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    SubjectRe: wl1251: NVS firmware data
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    On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 11:24 PM, Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@gmail.com> wrote:
    > On Thursday 27 November 2014 16:14:48 Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
    >> On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 03:43:23PM +0100, Pali Rohár wrote:
    >> > Which userspace helper programs for (automatic) firmware
    >> > loading are used? Can be udev configured to use own program
    >> > for loading firmware instead that udev integrated which
    >> > looking for firmware only in /lib/firmware files?
    >>
    >> The code to load firmware from userspace has been removed from
    >> udev, so that's not going to work at all, sorry.
    >>
    >> greg k-h
    >
    > Ok and how to load (dynamic) firmware files into kernel? What is
    > preferred way if not udev (because it removed that support)?

    As I said, it isn't difficult to write a helper with uevent monitor for
    your case, and you can refer to mdev or android's implementation.

    Thanks,
    Ming Lei


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