> -----Original Message-----
> From: Stephen Hemminger [mailto:shemminger@vyatta.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 8:14 AM
> To: Francois Romieu
> Cc: Hayeswang; 'Ben Hutchings'; netdev@vger.kernel.org;
> linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org; 'David Miller';
564628@bugs.debian.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/r8169: Correct the ram code for RTL8111D(L)
>
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:33:34 +0100
> Francois Romieu <romieu@fr.zoreil.com> wrote:
>
> > hayeswang <hayeswang@realtek.com> :
> > > Excuse me, I have some questions about the firmware patch.
> > >
> > > 1. I should convert the data into the binary files
> (.bin). Is it right?
> >
> > You may do it.
> >
> > Fwiw I have cooked something for it in the attached patch
> #9 this WE.
> > Feel free to take bits from it. I will not do more changes
> while you work on it.
> >
> > > 2. Where should I update the firmware files? Is the path the
> > > linux-2.6/firmware?
> >
> > ! This directory is only here to contain firmware images extracted
> > from old ! device drivers which predate the common use of
> request_firmware().
> >
> > It is fine for the existing code.
> >
> > > However, according to
> linux-2.6/firmeware/README.AddingFirmware, I
> > > should update they to another repository:
> > >
> > >
> git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/dwmw2/linux-firmware.g
> > > it
> >
> > /me scratches head.
> >
> > Assuming Realtek does not intend to stand this code / data
> as GPLable, yes.
> > It will help people staying clear from non-free code, it will help
> > packaging something useful and it will remove some cruft
> from the code.
> >
> > So everybody will end happy. Especially after an aspirin.
>
> The plan is to do away with linux-2.6/firmware entirely.
> Distributions are shipping the firmware from linux-firmware,
> not the kernel files.
>
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