From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Google-Smtp-Source: AB8JxZr34ftcFVRpTVetfKNGrMPaz1l3zA6RLnhIQpUI+QkFKjx0DIB3Cd4pyBRNrj0jRWAHwjxL ARC-Seal: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; t=1525461431; cv=none; d=google.com; s=arc-20160816; b=pebS+BsD7h9qMY1bMVtwAnjhOmAfKcoEYh368U46Lmx7gquSXgMDHEcSN1pDyMmJKZ yiQZ7d2ty6cKCrG2jTLSsJb0ictFWhPeVCs6INgz01yv1RlEbQQ4aOvM1ce3ZTWBAgNe W115f36ceFnjnFeKgBtvxoYr9kTTDWxHCEJiVLz8XUhlU7O7t7ylgHDeb6ZdUsrhBot4 FWzuqFN9yCT3Sexh6xt33ZghlZAIO0h8F3ABb33z4OQpWCfNTloO0T1YtVcqr7bofVUb 7cuXaWxqfnq+z+JA+MXadGVvan9G5OZuopj9eO9oeNijLIM0pYqG5rKX++yAwMIaeq6I Cjpw== ARC-Message-Signature: i=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=google.com; s=arc-20160816; h=mime-version:message-id:in-reply-to:date:references:subject:cc:to :from:arc-authentication-results; bh=2aJzQhnBJNKw7Mdt5U8ROlWsiFlbQSmKJ7eiOdBXmt8=; b=ah2nzHzgR0Xh5+zwnzd29p+/OzLvd3kYdIyvGr3QaNeIfmxE4Ua9YMMgF8Iuwy9CLh 8u2wyGJzZG4vQoVjHbI0oll9ot3FMDs/Nj0GBo1gHzii7Y8GfjyN1v1AzMNAaw97yOxO KezmjqBFnke3moMUAapeQV0RCNDLAebX3hBuYJuRf2EMq3gMVEgS4U2Oqxqt42F/IzCi WB593QJSFlbeOpYP1j/c61qnLhgSL/W8I5r91DPs927KDg25XK328TgWuB6KJ+FgiUiI 5X6wpV1gyspzn6JtK//cb8bK0LdChErF7qnLkg6/iuVUSnjz8goRxxaGacUii178HsMJ Svqw== ARC-Authentication-Results: i=1; mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of khc@pm.waw.pl designates 91.202.125.194 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=khc@pm.waw.pl Authentication-Results: mx.google.com; spf=pass (google.com: domain of khc@pm.waw.pl designates 91.202.125.194 as permitted sender) smtp.mailfrom=khc@pm.waw.pl From: Krzysztof Halasa To: "Luis R. Rodriguez" Cc: gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, keescook@chromium.org, josh@joshtriplett.org, teg@jklm.no, wagi@monom.org, hdegoede@redhat.com, andresx7@gmail.com, zohar@linux.vnet.ibm.com, kubakici@wp.pl, shuah@kernel.org, mfuzzey@parkeon.com, dhowells@redhat.com, pali.rohar@gmail.com, tiwai@suse.de, kvalo@codeaurora.org, arend.vanspriel@broadcom.com, zajec5@gmail.com, nbroeking@me.com, markivx@codeaurora.org, broonie@kernel.org, dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com, dwmw2@infradead.org, torvalds@linux-foundation.org, Abhay_Salunke@dell.com, bjorn.andersson@linaro.org, jewalt@lgsinnovations.com, oneukum@suse.com, cantabile.desu@gmail.com, ast@fb.com, hare@suse.com, jejb@linux.vnet.ibm.com, martin.petersen@oracle.com, davem@davemloft.net, maco@android.com, arve@android.com, tkjos@android.com, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-scsi@vger.kernel.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/6] firmware_loader: cleanups for v4.18 References: <20180504174356.13227-1-mcgrof@kernel.org> Date: Fri, 04 May 2018 21:17:08 +0200 In-Reply-To: <20180504174356.13227-1-mcgrof@kernel.org> (Luis R. Rodriguez's message of "Fri, 4 May 2018 10:43:49 -0700") Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain X-getmail-retrieved-from-mailbox: INBOX X-GMAIL-THRID: =?utf-8?q?1599556382367072293?= X-GMAIL-MSGID: =?utf-8?q?1599562246025092685?= X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org List-ID: "Luis R. Rodriguez" writes: > * CONFIG_WANXL --> CONFIG_WANXL_BUILD_FIRMWARE > * CONFIG_SCSI_AIC79XX --> CONFIG_AIC79XX_BUILD_FIRMWARE > > To this day both of these drivers are building driver *firmwares* when > the option CONFIG_PREVENT_FIRMWARE_BUILD is disabled, and they don't > even make use of the firmware API at all. Don't know for sure about Adaptec, but wanXL firmware fits every definition of "stable". BTW it's a 1997 or so early PCI card, built around the PLX PCI9060 bus mastering PCI bridge and Motorola 68360 (the original QUICC) processor. Maximum bit rate of 2 Mb/s on each sync serial port. It's more about delivering the .S source for the firmware, I guess. Nobody is expected to build it. The fw is about 2.5 KB and is directly linked with the driver. -- Krzysztof Halasa