Bug 8043 - Function is_wireless_device don't work with kernels>=3.6
Summary: Function is_wireless_device don't work with kernels>=3.6
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: RPM Packages (show other bugs)
Version: 2
Hardware: i586 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: Mageia 2
Assignee: Mageia Bug Squad
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Keywords: NEEDINFO
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Reported: 2012-11-11 08:33 CET by Alex Loginov
Modified: 2012-11-23 23:49 CET (History)
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Description Alex Loginov 2012-11-11 08:33:33 CET 
Function is_wireless_device() in /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/network-functions does't work with kernels>=3.6.
Problem is in comment http://kernelnewbies.org/Linux_3.6#head-85de5e5247a939f2a61d0c5ccbc13ff5b4f1a6a0 (wireless: remove wext sysfs)
New kernels does not use /sys/class/net/*/wireless/
Comment 1 Manuel Hiebel 2012-11-11 09:46:03 CET 
already fixed for some weeks http://svnweb.mageia.org/packages?view=revision&revision=309529 

so where is your issue ?

Keywords: (none) => NEEDINFO
Component: Release (media or process) => RPM Packages
Source RPM: (none) => initscript

Comment 2 Alex Loginov 2012-11-11 13:17:45 CET 
Thank you for fixing for Mageia 3.
Please, fix for Mageia 2 also.

Version: Cauldron => 2
Target Milestone: --- => Mageia 2

Comment 3 Thomas Backlund 2012-11-23 23:49:00 CET 
No need to fix for older releases...

the removed sysfs is restored upstream:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git;a=commit;h=38c1a01cf10c6e4049b4ffbd4a6af655df2a46e1

Status: NEW => RESOLVED
CC: (none) => tmb
Resolution: (none) => WONTFIX
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