From: Oliver Neukum <oliver@neukum.org>
To: Jon Masters <jcm@redhat.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] binary firmware and modules
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:54:22 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200604151154.22787.oliver@neukum.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1145088656.23134.54.camel@localhost.localdomain>
Am Samstag, 15. April 2006 10:10 schrieb Jon Masters:
> The attached patch introduces MODULE_FIRMWARE as one way of advertising
> that a particular firmware file is to be loaded - it will then show up
> via modinfo and could be used e.g. when packaging a kernel. I've also
> given an example via the QLogic gla2xxx driver.
Strictly speaking, what is the connection with modules? Statically
compiled drivers need their firmware, too. Secondly, do all drivers
know at compile time which firmware they'll need?
Regards
Oliver
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-04-15 9:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-04-15 8:10 Jon Masters
2006-04-15 9:54 ` Oliver Neukum [this message]
2006-04-17 14:22 ` John W. Linville
2006-04-17 14:29 ` Arjan van de Ven
2006-04-17 14:38 ` Marcel Holtmann
2006-04-17 15:15 ` Duncan Sands
2006-04-17 16:10 ` Marcel Holtmann
2006-04-18 13:16 ` Jon Masters
2006-04-18 13:37 ` Duncan Sands
2006-04-18 14:14 ` Jon Masters
2006-04-18 15:14 ` Duncan Sands
2006-04-19 0:01 ` Jon Masters
2006-04-18 14:22 ` Marcel Holtmann
2006-04-18 14:59 ` Duncan Sands
2006-04-18 15:41 ` Marcel Holtmann
2006-04-19 13:28 ` Mark Lord
2006-04-19 13:37 ` Marcel Holtmann
2006-04-19 14:10 ` Jon Masters
2006-04-18 14:25 ` Marcel Holtmann
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