linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [96/106] iwlagn: Support new 5000 microcode.

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Date:	Wed, 27 Apr 2011 15:32:58 -0700
From:	wwguy <wey-yi.w.guy@...el.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	"Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu" <Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu>,
	"tim.gardner@...onical.com" <tim.gardner@...onical.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"Fry, Donald H" <donald.h.fry@...el.com>,
	"sgruszka@...hat.com" <sgruszka@...hat.com>,
	"gregkh@...e.de" <gregkh@...e.de>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"stable@...nel.org" <stable@...nel.org>,
	"tim.bird@...sony.com" <tim.bird@...sony.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [96/106] iwlagn: Support new 5000 microcode.

Hi Andi,
On Wed, 2011-04-27 at 15:20 -0700, Andi Kleen wrote:
> > I can't speak to Ubuntu, but I hit this on Fedora Rawhide a while ago, they
> > ended including several versions so different kernels would work OK:
> >
> > % rpm -ql iwl5000-firmware
> > /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-1.ucode
> > /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-2.ucode
> > /lib/firmware/iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode
> 
> I don't want people require to install new firmware for .35. This sounds 
> like I should
> drop this patch. Wey-yi?
> 

iwlwifi-5000-5.ucode is target to fix a 11n related issue we seen in the
field (especially for Ubuntu), so it is important for people to use -5
version of uCode. in order to allow driver to pick up the correct uCode
(-5), we need to move the maximum API version to "5" which is what this
patch does

Thanks
Wey



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