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To: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: Qlogic/FC firmware
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From: Jes Sorensen <jes@sunsite.dk>
Date: 21 Aug 2001 17:29:37 +0200
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>>>>> "David" == David S Miller <davem@redhat.com> writes:

David>    From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> Date: Tue, 21 Aug
David> 2001 15:45:26 +0100 (BST)
   
>    Ok so you have a sparc specific firmware loading problem.

David> No, it is a non-x86 firmware loading problem.  Do not label it
David> is as a "all the world a Sparc" problem, it isn't centric to
David> any particular platform.

It's centric to a limited userbase, other systems such as Alpha and
ia64 can load the firmware off the cards no problem.

Doesn't mean we have solved your problem, true. But initrd is still a
cleaner solution and gets around the licensing problem as well.

Jes