[PATCH 2/4] UBUNTU: [Config] d-i: make all firmware optional too

[Tim Gardner]

The primary reason I believe firmware files should not be marked 
optional is because they are not generated, as opposed to modules which 
may or may not be built depending on the flavour config. If a firmware 
file changes names or locations, then its better to detect that at build 
time rather then after the package has been released.

rtg

On 06/07/2010 12:43 PM, Leann Ogasawara wrote:
> Hi Tim and Andy,
>
> I wanted to get come clarification in regards to firmware files being
> marked as optional.  In a completely separate thread to this one, Tim
> had submitted a patch which updates all the bnx2 udeb firmware files to
> *not* be marked as optional:
>
> https://lists.ubuntu.com/archives/kernel-team/2010-June/010944.html
>
> Tim, you had mentioned that "Its worth noting that firmware files,
> unlike modules, are not generated and should never be marked
> optional..."
>
> So Andy my question here is do we actually need the e100 and qlogic
> firmware files marked as optional for the armel-omap udebs?  Or can I
> drop this patch as part of the series?
>
> Thanks,
> Leann
>
> On Thu, 2010-06-03 at 10:30 +0100, Andy Whitcroft wrote:
>> BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/588805
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Andy Whitcroft<apw at canonical.com>
>> ---
>>   debian.master/d-i/firmware/nic-modules  |    6 +++---
>>   debian.master/d-i/firmware/scsi-modules |    6 +++---
>>   2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/debian.master/d-i/firmware/nic-modules b/debian.master/d-i/firmware/nic-modules
>> index bf601e5..1683452 100644
>> --- a/debian.master/d-i/firmware/nic-modules
>> +++ b/debian.master/d-i/firmware/nic-modules
>> @@ -5,6 +5,6 @@ bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09ax-5.0.0.j3.fw ?
>>   bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-09-5.0.0.j3.fw ?
>>   bnx2x-e1-5.0.21.0.fw ?
>>   bnx2x-e1h-5.0.21.0.fw ?
>> -e100/d101m_ucode.bin
>> -e100/d101s_ucode.bin
>> -e100/d102e_ucode.bin
>> +e100/d101m_ucode.bin ?
>> +e100/d101s_ucode.bin ?
>> +e100/d102e_ucode.bin ?
>> diff --git a/debian.master/d-i/firmware/scsi-modules b/debian.master/d-i/firmware/scsi-modules
>> index b089c7d..56bf990 100644
>> --- a/debian.master/d-i/firmware/scsi-modules
>> +++ b/debian.master/d-i/firmware/scsi-modules
>> @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
>> -qlogic/1040.bin
>> -qlogic/12160.bin
>> -qlogic/1280.bin
>> +qlogic/1040.bin ?
>> +qlogic/12160.bin ?
>> +qlogic/1280.bin ?
>> --
>> 1.7.0.4
>>
>>
>
>


-- 
Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com