From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Hannes Reinecke Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] debloat aic7xxx and aic79xx drivers Date: Tue, 08 Apr 2008 16:54:11 +0200 Message-ID: <47FB8713.3030208@suse.de> References: <200803230440.40685.vda.linux@googlemail.com> <200804072000.55637.vda.linux@googlemail.com> <47FB63C2.4030006@suse.de> <200804081608.43248.vda.linux@googlemail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Received: from cantor.suse.de ([195.135.220.2]:58248 "EHLO mx1.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753723AbYDHOyM (ORCPT ); Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:54:12 -0400 In-Reply-To: <200804081608.43248.vda.linux@googlemail.com> Sender: linux-scsi-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org To: Denys Vlasenko Cc: Andrew Morton , linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org Hi Denys, Denys Vlasenko wrote: > On Tuesday 08 April 2008 14:23, Hannes Reinecke wrote: [ .. ] >> What we have to do here is to modify aicasm to not print out the >> unused definitions, and copy those (autogenerated) files over to >> the *_shipped files to have them synced properly. >> Hand-patching the *_shipped files is not a good idea. >=20 > I do understand this, and I do understnad then _shipped files > are generated. But I failed to find out HOW they are generated. > I don't want to _only_ patch aicasm/* files and skip checking > that my changes work (or at least compile). >=20 > Please let me know how to regenerate these _shipped files, > and I will fix it "correctly" by modifying aicasm/* files. CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is the trick. Once it's enable there's a config option which allows you to build the aic7xxx firmware files from scratch. But you need my patch I just posted to linux-scsi, otherwise aicasm will complain and not build anything. Cheers, Hannes --=20 Dr. Hannes Reinecke zSeries & Storage hare@suse.de +49 911 74053 688 SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 N=FCrnberg GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG N=FCrnberg) -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-scsi" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html