Return-path: Received: from smtp.codeaurora.org ([198.145.29.96]:48084 "EHLO smtp.codeaurora.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750776AbdAaG1t (ORCPT ); Tue, 31 Jan 2017 01:27:49 -0500 From: Kalle Valo To: Larry Finger Cc: linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, Jurij Smakov Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] rtlwifi: rtl8192ce: Fix loading of incorrect firmware References: <20170130214136.28170-1-Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2017 08:27:35 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20170130214136.28170-1-Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> (Larry Finger's message of "Mon, 30 Jan 2017 15:41:36 -0600") Message-ID: <877f5brbfs.fsf@kamboji.qca.qualcomm.com> (sfid-20170131_072915_368707_FF47F82A) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: Larry Finger writes: > From: Jurij Smakov > > In commit cf4747d7535a ("rtlwifi: Fix regression caused by commit > d86e64768859, an error in the edit results in the wrong firmware > being loaded for some models of the RTL8188/8192CE. In this condition, > the connection suffered from high ping latency, slow transfer rates, > and required higher signal strengths to work at all > > See https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=853073, > https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1017471, and > https://github.com/lwfinger/rtlwifi_new/issues/203 for descriptions > of the problems. This patch fixes all of those problems. > > Fixes: cf4747d7535a ("rtlwifi: Fix regression caused by commit d86e64768859") > Signed-off-by: Jurij Smakov > Signed-off-by: Larry Finger > Cc: Stable # 4.9+ > --- > V2 - answer the comments of Kalle Perfect, thanks. Now it should be obvious why this patch needs to be in 4.10. -- Kalle Valo