On Mon, 15 Oct 2007 12:38:50 -0700 (PDT) David Miller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> From: "Eliezer Tamir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 17:27:29 +0200 > > > Unfortunately, the firmware code is different for LE and BE machines. > > We had issues with the BE firmware that appear to be resolved. > > Hopefully, the next version will have both. > > If this means we get two copies of the firmware, this should be > rethought. The space cost of the firmware (both in terms of source > code size and object code size) is already enormous. > > I would definitely prefer if there were only little-endian firmware, > and the driver uses "cpu_to_le32()" and friends to access chip shared > data structures. > > Most cpus have endian swapping loads and stores, accessible via > cpu_to_le32p() and similar interfaces, so the cost on big-endian of > doing things this way is very close to zero. > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in > the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html What about using loadable firmware rather than building it into the driver? -- Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
