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Date:	Wed, 1 Dec 2010 17:05:52 +0000
From:	Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
To:	Stefan Lippers-Hollmann <s.L-H@....de>
Cc:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>,
	Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/r8169: Remove the firmware of RTL8111D

On Wed, Dec 01, 2010 at 05:36:55PM +0100, Stefan Lippers-Hollmann wrote:
> Hi
> 
> On Wednesday 01 December 2010, Francois Romieu wrote:
> > Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com> :
> > > Remove the firmware of RTL8111D from the kernel.
> > > The binary file of firmware would be moved to linux-firmware repository.
> > 
> > The driver can not simply go along when request_firmware fails. Though Ben's
> > code did not take care of it, the driver should imho propagate some return
> > code. Ben ?
> [...]
> 
> At least for RTL8111D-1 (rtl8168d_1_hw_phy_config(), phy_reg_init_2[])
> a missing firmware update doesn't seem to be fatal
> 	http://bugs.debian.org/561309#45
[...]

Yes.  Though it does clearly affect operation with some combinations of
cable and link partner.  There was a recent bug report on this, though
I can't find it now.

Ben.

-- 
Ben Hutchings
We get into the habit of living before acquiring the habit of thinking.
                                                              - Albert Camus
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