Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [GIT *] Allow request_firmware() to be satisfied from in-kernel, use it in more drivers. | From | David Woodhouse <> | Date | Mon, 14 Jul 2008 19:48:32 -0700 |
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On Mon, 2008-07-14 at 22:22 -0400, Jeff Garzik wrote: > You have to look at the build process, second stage image builders, > embedded system image creators, and other "hangers on" that do not look > and behave like a mainstream Linux distro. > > It is a mistake to assume that all systems are _already_ prepared to > install and digest new /lib/firmware files that the kernel build now > spits out.
I didn't just assume it. I checked the major distributions -- and they _do_ check the MODULE_FIRMWARE() tags in the modules they include, and include the corresponding firmware. The firmware loader has been around for a _long_ time now, and they've had to support this for almost as long.
Yes, there are occasional bugs -- and I'm sure there _are_ some minor distributions or 'image creators' out there which still don't cope.
But that isn't a new problem -- and it's certainly not _caused_ by us updating a small handful of the older drivers to match what modern drivers do.
-- dwmw2
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