* [PATCH] vxge: Declare MODULE_FIRMWARE usage
@ 2012-07-26 19:08 Tim Gardner
2012-07-26 19:55 ` Jon Mason
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Tim Gardner @ 2012-07-26 19:08 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
Cc: Tim Gardner, Jon Mason, David S. Miller, Joe Perches, Jiri Pirko,
Stephen Hemminger, Paul Gortmaker, netdev
Cc: Jon Mason <jdmason@kudzu.us>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
Cc: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Cc: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@redhat.com>
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@canonical.com>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c | 9 +++++++--
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
index de21904..d4832b2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
@@ -4203,6 +4203,9 @@ out:
return ret;
}
+#define VXGE_PXE_FIRMWARE "vxge/X3fw-pxe.ncf"
+#define VXGE_FIRMWARE "vxge/X3fw.ncf"
+
static int vxge_probe_fw_update(struct vxgedev *vdev)
{
u32 maj, min, bld;
@@ -4245,9 +4248,9 @@ static int vxge_probe_fw_update(struct vxgedev *vdev)
}
}
if (gpxe)
- fw_name = "vxge/X3fw-pxe.ncf";
+ fw_name = VXGE_PXE_FIRMWARE;
else
- fw_name = "vxge/X3fw.ncf";
+ fw_name = VXGE_FIRMWARE;
ret = vxge_fw_upgrade(vdev, fw_name, 0);
/* -EINVAL and -ENOENT are not fatal errors for flashing firmware on
@@ -4855,3 +4858,5 @@ vxge_closer(void)
}
module_init(vxge_starter);
module_exit(vxge_closer);
+MODULE_FIRMWARE(VXGE_PXE_FIRMWARE);
+MODULE_FIRMWARE(VXGE_FIRMWARE);
--
1.7.9.5
^ permalink raw reply related [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread* Re: [PATCH] vxge: Declare MODULE_FIRMWARE usage
2012-07-26 19:08 [PATCH] vxge: Declare MODULE_FIRMWARE usage Tim Gardner
@ 2012-07-26 19:55 ` Jon Mason
2012-07-27 13:06 ` Tim Gardner
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Jon Mason @ 2012-07-26 19:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Tim Gardner
Cc: linux-kernel, David S. Miller, Joe Perches, Jiri Pirko,
Stephen Hemminger, Paul Gortmaker, netdev
On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@canonical.com> wrote:
> Cc: Jon Mason <jdmason@kudzu.us>
> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
> Cc: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
> Cc: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@redhat.com>
> Cc: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
> Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@canonical.com>
> ---
> drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c | 9 +++++++--
> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
> index de21904..d4832b2 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
> @@ -4203,6 +4203,9 @@ out:
> return ret;
> }
>
> +#define VXGE_PXE_FIRMWARE "vxge/X3fw-pxe.ncf"
> +#define VXGE_FIRMWARE "vxge/X3fw.ncf"
> +
> static int vxge_probe_fw_update(struct vxgedev *vdev)
> {
> u32 maj, min, bld;
> @@ -4245,9 +4248,9 @@ static int vxge_probe_fw_update(struct vxgedev *vdev)
> }
> }
> if (gpxe)
> - fw_name = "vxge/X3fw-pxe.ncf";
> + fw_name = VXGE_PXE_FIRMWARE;
> else
> - fw_name = "vxge/X3fw.ncf";
> + fw_name = VXGE_FIRMWARE;
>
> ret = vxge_fw_upgrade(vdev, fw_name, 0);
> /* -EINVAL and -ENOENT are not fatal errors for flashing firmware on
> @@ -4855,3 +4858,5 @@ vxge_closer(void)
> }
> module_init(vxge_starter);
> module_exit(vxge_closer);
> +MODULE_FIRMWARE(VXGE_PXE_FIRMWARE);
> +MODULE_FIRMWARE(VXGE_FIRMWARE);
IIUC, MODULE_FIRMWARE is only necessary for devices that need firmware
to operate. vxge hardware has an image in flash on the nic, and the
modified code is used to update the firmware image on the adapter.
So, this change isn't doing what you want it to do.
Also, wasn't this already discussed (https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/4/12/401)?
Thanks,
Jon
> --
> 1.7.9.5
>
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 3+ messages in thread* Re: [PATCH] vxge: Declare MODULE_FIRMWARE usage
2012-07-26 19:55 ` Jon Mason
@ 2012-07-27 13:06 ` Tim Gardner
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Tim Gardner @ 2012-07-27 13:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Jon Mason
Cc: linux-kernel, David S. Miller, Joe Perches, Jiri Pirko,
Stephen Hemminger, Paul Gortmaker, netdev
On 07/26/2012 01:55 PM, Jon Mason wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 26, 2012 at 12:08 PM, Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@canonical.com> wrote:
>> Cc: Jon Mason <jdmason@kudzu.us>
>> Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
>> Cc: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
>> Cc: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@redhat.com>
>> Cc: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
>> Cc: Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@windriver.com>
>> Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
>> Signed-off-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@canonical.com>
>> ---
>> drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c | 9 +++++++--
>> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
>> index de21904..d4832b2 100644
>> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
>> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/neterion/vxge/vxge-main.c
>> @@ -4203,6 +4203,9 @@ out:
>> return ret;
>> }
>>
>> +#define VXGE_PXE_FIRMWARE "vxge/X3fw-pxe.ncf"
>> +#define VXGE_FIRMWARE "vxge/X3fw.ncf"
>> +
>> static int vxge_probe_fw_update(struct vxgedev *vdev)
>> {
>> u32 maj, min, bld;
>> @@ -4245,9 +4248,9 @@ static int vxge_probe_fw_update(struct vxgedev *vdev)
>> }
>> }
>> if (gpxe)
>> - fw_name = "vxge/X3fw-pxe.ncf";
>> + fw_name = VXGE_PXE_FIRMWARE;
>> else
>> - fw_name = "vxge/X3fw.ncf";
>> + fw_name = VXGE_FIRMWARE;
>>
>> ret = vxge_fw_upgrade(vdev, fw_name, 0);
>> /* -EINVAL and -ENOENT are not fatal errors for flashing firmware on
>> @@ -4855,3 +4858,5 @@ vxge_closer(void)
>> }
>> module_init(vxge_starter);
>> module_exit(vxge_closer);
>> +MODULE_FIRMWARE(VXGE_PXE_FIRMWARE);
>> +MODULE_FIRMWARE(VXGE_FIRMWARE);
>
> IIUC, MODULE_FIRMWARE is only necessary for devices that need firmware
> to operate. vxge hardware has an image in flash on the nic, and the
> modified code is used to update the firmware image on the adapter.
> So, this change isn't doing what you want it to do.
>
> Also, wasn't this already discussed (https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/4/12/401)?
>
> Thanks,
> Jon
>
Hmm, I'd forgotten about that discussion, but its no more correct now
then it was then. MODULE_FIRMWARE is purely informational and has _no_
runtime impact. It is merely an indicator that a firmware file _might_
be used by the kernel and should therefore be left in the external
firmware package. MODULE_FIRMWARE() uses the same base MODULE_INFO macro
as MODULE_VERSION, MODULE_AUTHOR, MODULE_LICENSE, etc.
rtg
--
Tim Gardner tim.gardner@canonical.com
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