Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker

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To: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...>

Cc: David Miller <davem@...>, <jeff@...>, <mchan@...>, <linux-kernel@...>, <netdev@...>

Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker

Date: Friday, September 21, 2007 - 3:32 pm

On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:18:06 BST, Denys Vlasenko said:
quoted text> On Friday 21 September 2007 19:36, Valdis.Kletnieks@vt.edu wrote:
> > Should this be redone to use the existing firmware loading framework to
> > load the firmware instead?
> 
> Not in every case.
> 
> For example, bnx2 maintainer says that driver and
> firmware are closely tied for his driver. IOW: you upgrade kernel
> and your NIC is not working anymore.
> 
> Another argument is to make kernel be able to bring up NICs
> without needing firmware images in initramfs/initrd/hard drive.

OK, I can live with "considered and decided against". :)

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[PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Denys Vlasenko, (Fri Sep 21, 7:01 am)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, David Miller, (Fri Sep 21, 12:14 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Denys Vlasenko, (Fri Sep 21, 1:03 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, David Miller, (Fri Sep 21, 1:49 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Michael Chan, (Fri Sep 21, 10:47 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, David Miller, (Sun Sep 30, 8:57 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Denys Vlasenko, (Fri Sep 21, 2:05 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Andi Kleen, (Fri Sep 21, 4:13 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Denys Vlasenko, (Fri Sep 21, 6:37 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Lennart Sorensen, (Mon Sep 24, 1:32 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Kyle Moffett, (Tue Sep 25, 12:20 am)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Roland Dreier, (Fri Sep 21, 4:31 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, , (Fri Sep 21, 2:36 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Denys Vlasenko, (Fri Sep 21, 3:18 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Alan Cox, (Fri Sep 21, 5:03 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Jeff Garzik, (Fri Sep 21, 6:33 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Alan Cox, (Fri Sep 21, 6:48 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, maximilian attems, (Fri Sep 21, 8:02 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Krzysztof Oledzki, (Fri Sep 21, 3:33 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Denys Vlasenko, (Fri Sep 21, 6:43 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, Jeff Garzik, (Fri Sep 21, 6:57 pm)

Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker, , (Fri Sep 21, 3:32 pm)

[PATCH 2/2] bnx2: move gzip unpacker to zlib, Denys Vlasenko, (Fri Sep 21, 7:03 am)


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