Bug#765685: linux-image-3.16-2-amd64: Kernel lockups with r8723au

[Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk>]

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On Fri, 17 Oct 2014 12:14:42 +0200 Mark Brown <broonie@debian.org> wrote:
> Package: src:linux
> Version: 3.16.3-2
> Severity: serious
> 
> The staging driver r8723au is enabled in the kernel but there appear to
> be very good reasons why it's in staging - when it loads it routinely
> locks up my system (hard with no output unfortunately).  It seems to
> make sense to disable the driver.
[...]

We discussed this in person and agreed Mark should test this driver in
3.17 and then we can decide whether to disable it or backport the
changes.

Ben.

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Ben Hutchings
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