Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 3 Oct 2012 22:45:54 +0100 | From | Alan Cox <> | Subject | Re: udev breakages - was: Re: Need of an ".async_probe()" type of callback at driver's core - Was: Re: [PATCH] [media] drxk: change it to use request_firmware_nowait() |
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On Wed, 3 Oct 2012 23:18:06 +0200 Kay Sievers <kay@vrfy.org> wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 3, 2012 at 11:05 PM, Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> wrote: > > > As for the firmware path, maybe we should > > change that to be modified by userspace (much like /sbin/hotplug was) in > > a proc file so that distros can override the location if they need to. > > If that's needed, a CONFIG_FIRMWARE_PATH= with the array of locations > would probably be sufficient.
The current system permits firmware to be served by a daemon, or even assembled on the fly from parts. You break that for one.
Just fix udev, and if you can't fix it someone please just fork the last working one.
Alan
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