Messages in this thread | | | Date | Fri, 4 Jul 2008 22:04:44 +0100 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: [bug?] tg3: Failed to load firmware "tigon/tg3_tso.bin" |
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> External firmware is by design an error prone system, even with > versioning. But by being built and linked into the driver, it > is fool proof. > > On a technical basis alone, we would never disconnect a crucial > component such as firmware, from the driver. The only thing > charging these transoformations, from day one, is legal concerns.
As I said: We had this argument ten years ago (more than that now actually). People said the same thing about modules.
Alan
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