Larry Finger wrote:
> For any version of the bcm43xx devices, maximum performance is obtained only 
> by downloading and 
> installing the appropriate patch from ftp://lwfinger.dynalias.org/patches for 
> any kernel through 
> 2.6.21-rc7. It is expected that 2.6.22-rc1 (when it is released) will have 
> all current improvements 
> installed.

Hi,

I'm having trouble with the standalone distribution on the Debian etch 
PowerPC kernel:

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~/bcm43xx-softmac-sa$ make
make -C /lib/modules/2.6.18-4-powerpc/build 
M=/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa modules
make[1]: Entering directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.18-4-powerpc'
   CC [M]  /home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.o
In file included from 
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:44:
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx.h:829: error: field 
‘periodic_work’ has incomplete type
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c: In function 
‘bcm43xx_initialize_irq’:
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:2170: warning: 
passing argument 2 of ‘request_irq’ from incompatible pointer type
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c: In function 
‘bcm43xx_periodic_work_handler’:
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:3255: warning: 
type defaults to ‘int’ in declaration of ‘__mptr’
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:3255: warning: 
initialization from incompatible pointer type
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c: In function 
‘bcm43xx_periodic_tasks_setup’:
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:3320: warning: 
implicit declaration of function ‘INIT_DELAYED_WORK’
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:3321: warning: 
passing argument 1 of ‘schedule_delayed_work’ from incompatible pointer 
type
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c: In function 
‘bcm43xx_init_one’:
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:4177: warning: 
assignment discards qualifiers from pointer target type
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:4257:50: error: 
macro "INIT_WORK" requires 3 arguments, but only 2 given
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c: In function 
‘bcm43xx_controller_restart’:
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:4257: error: 
‘INIT_WORK’ undeclared (first use in this function)
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:4257: error: 
(Each undeclared identifier is reported only once
/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.c:4257: error: for 
each function it appears in.)
make[3]: *** [/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx/bcm43xx_main.o] 
Error 1
make[2]: *** [/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa/bcm43xx] Error 2
make[1]: *** [_module_/home/andrew/bcm43xx-softmac-sa] Error 2
make[1]: Leaving directory `/usr/src/linux-headers-2.6.18-4-powerpc'
make: *** [modules] Error 2

There is a 2.6.20 kernel available in sid, should I try that instead?

Thanks,
Andrew
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