Re: [patch net-next] cxgb3: update firmware version

From: Ben Hutchings
Date: Tue Feb 14 2012 - 13:21:22 EST


On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 10:17:27AM -0800, Rick Jones wrote:
> What does an end-user/customer see and do? When they are told that
> version the firmware, specified down to the fix level, fixes a
> problem they are having, how will they know that firmware blob
> filename drvfw-X.bin on a download/archive site has that fix?
[...]

Customers currently can't get bug fixes by updating the firmware.
Think about it.

Ben.

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