Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH] bnx2: update bnx2-mips-09 firmware to bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1b | From | Eric Dumazet <> | Date | Wed, 08 Aug 2012 08:27:52 +0200 |
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On Wed, 2012-08-08 at 08:17 +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> > Well, if the drivers provided with the kernel don't work out of the box > anymore, maybe we should also move them to a separate repository. All it > is going to do otherwise is to cause invalid bug reports because users > don't understand why using the latest driver does not work. > > That way it would be clear that an in-kernel driver has to be self-sustaining > to be maintainable, otherwise it has nothing to do there.
People compiling their own kernels are supposed to be able to handle this problem themselves.
If not, they can use a distro.
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