On Sat, Aug 08, 2009 at 03:18:53PM +0200, Luk Claes wrote: > Otavio Salvador wrote: > > Hello dann, > > > > On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 4:04 PM, dann frazier<da...@debian.org> wrote: > >> The bnx2x driver was disabled in lenny due to its use of non-free > >> firmware. I have put together a patch that would reenable this driver > >> in lenny's 2.6.26 kernel, making use of the firmware split-out patch > >> that has gone upstream in Linux 2.6.31-rc releases (and is currently > >> in use in the linux-2.6 2.6.30 packages in sid). > > > > Really good news :-) > > > >> I'd like to see if we can enable the use of this driver in 5.0.3. > >> As far as I can tell, the necessary steps would be: > >> > >> - Update the kernel (obviously) - planned for a p-u upload this week > >> - Backport the necessary changes for firmware-nonfree from sid to add > >> the firmware-bnx2x package > > AFAICS both above are done?
yep. > >> - Update kernel-wedge/stable to include bnx2x if available (are there > >> space issues here?) > > > > The space usage is neglitable and I think it can be done with a very > > small risk of regressions. > > > > Be sure to use the kernel-wedge of lenny for building it since we've > > changed kernel-wedge a lot during the 2.6.30 migration and it is not > > suitable for the lenny usage. > > What's the status here? I can get this done tomorrow. > >> - Update d-i in 5.0.3 to incorporate this driver > > > > Yes, you got the picture right. > > > > I offer help if required. > > This can probably be done already when kernel-wedge is updated? Please > don't delay when unnecessary, TIA. Do we have an estimate for 5.0.3 yet? Reason I ask is that there is typically always some kernel changes queued - security or otherwise. I do understand wanting to have p-u in an always-releasable state, but it can be a lot of throwaway work given that a security update would force us to do a complete rebuild. If we have a target date in mind I could work up a schedule (w/ buffer room) to make sure that all the pieces are in place ahead of time. Thanks Luk. -- dann frazier -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
