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SubjectRe: The r8188eu kernel module does not depend on the rtlwifi/rtl8188eufw.bin firmware file
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On 8/2/22 09:17, Grzegorz Szymaszek wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 02, 2022 at 04:07:25PM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
>> Looks like someone needs to add a line to the driver that looks like:
>> MODULE_FIRMWARE("rtlwifi/rtl8188eufw.bin");
>> […] Can you make a patch that does this?
>
> Sure, I will prepare and send one later (hopefully today), assuming no
> one objects in the meantime. Thanks for quick response.

There will be no objections. All 8188eu-based devices need that firmware.
Omitting the MODULE_FIRMWARE macro was simply an oversight.

Larry

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