From: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
To: Wichert Akkerman <wichert@wiggy.net>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tg3 driver - make use of binary-only firmware optional
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2004 11:49:21 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4083F501.2070008@pobox.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20040419085809.GA585@wiggy.net>
Wichert Akkerman wrote:
> Previously Andreas Jochens wrote:
>
>>Would the patch be acceptable if the firmware parts were kept in tg3.c
>>as they are now but #ifdef'd out when CONFIG_TIGON3_FIRMWARE is not set?
>
>
> Is there any reason for not using the hotplug firmware infrastructure?
Right now there is not a high enough "Just Works" value to do this. The
mechanisms for wide dissemination of necessary firmware, and automatic
placement in initrd/initramfs, are not present yet.
This is a long term goal of all drivers that ship firmware, though.
Jeff
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-04-19 15:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-04-18 13:55 [PATCH] tg3 driver - make use of binary-only firmware optional Andreas Jochens
2004-04-18 21:02 ` walt
2004-04-19 1:08 ` David S. Miller
2004-04-19 8:04 ` Andreas Jochens
2004-04-19 8:58 ` Wichert Akkerman
2004-04-19 15:41 ` Andreas Jochens
2004-04-19 15:49 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2004-04-19 15:52 ` Jeff Garzik
2004-04-19 18:12 ` [PATCH] tg3 driver - address error in TSO firmware code Andreas Jochens
2004-04-19 18:25 ` David S. Miller
2004-04-19 18:32 ` Jeff Garzik
2004-04-19 18:33 ` David S. Miller
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