netdev - Re: [PATCH] net/r8169: Correct the ram code for RTL8111D(L)

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Date:	Fri, 26 Nov 2010 23:49:14 +0100
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	Ben Hutchings <benh@...ian.org>
Cc:	Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	564628@...s.debian.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/r8169: Correct the ram code for RTL8111D(L)

Ben Hutchings <benh@...ian.org> :
> On Fri, 2010-11-26 at 19:54 +0800, Hayes Wang wrote:
> > Correct the binary code (Low pass filter & DLY_CAP fine tune from uC).
> > The incorrect ram code would make the nic working abnormally.
> [...]
> 
> I'm glad you finally acknowledge that this is code rather than simple
> register initialisation.

I am not sure that Hayes is a native english speaker.

I am glad to see him posting here.

[...]
> Below are the changes Debian currently applies in preparation for proper
> licencing of the firmware.

Do you have some scripts to convert the data at hand ?

I would welcome a clear statement regarding the status of the binary thing
(code ? data ?) but even without one *now*, I'd like to see it separated
from the main code : the driver sucks and things will go worse with
support code for the 8168e.

Is there anybody objecting to it ? I will buy anything be it firmware API
or plain .h.

-- 
Ueimor
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