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[Brian Burch <1156138@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've done a lot of work trying to get the patch to work, including
trying to resolve the subsequent problem where the wl.ko module builds
but fails to load because rcu_read_unlock_special cannot be used on the
current 3.8.0-30-lowlatency kernel. This issue is reported in
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-lowlatency/+bug/1154036.

Exasperated after digging around and finding far more knowledgeable
people than me were stumped, I gave up. I edited my local copy of
0001-MODULE_LICENSE.patch to replace the string "Mixed/Proprietary" with
"GPL". The broadcom wireless driver is now working on my system.

I look forward to removing the kludge as soon as this bug is fixed
properly.

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Title:
  bcmwl-kernel-source fails to build on lowlatency kernel [FATAL:
  modpost: GPL-incompatible module wl.ko uses GPL-only symbol
  '__rcu_read_unlock']

Status in “bcmwl” package in Ubuntu:
  Triaged

Bug description:
  Ubuntu 13.04

  ProblemType: Package
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 13.04
  Package: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.8.0-13.22-generic 3.8.3
  Uname: Linux 3.8.0-13-generic i686
  NonfreeKernelModules: wl
  ApportVersion: 2.9.1-0ubuntu1
  Architecture: i386
  DKMSKernelVersion: 3.8.0-12-lowlatency
  Date: Sat Mar 16 23:37:03 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-01-03 (72 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 12.10 "Quantal Quetzal" - Release i386 (20121017.2)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageVersion: 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6
  SourcePackage: bcmwl
  Title: bcmwl-kernel-source 6.20.155.1+bdcom-0ubuntu6: bcmwl kernel module failed to build
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to raring on 2013-03-12 (4 days ago)

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