netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] r8169: improve firmware handling

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Date:   Wed, 23 Jan 2019 11:24:28 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     hkallweit1@...il.com
Cc:     nic_swsd@...ltek.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] r8169: improve firmware handling

From: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2019 22:23:41 +0100

> So far member rtl_fw has three states:
> - IS_ERR(rtl_fw): firmware not loaded
> - !rtl_fw: no firmware available
> - other: firmware loaded
> 
> This can be made simpler and clearer by adding the firmware name as
> member fw_name to struct rtl8169_private. Then:
> 
> - !fw_name: no firmware available
> - !rtl_fw: firmware not loaded
> - rtl_fw: firmware loaded
> 
> This change also allows to easily merge rtl_request_uncached_firmware
> into rtl_request_firmware.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Heiner Kallweit <hkallweit1@...il.com>

Applied.