Re: [PATCH 3/3] net: wireless: bcm43xx: big_buffer_sem semaphoreto mutex

[John W. Linville]

On Sat, Dec 15, 2007 at 02:25:50AM +0100, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> On Friday, 14 of December 2007, Michael Buesch wrote:

> > Either distributions have to install it automatically or people simply have
> > to read one or two lines of documentation.  That's just what I wanted to say.
> 
> It's not that simple.  For example, regression testing will be a major PITA
> if one needs to switch back and forth from the new driver to the old one in the
> process.

Not really true -- a single system can easily have firmware installed
for b43, b43legacy, and bcm43xx at the same time and switch back and
forth between them.

Given a functioning udev configuration, the persistent naming even
works so that your device stays as 'eth1' when switching to and
fro bcm43xx.  I really think everyone is overstating the problem.

John
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