netdev - Re: 2.6.28-git8: tg3 doesn't work due to firmware not loading (-git7 is ok)

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Date:	Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:26:42 +0000
From:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:	Alessandro Suardi <alessandro.suardi@...il.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu,
	jaswinderlinux@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.28-git8: tg3 doesn't work due to firmware not loading
 (-git7 is ok)

On Sun, 2009-01-11 at 20:24 +0100, Alessandro Suardi wrote:
> However, with the combination of in-kernel tg3 and
>  CONFIG_IN_KERNEL_FIRMWARE=n there is at least a 30" delay
>  during boot while waiting for the firmware request (which will fail).

Hm, ideally it should fail fast if the root file system isn't yet
mounted. I thought we'd seen and fixed a 'long delay' problem already.

I'll take another look.

-- 
David Woodhouse                            Open Source Technology Centre
David.Woodhouse@...el.com                              Intel Corporation

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