No, that's not why. rt2860 fails to compile on 2.6.31 because
compatibility with the old net_device API has been dropped between
2.6.30 and 2.6.31, and rt2860 uses this API. It needs to be ported to
the new net_driver_ops API.

Here's the upstream discussion of the drop:
http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/27566/

Here's a bug report for VirtualBox which hit the same problem, include a
patch to port to the new API:

http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/4264

I am seeing if I can hack together a patch for rt2860 based on the
VirtualBox patch, but I'm no hacker, so I can't promise anything.

** Bug watch added: Virtualbox Trac #4264
   http://www.virtualbox.org/ticket/4264

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I can't load the new kernel 2.6.31-1 or 2.6.31-2 on Ubuntu Karmic because of a 
driver : RT2860
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/396945
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