Re: [PATCH net-next] qed*: Utilize Firmware 8.15.3.0

2017-03-10 Thread kbuild test robot
Hi Yuval, [auto build test WARNING on net-next/master] url: https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Yuval-Mintz/qed-Utilize-Firmware-8-15-3-0/20170310-154337 config: xtensa-allmodconfig (attached as .config) compiler: xtensa-linux-gcc (GCC) 4.9.0 reproduce: wget https://raw.githubus

RE: [PATCH net-next] qed*: Utilize Firmware 8.15.3.0

2017-03-09 Thread Mintz, Yuval
> > We can't just require a new firmware version in the driver, as users > > most likely won't have it by the time they install the new kernel. So > > you'll have to support the old firmware version as well. > > Why not? That has been the paradigm forever. > > The new firmware version is already

RE: [PATCH net-next] qed*: Utilize Firmware 8.15.3.0

2017-03-09 Thread Mintz, Yuval
> We can't just require a new firmware version in the driver, as users most > likely won't have it by the time they install the new kernel. So you'll have > to > support the old firmware version as well. Why not? That has been the paradigm forever. The new firmware version is already available

Re: [PATCH net-next] qed*: Utilize Firmware 8.15.3.0

2017-03-09 Thread Christoph Hellwig
We can't just require a new firmware version in the driver, as users most likely won't have it by the time they install the new kernel. So you'll have to support the old firmware version as well.