2020-11-26 13:29:01

by Paul Menzel

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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] iwlwifi: yoyo: don't print failure if debug firmware is missing

[Sorry, I did not know where and how to import the thread, and only got
the first message from Patchwork.]


Dear Linux folks,


Am 25.06.20 um 18:52 schrieb Wolfram Sang:
> Missing this firmware is not fatal, my wifi card still works. Even more,
> I couldn't find any documentation what it is or where to get it. So, I
> don't think the users should be notified if it is missing. If you browse
> the net, you see the message is present is in quite some logs. Better
> remove it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Wolfram Sang <[email protected]>
> ---
>
> This is only build tested because I wanted to get your opinions first. I
> couldn't find any explanation about yoyo, so I am entering unknown
> territory here.

[…]

Despite commit 3f4600de8c93 (iwlwifi: yoyo: don't print failure if debug
firmware is missing) being in Linux since version 5.9-rc1, I am still
seeing this with Debian’s Linux 5.9.9.


Kind regards,

Paul