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    SubjectRe: [GIT *] Allow request_firmware() to be satisfied from in-kernel, use it in more drivers.
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    On Tue, 2008-07-15 at 19:35 +0200, Willy Tarreau wrote:
    > It's not only a problem of transfer, but also a problem of selection
    > of what to copy overthere.

    This is why the MODULE_FIRMWARE() tag exists.

    Most scripts tend to get this right already -- they _have_ to, since
    modern drivers have been using request_firmware() for some time already.

    > Please don't compare an upgrade of a working desktop or developer
    > machine with an installation from scratch of a server in an
    > uncomfortable location. Those are two completely different things.

    If your setup doesn't cope with MODULE_FIRMWARE(), it's likely to break
    when you next deploy a new server anyway -- because your new server will
    have new hardware, and your new hardware will have a modern driver. And
    modern drivers use request_firmware() _anyway_.

    --
    dwmw2



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