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Date: Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:18:06 +0100 From: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com> To: Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu Cc: David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, jeff@...zik.org, mchan@...adcom.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] bnx2: factor out gzip unpacker On Friday 21 September 2007 19:36, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu wrote: > On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 19:05:23 BST, Denys Vlasenko said: > > > I plan to use gzip compression on following drivers' firmware, > > if patches will be accepted: > > > > text data bss dec hex filename > > 17653 109968 240 127861 1f375 drivers/net/acenic.o > > 6628 120448 4 127080 1f068 drivers/net/dgrs.o > > ^^^^^^ > > Should this be redone to use the existing firmware loading framework to > load the firmware instead? Not in every case. For example, bnx2 maintainer says that driver and firmware are closely tied for his driver. IOW: you upgrade kernel and your NIC is not working anymore. Another argument is to make kernel be able to bring up NICs without needing firmware images in initramfs/initrd/hard drive. -- vda - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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