netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] r8152: support request

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Date:   Wed, 16 Oct 2019 14:31:08 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...hat.com>
To:     hayeswang@...ltek.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, nic_swsd@...ltek.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-usb@...r.kernel.org,
        pmalani@...omium.org, grundler@...omium.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] r8152: support request_firmware for RTL8153

From: Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Oct 2019 11:02:42 +0800

> This patch supports loading additional firmware file through
> request_firmware().
> 
> A firmware file may include a header followed by several blocks
> which have different types of firmware. Currently, the supported
> types are RTL_FW_END, RTL_FW_PLA, and RTL_FW_USB.
> 
> The firmware is used to fix some compatible or hardware issues. For
> example, the device couldn't be found after rebooting several times.
> 
> The supported chips are
> 	RTL_VER_04 (rtl8153a-2.fw)
> 	RTL_VER_05 (rtl8153a-3.fw)
> 	RTL_VER_06 (rtl8153a-4.fw)
> 	RTL_VER_09 (rtl8153b-2.fw)
> 
> Signed-off-by: Hayes Wang <hayeswang@...ltek.com>
> Reviewed-by: Prashant Malani <pmalani@...omium.org>

Applied, thank you.