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Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:36:04 +0300
From: Michael Tokarev <mjt@tls.msk.ru>
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Subject: Re: tg3 driver fails to load firmware (2.6.29)
References: <20090324120948.GO12613@charite.de> <20090324121608.19f71ce2@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <20090324122211.GS12613@charite.de> <20090324122900.06efc50d@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk> <20090324123137.GV12613@charite.de> <20090324123229.GW12613@charite.de>
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Ralf Hildebrandt wrote:
> * Ralf Hildebrandt <Ralf.Hildebrandt@charite.de>:
>> * Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>:
>>>>> Is your userspace configured to use /lib/firmware/2.6.29 or the more
>>>>> usual /lib/firmware/ ?
>>>> Which leads to the next question: How to I find out?
>>> Consult your distribution ? or stick it in both places and see 8)
>> Did that. No workee.
> 
> I mean, loading the firmware is not SOOO important. The thing that
> annoys me is the 60 delay introduced by that.

Damn.

I missed that thing in your initial message.
It's the delay.  It's here!

The thing is that you don't run any hotplug handler.
No udev or mdev.

Hence no on handles that firmware loading request.
Hence the kernel waits and times out...

Oh well.

/mjt
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