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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 15/16] wl1251: Add sysfs file address for setting permanent mac address
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On Tue, 2013-12-10 at 20:31 +0100, Pali Rohár wrote:
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> So, if you like this idea, can you help me how to write udev rule
> which will run my own program (it print mac address) and send mac
> address when driver ask for mac address in request_firmware?
> Problem is that default udev rule for firmware trying to load data
> from /lib/firmware/... but in this case mac address first must be
> read from special location and converted to correct format.

Unfortunately, udev no longer supports firmware loading during module
loading (unless that was fixed - I don't think it has been). Loading
firmware *files* still works because the kernel can read those directly
rather than requesting them from udev.

Ben.

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