netdev - Re: [BUG] tg3 module problem on Linux-2.6.29-rc1-2

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Message-ID: <20090127183533.GA10466@xw6200.broadcom.net>
Date:	Tue, 27 Jan 2009 10:35:33 -0800
From:	"Matt Carlson" <mcarlson@...adcom.com>
To:	"Tarkan Erimer" <tarkan.erimer@...knet.net.tr>
cc:	"Jaswinder Singh Rajput" <jaswinderlinux@...il.com>,
	"Alexey Dobriyan" <adobriyan@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David Woodhouse" <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	"David Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [BUG] tg3 module problem on Linux-2.6.29-rc1-2

On Tue, Jan 27, 2009 at 07:48:44AM -0800, Tarkan Erimer wrote:
> Tarkan Erimer wrote:
> > Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote:
> >> Is this ubuntu's specific problem or you also getting these
> >> warnings/errors on another releases.
> >>
> >>   
> > Yes,it's specific to Ubuntu's kernel build process (make-kpkg). I had 
> > no time to try with regular kernel build process. But; if it's 
> > necessary, I can try it out. BTW, my box is Kubuntu 8.10 with latest 
> > updates.
> >
> Now, I tried with 2.6.29-rc2-git2 and the result is same. No difference. 
> When I have time, I'll try via regular kernel compile process to see 
> what will be happen.

Like I outlined in my previous email, this is a scripting / tools problem.
Updating your kernel will not help.  Either the script or modinfo needs to
be modified to somehow recognize that while the driver does make
request_firmware() calls, the firmware resides in the kernel itself.

> PS: If you write a reply to "netdev@...r.kernel.org", it will not reach 
> to me. Because, I'm not subscribed to this mailing-list. So, please CC 
> it to me.
> 
> Tarkan ERIMER
> 
> 
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