I've messed around with this a bit and I think, at least,
the rtl8192cu driver needs to be rewritten to eliminate the BKL (big Kernel
Lock).
Where is the documentation that explains the BKL and how to replace it
in drivers?
The BKL calls are defined in smp_lock.h.
Is smp_lock.h included in any
Public bug reported:
With 11.04 no drivers were loaded the CQU-906 USB wifi dongle was plugged in.
Downloaded, built, and installed drivers from realtek.
They connected with the internet when the dongle was plugged in.
Upgrading to 11.10 resulted in linux-firmware drivers being loaded when