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SubjectRe: [PATCH] [firmware_class] Fix compile with no builtin firmware
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On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 10:15 AM, Solomon Peachy <pizza@shaftnet.org> wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 22, 2012 at 09:45:23AM +0800, Ming Lei wrote:
>> No, it is not related closely, CONFIG_FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL means
>> that all in-kernel-tree firmware blobs should be included in kernel binary,
>> but CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMARE means that one additional firmware
>> image will be put into kernel binary.
>
> Okay.
>
>> Considered that there is no your problem in -linus tree or -next tree
>> and the current code works for long time, maybe it is better to not
>> touch the code. Or suggest you to study this kind of config options
>> and firmware/Makefie first, then figure out one proper patch.
>
> Given what you've told me (i.e. support for loading "builtin" firmware is
> always required), I propose this patch instead:

Sorry, I didn't tell you builtin firmware is always required, :-(

>
> diff --git a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
> index 8945f4e..d291e15 100644
> --- a/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
> +++ b/drivers/base/firmware_class.c
> @@ -38,8 +38,6 @@ MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
>
> /* Builtin firmware support */
>
> -#ifdef CONFIG_FW_LOADER
> -
> extern struct builtin_fw __start_builtin_fw[];
> extern struct builtin_fw __end_builtin_fw[];
>
> @@ -69,19 +67,6 @@ static bool fw_is_builtin_firmware(const struct firmware *fw)
> return false;
> }
>
> -#else /* Module case - no builtin firmware support */
> -
> -static inline bool fw_get_builtin_firmware(struct firmware *fw, const char *name)
> -{
> - return false;
> -}
> -
> -static inline bool fw_is_builtin_firmware(const struct firmware *fw)
> -{
> - return false;
> -}
> -#endif
> -
> enum {
> FW_STATUS_LOADING,
> FW_STATUS_DONE,
>
>
> The empty stub functions can never be compiled, as firmware_class.c
> isn't compiled when CONFIG_FW_LOADER isn't enabled. So let's just nuke
> this unused code entirely.

But looks this patch is fine for me.


Thanks,
--
Ming Lei


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