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Re: Bug#493925: binary firmware in drivers/char/drm/mga_ucode.h



On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 03:42:09PM +0200, Jonas Smedegaard wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 03:02:43PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
> >On Thu, 04 Sep 2008, Robert Millan wrote:
> >
> >> On Thu, Sep 04, 2008 at 02:14:28PM +0200, maximilian attems wrote:
> >> > severity 493925 wishlist
> >> > stop
> >> 
> >> I don't want to play BTS ping-pong, but this severity change is not right.
> >> Would you please revert it?
> >
> >if it would.
> > 
> >> > as always stupid Debian wolf crying - disconnected from upstream work.
> >> > checkout 2.6.27-rcX they already ported several drivers to
> >> > request_firmware and if you *had* checked out linux-next you would
> >> > see that even more is in the pipe. 2.6.26 is not the right cut off.
> >> 
> >> Isn't .26 the version that will be used for lenny?
> >
> >sure but as always these firmware guys only come creeping out of there
> >cages too late.
> 
> So bug severity is based on timing now?

great take things out of context.

2.6.26 is released and 2.6.27 merge window is over.
for any one wanting to work on this issue the tree is open for 2.6.28,
checkout linux-next for missing request_firmware() drivers.

-- 
maks


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