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== Precise SRU Justification ==<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-backports-modules-3.2.0/+bug/1023566">https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-backports-modules-3.2.0/+bug/1023566</a><br>
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It has been requested we provide a v3.4 based compat-wireless stack
for Precise via the linux-backports<wbr>-modules-<wbr>3.2.0
package. We already provide a v3.3 based compat-wireless stack for
Precise so I see no reason why we should not also provide the v3.4
stack.<br>
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I built some Precise LBM test packages for this and have received
positive test confirmation in the bug report.<br>
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==Fix ==<br>
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The following changes since commit
0c6834944a455a47fc09583ee330a7b23416685f:<br>
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UBUNTU: Ubuntu-3.2.0-27.12 (2012-07-02 11:22:36 +0100)<br>
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are available in the git repository at:<br>
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git://kernel.ubuntu.com/ogasawara/ubuntu-precise-lbm.git lp1023566<br>
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for you to fetch changes up to
4e59074fee206ae47a600f1c8b0424766a896861:<br>
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UBUNTU: Add compat-wireless v3.4 (2012-07-12 12:49:44 -0700)<br>
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The following changes since commit
91b771db290634d350e30adb9cef7bbb415105d6:<br>
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UBUNTU: Ubuntu-3.2.0.27.29 (2012-07-02 11:14:58 +0100)<br>
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are available in the git repository at:<br>
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git://kernel.ubuntu.com/ogasawara/ubuntu-precise-meta.git
lp1023566<br>
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for you to fetch changes up to
f41a8b58ce6a4b34011440bc2b36312a7620fbfb:<br>
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Add compat-wireless v3.4 meta package (2012-07-11 14:40:34 -0700)<br>
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The above pull requests contain fixes to provide a v3.4 based
compat-wireless stackfor the Precise linux-backports-modules-3.2.0
package. I've also provided a secondary pull request to add the
corresponding meta package as well.<br>
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Please note that this is based on the latest v3.4.4 stable kernel
and was manually created following the steps documented at:<br>
<br>
<a rel="nofollow"
href="http://linuxwireless.org/en/users/Download/hacking#Generating_stable_releases"
style="color: rgb(0, 51, 170); text-decoration: none; ">http://<wbr>linuxwireless.<wbr>org/en/<wbr>users/Download/<wbr>hacking#<wbr>Generating_<wbr>stable_<wbr>releases</a><br>
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Manual creation was done because the compat-wireless archive did not
appear to have a final v3.4 based tarball. The latest available was
based on v3.4-rc3:<br>
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<a rel="nofollow"
href="http://www.orbit-lab.org/kernel/compat-wireless-3-stable/v3.4"
style="color: rgb(0, 51, 170); text-decoration: none; ">http://<wbr>www.orbit-<wbr>lab.org/<wbr>kernel/<wbr>compat-<wbr>wireless-<wbr>3-stable/<wbr>v3.4</a><br>
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Additionally, the request to add the v3.4 compat-wireless stack also
specifically asked for the alx driver to be provided. This required
the -p flag (ie apply the patches on the linux-next-pending
directory) when running
compat-wireless/scripts/gen-stable-release.sh .<br>
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Lastly, in order to help make potential maintenance as well as
upgrades easier, I've only used a 2 digit version scheme, ie 3.4, in
the packaging.<br>
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== Impact ==<br>
LBM is an elective install so there shouldn't be any potential for
regression. For those who do choose to install, it will provide an
updated compat-wireless stack and thus new drivers for supporting
newer hardware. One example is the alx driver.
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