) problem on 4.4.24 / armv7 To: Oliver Zemann Cc: linux-wireless Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 21 October 2016 at 18:25, Oliver Zemann wrote: > The problem is gone with kernel 4.7.3 on armbian - both compex cards work > (wle600, wle900), unfortunately that kernel does not support sfp (seems l= ike > its kind of proprietary drivers from clearfog). So its a driver issue but= i > have no clue who to contact or where to file a bug report. The only > available kernel which supports sfp (from solidrun, vendor of the clearfo= g > board) is 4.4.23 > > I am wondering if i could simply checkout the 4.4.x sources, merge the > atheros drivers in it and try to rebuild the kernel? That's what backports[1] are for. The problem could be in the pci subsystem though so backporting the driver itself might not solve your problem. [1]: https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/drivers/ath10k/backports Micha=C5=82