lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2012]   [Aug]   [8]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
/
SubjectRe: [PATCH] bnx2: update bnx2-mips-09 firmware to bnx2-mips-09-6.2.1b
From
Date
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.





\
 
 \ /
  Last update: 2012-08-08 09:03    [W:0.041 / U:1.540 seconds]
©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site