linux-kernel - Re: [BUG] 2.6.30-rc3: bnx2 failing to load firmware

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Message-ID: <alpine.LFD.2.00.0904241135570.3101@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:37:05 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl>
cc:	Mel Gorman <mel@....ul.ie>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mchan@...adcom.com, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: Re: [BUG] 2.6.30-rc3: bnx2 failing to load firmware



On Fri, 24 Apr 2009, Frans Pop wrote:
>
> Looks like you're using an initramfs initrd and the bnx2 module is getting 
> loaded at that stage. Have you checked that the bnx firmware file is 
> included in your initramfs?

According to his config he has:

	CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL=y

which should make all initrd issues pointless - the firmware should be 
included in the kernel directly.

		Linus
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