Subject: Re: [patch] do not allow IPW_2100=Y or IPW_2200=Y

From: Daniel Drake <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 12:53:19 +0100

Michael Buesch wrote:
> Does the ipw driver _really_ need the firmware on insmod time?
> bcm43xx, for example, loads the firmware on "ifconfig up" time.
> If ipw really needs the firmware on insmod, is it possible to
> defer it to later at "ifconfig up" time?

Is bcm43xx able to get the MAC address before the firmware is loaded?
Last time I checked, if the MAC address is only discovered after the 
interface is created (as would be the case with ipw loading firmware on 
ifconfig up, I think), interface renaming does not work.

Daniel