Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [bug?] tg3: Failed to load firmware "tigon/tg3_tso.bin" | From | David Woodhouse <> | Date | Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:16:06 +0100 |
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On Sat, 2008-07-05 at 14:09 +0200, Andi Kleen wrote: > Olivier Galibert wrote: > > On Sat, Jul 05, 2008 at 01:22:20PM +0200, Andi Kleen wrote: > >> Many distribution have some way for separate kernel module packages. > >> It's essentially the same problem so it should be already solved > >> in some way. > > > > Errr, no. Modules go in /lib/modules/`uname -r`, so no conflict. > > Well that's the only sane way to store the firmware anyways (otherwise > you could never keep kernel versions which need different firmware installed)
It almost never happens that you have kernel versions which _need_ different firmware installed. In almost all cases, the older driver will continue to work just fine with the newer firmware (and its bug-fixes).
The ABI between driver and firmware rarely changes in such a fashion that you have to update the driver in lock-step -- and even on the occasions that it does, it's not hard to simply change the name of the "new-style" firmware so that it doesn't stomp on the old one (Think of it like an soname).
-- dwmw2
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