Re: [PATCH] bnx2: update bnx2-mips-09 firmware tobnx2-mips-09-6.2.1b

[Eric Dumazet]

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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