Re: [regression] ath11k broken in v6.7

From: Kalle Valo
Date: Mon Jan 22 2024 - 03:24:44 EST


"Linux regression tracking (Thorsten Leemhuis)"
<regressions@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On 22.01.24 08:36, Kalle Valo wrote:
>> Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>> Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>> Kalle Valo <kvalo@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>>>
>>>>> Just trying to make everyone aware because I suspect this will affect
>>>>> quite a few people: ath11k is crashing during suspend on v6.7 due to a
>>>>> mac80211 patch, more info:
>>>>> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218364
>
> Many thx for the heads up, much appreciated. Sorry, forgot to add it to
> the tracking myself: during the merge window thing are sometimes a bit
> chaotic for myself as well. And I was head-down in rewriting some parts
> of regzbot (see below).

No worries, this was a good time to learn all this myself.

>>>>> Proposed fix:
>>>>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20240111170629.1257217-1-benjamin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/
>>>>
>>>> The fix is now applied:
>>>>
>>>> https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/wireless/wireless.git/commit/?id=556857aa1d0855aba02b1c63bc52b91ec63fc2cc
>>>>
>>>> I'll try to use regzbot for the first time, let's see how it goes:
>>>>
>>>> #regzbot introduced: 0a3d898ee9a8 ^
>>>
>>> Forgot to include the bug report:
>>>
>>> #regzbot link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218364
>
> FWIW, that usage was slightly off and not how it's supposed to be done.
> But whatever, let's ignore that. I'm reworking things currently
> slightly, as you are not the first one that slightly got mislead -- and
> the newer commands will hopefully be mire intuitive.

Just to educate myself, how should I have done it? (But feel free to
skip the question if you are busy)

>> #regzbot fix: 556857aa1d0855aba02b1c63bc52b91ec63fc2cc
>
> Great, thx. Hope it reached mainline soon. Maybe once it's there you or
> I should tell Greg to pick this up quickly for stable given that it
> apparently "might affect quite a few people".

I'll try to remember that but the thing is that I don't really follow
stable releases. I wish there would be a person who could follow stable
releases from wireless perspective and make sure everything is ok there.

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