Re: [PATCH 0/3] ixgbe: request_firmware for configuration parameters

2013-08-16 Thread Greg KH
On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 05:18:12PM -0700, Ali Ayoub wrote: > On 8/16/2013 3:39 PM, Greg KH wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 03:14:31PM -0700, Ali Ayoub wrote: > >> On 1/11/2013 11:41 AM, Greg KH wrote: > > > > Seriously? Restarting a thread from over 6 months ago? > > Yes, it's an old thread,

Re: [PATCH 0/3] ixgbe: request_firmware for configuration parameters

2013-08-16 Thread Greg KH
On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 03:14:31PM -0700, Ali Ayoub wrote: > On 1/11/2013 11:41 AM, Greg KH wrote: Seriously? Restarting a thread from over 6 months ago? Why? > > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 11:30:54AM -0800, Shannon Nelson wrote: > >> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Greg KH > >> wrote: > >>> O

Re: [PATCH 0/3] ixgbe: request_firmware for configuration parameters

2013-08-16 Thread Ali Ayoub
On 8/16/2013 3:39 PM, Greg KH wrote: > On Fri, Aug 16, 2013 at 03:14:31PM -0700, Ali Ayoub wrote: >> On 1/11/2013 11:41 AM, Greg KH wrote: > > Seriously? Restarting a thread from over 6 months ago? Yes, it's an old thread, but still relevant for current code. > Why? Because currently there is

Re: [PATCH 0/3] ixgbe: request_firmware for configuration parameters

2013-08-16 Thread Ali Ayoub
On 1/11/2013 11:41 AM, Greg KH wrote: > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 11:30:54AM -0800, Shannon Nelson wrote: >> On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Greg KH wrote: >>> On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 06:02:20PM -0800, Shannon Nelson wrote: Most networking dials and knobs can be set using ethtool, ifconfig, i

Re: [PATCH 0/3] ixgbe: request_firmware for configuration parameters

2013-01-11 Thread Greg KH
On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 11:30:54AM -0800, Shannon Nelson wrote: > On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Greg KH wrote: > > On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 06:02:20PM -0800, Shannon Nelson wrote: > >> Most networking dials and knobs can be set using ethtool, ifconfig, ip link > >> commands, or sysfs entries, a

Re: [PATCH 0/3] ixgbe: request_firmware for configuration parameters

2013-01-11 Thread Shannon Nelson
On Fri, Jan 11, 2013 at 10:25 AM, Greg KH wrote: > On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 06:02:20PM -0800, Shannon Nelson wrote: >> Most networking dials and knobs can be set using ethtool, ifconfig, ip link >> commands, or sysfs entries, all of which can be driven by startup scripts >> and other configuration

Re: [PATCH 0/3] ixgbe: request_firmware for configuration parameters

2013-01-11 Thread Greg KH
On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 06:02:20PM -0800, Shannon Nelson wrote: > Most networking dials and knobs can be set using ethtool, ifconfig, ip link > commands, or sysfs entries, all of which can be driven by startup scripts > and other configuration tools. However, they all depend on having a netdev > a

Re: [PATCH 0/3] ixgbe: request_firmware for configuration parameters

2013-01-10 Thread Shannon Nelson
On Thu, Jan 10, 2013 at 6:02 PM, Shannon Nelson wrote: [...] > > In these RFC patches for ixgbe, > Yeah, these should have the "RFC" in the Subject line. Sorry about that. sln -- == Mr. Shannon Nelson Parents can't afford to be squeamish. --

[PATCH 0/3] ixgbe: request_firmware for configuration parameters

2013-01-10 Thread Shannon Nelson
Most networking dials and knobs can be set using ethtool, ifconfig, ip link commands, or sysfs entries, all of which can be driven by startup scripts and other configuration tools. However, they all depend on having a netdev already set up, and we have some low-level device functionality that need