linux-kernel - Re: tg3 'No PHY devices' loading issue

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Message-ID: <20120418114325.GL19507@zod.bos.redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:43:25 -0400
From:	Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...hat.com>
To:	Harald Hoyer <harald@...hat.com>
Cc:	Matt Carlson <mcarlson@...adcom.com>,
	Michael Chan <mchan@...adcom.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ben Hutchings <ben@...adent.org.uk>
Subject: Re: tg3 'No PHY devices' loading issue

On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 10:14:47AM +0200, Harald Hoyer wrote:
> Am 17.04.2012 23:05, schrieb Josh Boyer:
> > So it seems my issue is basically because the initramfs isn't built with
> > the broadcom module included.  I'll have to figure out a way to teach
> > dracut what to do here, since it doesn't seem to be automatically
> > picking it up (Harald CC'd).
> > 
> > Thanks much for the very quick response from everyone.
> > 
> > josh
> 
> Ok, so we have to include all kernel/drivers/net/phy/*.ko in the initramfs?

I believe that is probably the safest and most expedient solution, yes.
Ben said the Debian initramfs tool is doing just that.

josh
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