Messages in this thread | | | From | Rusty Russell <> | Subject | Re: Status new-modules + 802.11b/IrDA | Date | Thu, 12 Dec 2002 09:46:02 +1100 |
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In message <20021211174305.GB11264@bougret.hpl.hp.com> you write: > On Wed, Dec 11, 2002 at 07:34:53PM +1100, Rusty Russell wrote: > > > o removal of airo_cs : "Uninitialised timer!/nThis is a > > > warning. Your computer is OK". Call trace on demand. Also, the module > > > airo not removed (probably due to problem with airo_cs). > > > > That, in itself, should be harmless. > > Yes, but this is new and I don't really like it. I suspect > something is wrong in the Pcmcia code itself. Last I tried was 2.5.46 > and I see some suspicious init_timer() added where I would not expect, > and some missing where they would be needed. > Hum... Who is in charge ?
Well, Andrew Morton made the change that required timers to be initialized, and the check which locates ones which are not. As to who is responsible for airo_cs, I'm guessing Ben Reed, as author.
> I personally believe the timer thingy is important and cause > of problems.
I disagree: the warning is supposed to silently fix it up.
> Thanks a lot ! > > Jean
That's what I'm here for, Rusty. -- Anyone who quotes me in their sig is an idiot. -- Rusty Russell. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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