Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 23 Oct 2012 20:18:45 -0700 | From | Greg Kroah-Hartman <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 2/2] firmware loader: introduce kernel parameter to customize fw search path |
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On Wed, Oct 24, 2012 at 10:49:53AM +0800, Ming Lei wrote: > This patch introduces one kernel parameter of 'fw_path' to support > customizing firmware image search path, so that people can use its > own firmware path if the default built-in paths can't meet their demand[1]. > > [1], https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/10/11/337 > > Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> > Signed-off-by: Ming Lei <ming.lei@canonical.com>
Ick, no, not another kernel boot parameter. I would prefer the /proc/ file solution instead, just like /proc/sys/kernel/hotplug is.
But, that really wouldn't work for boot time, so, again just like hotplug works, make it also a Kconfig option for those distros that build their own kernels and keep their firmware in odd places, or don't have a /lib/ directory, can override it easily.
thanks,
greg k-h
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