On Tue, 2011-11-22 at 19:20 +1100, Geoff Simmons wrote:
> Source: linux-2.6
> Version: 3.1.1-1
> Severity: wishlist
>
> Hi,
>
> Please consider enabling BCMA ("BCMA support") as a module, along with
> BCMA_HOST_PCI ("Support for BCMA on PCI-host bus"). BCMA was explicitly
> disabled for linux-2.6 in its subversion repository at revision 17519.
>
> Enabling these would allow the b43 driver to receive BCMA bus support
> (B43_BCMA, enabled by default) and operate Broadcom BCM43224 and BCM43225
> based PCIe wireless LAN devices; BCM4331 (HT-PHY) support is anticipated for
> Linux 3.2.
>
> A consequence of enabling BCMA_HOST_PCI is the addition of device IDs to the
> produced bcma module, four of these are claimed by the brcmsmac part of the
> brcm80211 staging driver.
brcmsmac apparently has better support for these devices, and is moving
out of staging in 3.2.
So whatever we do, we shouldn't enable those device IDs in b43 as well.
Ben.
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Ben Hutchings
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