Return-path: Received: from mail-vx0-f174.google.com ([209.85.220.174]:53114 "EHLO mail-vx0-f174.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751370Ab1DKS6O (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:58:14 -0400 Message-ID: <4DA34F3E.1000301@gmail.com> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 14:58:06 -0400 From: Richard Farina MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Larry Finger CC: Gertjan van Wingerde , Ben Hutchings , Ivo Van Doorn , Xose Vazquez Perez , dwmw2@infradead.org, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, users@rt2x00.serialmonkey.com Subject: Re: [rt2x00-users] [PATCH] rt2800pci: rt2800usb: Firmware update References: <1302532043-22934-1-git-send-email-Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net> <4DA33F3A.6090707@gmail.com> <20110411181303.GD2268@decadent.org.uk> <4DA3477F.8080709@gmail.com> <4DA34C69.1050508@lwfinger.net> In-Reply-To: <4DA34C69.1050508@lwfinger.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On 04/11/11 14:46, Larry Finger wrote: > On 04/11/2011 01:25 PM, Gertjan van Wingerde wrote: >> On 04/11/11 20:13, Ben Hutchings wrote: >>> On Mon, Apr 11, 2011 at 07:57:15PM +0200, Ivo Van Doorn wrote: >>>>>> From: Shiang Tu >>>>>> >>>>>> Update firmware for rt2800pci to Version 34 and firmware for >>>>>> rt2800usb to >>>>>> Version 29. >>>>>> >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Shiang Tu >>>>>> Signed-off-by: Larry Finger >>>>>> --- >>>>>> WHENCE | 8 ++++---- >>>>>> rt2860.bin | Bin 8192 -> 8192 bytes >>>>>> rt2870.bin | Bin 4096 -> 8192 bytes >>>>>> 3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) >>>>> >>>>> links to rt3070.bin rt3071.bin rt3090.bin ??? >>>> >>>> What do you mean? Those files should be deleted from the >>>> linux-firmware >>>> package. There is no need to keep them around, as with the removal of >>>> the staging drivers, the last users of those files are gone. >>> >>> Stop repeating this nonsense, Ivo. If the firmware has been bundled in >>> the Linux tree, that would be correct. For linux-firmware the >>> policy is >>> different. >> >> It's unbelievable how much fuzz a set of binary firmware files can >> create. >> >> To be honest, I do not care whether they stay or go, as long as it is >> very >> clear that rt2x00 does not need, and will never need those files. If >> they >> stay, I would recommend simply not touching them at all, and leave >> them as >> they are, so that nothing changes for the people running the staging >> driver >> (at least with respect to these 3 firmware files). >> >> Larry, it might be best to update your changes to the WHENCE file to >> clearly >> state that these 3 files are only needed for the staging rt2860sta >> driver, >> up to kernel 2.6.39 (assuming that that staging driver will be >> removed in 2.6.40). > > Agreed. I'll add that as soon as I get the requested info about what > changed from Ralink. > > I can test if linking rt3090.bin to rt2860.bin works for the PCI > device, but I have no USB stick for testing. As a result, I'm inclined > to leave those files intact for the foreseeable future. > > Off-Topic: What are some makes/models of USB sticks? If there are some > inexpensive models on E-bay, I could add to my collection. > Linksys WUSB600N both v1 and v2 are some kind of 2870 derivative -Rick > Larry > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe > linux-wireless" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >