Messages in this thread | | | Date | Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:09:19 +0200 | From | Klaus Schmidinger <> | Subject | Re: [linux-dvb] [PATCH] Remove fdump tool for av7110 firmware |
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On 07/06/08 03:15, Oliver Endriss wrote: > Jaswinder Singh wrote: >> There's no point in this, since the user can use the BUILTIN_FIRMWARE >> option to include arbitrary firmware files directly in the kernel image. > > NAK! This option allows to compile the firmware into the _driver_, > which is very useful if you want to test various driver/firmware > combinations. Having the firmware in the _kernel_ does not help!
I strongly support Oliver's request! Working with various driver versions is much easier with the firmware compiled into the driver!
Klaus
> Well, I am tired to fight for this option in the kernel every other > month. :-( > > @Mauro: > Is there a way to strip this stuff from Kconfig/Makefile/av7110*.[ch] > for submission to the kernel? Basically I don't care whether and how > they cripple the driver in the kernel. But I would like to keep the code > 'as is' in the linuxtv repositories. > > CU > Oliver
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