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SubjectRe: 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()
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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