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Subject: Re: Qlogic/FC firmware
To: davem@redhat.com (David S. Miller)
Date: Tue, 21 Aug 2001 15:15:20 +0100 (BST)
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From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
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> You might as well remove all of these drivers in whole, as they are
> basically non-functional without the accompanying firmware.

Now you are talking complete and total crap. I tested this firmware removal
stuff on a QlogicFC 2100 card. It works fine and I am now getting to use
the qualified firmware in the BIOS flash not the unqualified firmware in
the kernel.

Alan