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Bjørn Mork 8b0d2f9ed3 net: e100: ucode is optional in some cases 
commit 9ac32e1b firmware: convert e100 driver to request_firmware()

did a straight conversion of the in-driver ucode to external
files.  This introduced the possibility of the driver failing
to enable an interface due to missing ucode. There was no
evaluation of the importance of the ucode at the time.

Based on comments in earlier versions of this driver, and in
the source code for the FreeBSD fxp driver, we can assume that
the ucode implements the "CPU Cycle Saver" feature on supported
adapters.  Although generally wanted, this is an optional
feature. The ucode source is not available, preventing it from
being included in free distributions. This creates unnecessary
problems for the end users. Doing a network install based on a
free distribution installer requires the user to download and
insert the ucode into the installer.

Making the ucode optional when possible improves the user
experience and driver usability.

The ucode for some adapters include a bugfix, making it
essential.  We continue to fail for these adapters unless the
ucode is available.

Signed-off-by: Bjørn Mork <bjorn@mork.no>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2012-07-19 10:48:07 -07:00
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3com drivers/net/ethernet: Fix (nearly-)kernel-doc comments for various functions 2012-07-10 23:13:46 -07:00
8390 net: add support for NS8390 based eth controllers on some ColdFire CPU boards 2012-07-12 07:54:45 -07:00
adaptec starfire: remove deprecated options. 2012-04-07 11:45:26 +02:00
adi bfin: Fix build failure due to get_ts_info() changes. 2012-04-06 00:17:50 -04:00
aeroflex ethernet: Remove casts to same type 2012-06-06 09:31:33 -07:00
alteon
amd lance: remove unnecessary setting of skb->dev 2012-07-10 23:24:56 -07:00
apple ethernet: Remove casts to same type 2012-06-06 09:31:33 -07:00
atheros ethernet: Use eth_random_addr 2012-07-16 22:38:27 -07:00
broadcom b44: add 64 bit stats 2012-07-18 09:29:43 -07:00
brocade drivers/net/ethernet: Fix non-kernel-doc comments with kernel-doc start markers 2012-07-10 23:13:46 -07:00
cadence net/macb: manage carrier state with call to netif_carrier_{on|off}() 2012-07-09 00:03:06 -07:00
calxeda net: calxedaxgmac: enable rx cut-thru mode 2012-07-10 23:25:47 -07:00
chelsio cxgb3: Set vlan_feature on net_device 2012-07-19 10:48:00 -07:00
cirrus cirrus: cs89x0: Remove function prototypes and reorder declarations 2012-05-18 23:48:07 -04:00
cisco enic: remove unnecessary setting of skb->dev 2012-07-10 23:24:56 -07:00
davicom dm9000: some coldfire boards need this 2012-05-14 18:40:16 -04:00
dec ethernet: Remove casts to same type 2012-06-06 09:31:33 -07:00
dlink Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2012-05-07 23:35:40 -04:00
emulex be2net: Ignore physical link async event for Lancer 2012-07-18 09:28:38 -07:00
faraday net: ftgmac100/ftmac100: dont pull too much data 2012-07-18 09:40:53 -07:00
freescale Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net 2012-07-10 23:56:33 -07:00
fujitsu drivers/net: delete all code/drivers depending on CONFIG_MCA 2012-05-17 16:37:41 -04:00
hp ethernet: Remove casts to same type 2012-06-06 09:31:33 -07:00
i825xx ethernet: Remove casts to same type 2012-06-06 09:31:33 -07:00
ibm drivers/net/ethernet: Fix non-kernel-doc comments with kernel-doc start markers 2012-07-10 23:13:46 -07:00
icplus
intel net: e100: ucode is optional in some cases 2012-07-19 10:48:07 -07:00
marvell sky2: Fix for interrupt handler 2012-07-09 00:05:40 -07:00
mellanox net/mlx4_en: Add accelerated RFS support 2012-07-19 08:34:37 -07:00
micrel ethernet: Use eth_random_addr 2012-07-16 22:38:27 -07:00
microchip
myricom myri10ge: set maximal number of default RSS queues 2012-07-05 03:06:44 -07:00
natsemi drivers/net: delete all code/drivers depending on CONFIG_MCA 2012-05-17 16:37:41 -04:00
neterion vxge/s2io: remove dead URLs 2012-07-10 23:24:47 -07:00
nuvoton
nvidia drivers/net/ethernet: Fix non-kernel-doc comments with kernel-doc start markers 2012-07-10 23:13:46 -07:00
nxp lpc_eth: remove duplicated include 2012-07-16 22:16:40 -07:00
octeon
oki-semi drivers/net/ethernet: Fix (nearly-)kernel-doc comments for various functions 2012-07-10 23:13:46 -07:00
packetengines yellowfin: stop using net_device.{base_addr, irq}. 2012-04-07 11:45:26 +02:00
pasemi net/pasemi: fix compiler warning 2012-05-02 20:52:48 -04:00
qlogic qlge: fix an "&&" vs "||" bug 2012-07-18 09:40:53 -07:00
racal
rdc r6040: use module_pci_driver macro 2012-07-09 14:42:30 -07:00
realtek r8169: verbose error message. 2012-07-17 23:34:06 +02:00
renesas net: sh_eth: add support for set_ringparam/get_ringparam 2012-06-27 01:24:16 -07:00
seeq
sfc Merge branch 'for-davem' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/bwh/sfc-next 2012-07-18 09:08:36 -07:00
sgi ethernet: Remove casts to same type 2012-06-06 09:31:33 -07:00
silan sc92031: stop using net_device.{base_addr, irq} 2012-04-07 11:45:27 +02:00
sis sis900: stop using net_device.{base_addr, irq} and convert to __iomem. 2012-04-07 11:47:18 +02:00
smsc ethernet: Use eth_random_addr 2012-07-16 22:38:27 -07:00
stmicro net: stmmac: Add ip version to dts bindings 2012-07-19 10:48:00 -07:00
sun sunhme: remove unnecessary setting of skb->dev 2012-07-10 23:24:57 -07:00
tehuti drivers/net/ethernet: Fix (nearly-)kernel-doc comments for various functions 2012-07-10 23:13:46 -07:00
ti driver: net: ethernet: cpsw: runtime PM support 2012-07-18 09:40:54 -07:00
tile ethernet: Use eth_random_addr 2012-07-16 22:38:27 -07:00
toshiba drivers/net/ethernet: Fix (nearly-)kernel-doc comments for various functions 2012-07-10 23:13:46 -07:00
tundra
via ethernet: Remove casts to same type 2012-06-06 09:31:33 -07:00
wiznet ethernet: Use eth_random_addr 2012-07-16 22:38:27 -07:00
xilinx ethernet: Use eth_random_addr 2012-07-16 22:38:27 -07:00
xircom
xscale net: remove ixp2000 ethernet driver 2012-04-04 18:09:37 -04:00
dnet.c dnet: Support the get_ts_info ethtool method. 2012-04-04 05:28:46 -04:00
dnet.h
ethoc.c ethernet: Use eth_random_addr 2012-07-16 22:38:27 -07:00
fealnx.c fealnx: Remove unused local label 'out' in netdev_open(). 2012-04-07 09:02:32 -04:00
jme.c jme: netpoll support 2012-07-18 09:40:54 -07:00
jme.h
Kconfig Ethernet driver for the WIZnet W5300 chip 2012-04-05 01:43:02 -04:00
korina.c
lantiq_etop.c ethernet: Use eth_random_addr 2012-07-16 22:38:27 -07:00
Makefile Ethernet driver for the WIZnet W5300 chip 2012-04-05 01:43:02 -04:00
mipsnet.c
netx-eth.c
s6gmac.c Merge branch 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jikos/trivial 2012-05-22 19:22:50 -07:00