netdev - Re: [PATCH] linux-firmware: bnx2: Update firmware and version

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Date:	Wed, 11 May 2011 00:27:57 +0100
From:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:	Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>
Cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] linux-firmware: bnx2: Update firmware and version

On Tue, 2011-05-10 at 16:19 -0700, Michael Chan wrote:
> > > Update 5709 mips firmware to 6.2.1a to fix iSCSI performance
> > > regression.  There was an unnecessary context read in the fast path
> > > affecting performance. 
> > 
> > Is this update not ABI compatible? You have changed the soname of the
> > firmware... was that intentional?
> > 
> 
> The firmware is tightly coupled to the driver.  We only test one
> combination of driver/firmware and don't guarantee compatibility with
> other combinations.

OK, patch applied and pushed; thanks.

-- 
dwmw2

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