Return-path: Received: from mail-qk0-f196.google.com ([209.85.220.196]:33502 "EHLO mail-qk0-f196.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752980AbdEHOmI (ORCPT ); Mon, 8 May 2017 10:42:08 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <40c81df4-d17f-c374-e5a8-c5b8edd914b5@gmail.com> References: <8b27a07c-ecb1-21be-bf8f-e7365ec000f4@gmail.com> <40c81df4-d17f-c374-e5a8-c5b8edd914b5@gmail.com> From: Andy Shevchenko Date: Mon, 8 May 2017 17:42:06 +0300 Message-ID: (sfid-20170508_164341_194807_6E8B44F3) Subject: Re: [PATCH v5] staging: rtl8723bs: remove re-positioned call to kfree in os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c To: Ian W MORRISON Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman , devel@linuxdriverproject.org, "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "open list:TI WILINK WIRELES..." , Bastien Nocera , Larry Finger , Hans de Goede , jes.sorensen@gmail.com, Kalle Valo Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Sun, May 7, 2017 at 1:04 PM, Ian W MORRISON wrote: > A kernel cloned from > git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git and > built with the latest RTL8723BS driver included (CONFIG_RTL8723BS=m) > fails when booting on an Intel Atom device with the RTL8723BS wifi > chipset due to an error in > drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/ioctl_cfg80211.c. > > The kernel when booted with Ubuntu 17.04 results in an unusable system > however with the following patch booting is successful and the system > is usable. The patch and kernel builds have been tested against on an > Intel Compute Stick (STCK1A32WFC model). > > This version of the patch (version 5) has tabs rather than spaces, no > wrap around, a changelog and a sign-off email. What are you trying to achieve by posting this patch over and over so often? Version 5 look pretty good to me. Just stop posting it again and wait when Greg takes it. FWIW (version 5!): Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko -- With Best Regards, Andy Shevchenko