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<DIV><SPAN class=870583816-30042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>My
intentions were naive. I suggest to remove these tools because
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=870583816-30042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>I wonder who uses these tools directly.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=870583816-30042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>There
is different package (for Mellanox HCAs) that dedicated for fw tasks which is up
to date. Why not use it ?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=870583816-30042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>I
understand that OFED insist that the code will be part from the
distribution.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=870583816-30042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Is
there need just to maintain and update the code here only for review
?</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=870583816-30042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Are there tools that no one use and can be removed (fwupdate,
anything else ?)</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=870583816-30042008><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Reuven.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> Fab Tillier
[mailto:ftillier@windows.microsoft.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 30,
2008 7:05 PM<BR><B>To:</B> Reuven Amitai;
ofw@lists.openfabrics.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> RE: Removing MFT tools from
svn<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " color:#1F497D?
Calibri?,?sans-serif?;>Ask yourself this: are you planning on removing the FW
update utility from OFED and let it be provided by vendors only? If not,
why would you treat the Windows release differently?<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Calibri?,?sans-serif?;><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " color:#1F497D?
Calibri?,?sans-serif?;>FW update functionality should be part of WinOF.
Not everyone uses vendor releases. There are some stale directories, for sure –
fwupdate is one – and those should be deleted. The rest should be kept
current.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Calibri?,?sans-serif?;><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: " color:#1F497D?
Calibri?,?sans-serif?;>-Fab<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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Calibri?,?sans-serif?;><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
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Tahoma?,?sans-serif??>From:</SPAN></B><SPAN
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ofw-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org [mailto:ofw-bounces@lists.openfabrics.org]
<B>On Behalf Of </B>Reuven Amitai<BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, April 30, 2008 5:16
AM<BR><B>To:</B> ofw@lists.openfabrics.org<BR><B>Subject:</B> [ofw] Removing MFT
tools from svn<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: " color:blue?
Arial?,?sans-serif?;>Hi,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: " color:blue?
Arial?,?sans-serif?;>I suggest that the following directories will be
removed from svn repository :</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: " color:blue?
Arial?,?sans-serif?;>fwupdate, flint, mread, mwrite, mst, spark (all located
under trunk\tools).</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: " color:blue?
Arial?,?sans-serif?;>These tools aren't part of WinOF release and should be
supplied by the HCA vendor.</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: " color:blue?
Arial?,?sans-serif?;>Moreover, the tools aren't updated (1.0.1.2676 version
while 2.1.0.4337 at OFED - Linux. I got the versions from other
svn)</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: " color:blue?
Arial?,?sans-serif?;>What do you think about it?</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: " color:blue?
Arial?,?sans-serif?;>Thanks, Reuven.</SPAN></EM><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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