netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: phy: marvell10g: add firmware load support

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Message-Id: <20200421.154317.1266224820418902580.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Tue, 21 Apr 2020 15:43:17 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     baruch@...s.co.il
Cc:     linux@...linux.org.uk, netdev@...r.kernel.org, andrew@...n.ch,
        f.fainelli@...il.com, hkallweit1@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] net: phy: marvell10g: add firmware load
 support

From: Baruch Siach <baruch@...s.co.il>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2020 09:21:47 +0300

> Kernel Ethernet PHY maintainers are unlikely to take this patch
> upstream. This is because the linux-firmware repository can not accept
> the firmware files since they are not legally distributable. I post the
> code here as reference to anyone who needs firmware load functionality
> to make this hardware design work.

If you are going to post changes that are like this, please say "RFC"
or "DO NOT APPLY" in the Subject line so that it is clear.

Thank you.