Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:21:53 -0400 | From | Jeff Garzik <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] ip2: use request_firmware() |
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Alan Cox wrote: >> There is no reason why firmware must be artificially separated into >> firmware/ > > It seems a good step towards kicking it all out of the kernel tree into > user space where it belongs.
Why does that goal need a toplevel directory in the kernel source tree, one that ultimately must mirror the other hierarchies already in the tree?
It's better to have drivers/char/ip2.ihex and keep everything related to a single driver in one place.
Extracting the firmware: good
Scattering a /single/ driver across multiple directories in the kernel tree: bad
Jeff
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