Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [RFC][PATCH 1/2] firmware version management: add firmware_version() | From | Arjan van de Ven <> | Date | Sun, 09 Jul 2006 23:07:53 +0200 |
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On Sun, 2006-07-09 at 21:09 +0200, Michael Buesch wrote: > On Sunday 09 July 2006 17:25, you wrote: > > > yes it does. bcm43xx asks userspace to upload firmware (via > > > request_firmware() ) and a userspace app (udev most of the time) will > > > upload it. That app, eg udev, can do the md5sum and checking it against > > > a list of "known good" firmwares. Voila problem solved ;) > > > > I see. It's an interesting way that I didn't noticed. > > Thanks for the guidance. > > Nono, stop. Not too fast. :) > Where is this "list of "known good" firmwares" actually stored? > In userspace (udev)? That would be guaranteed to be out of sync > with the driver.
for all I care it's part of the kernel tarbal somehow
but a real file, not some in kernel memory eating thing
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