linux-kernel - Re: [GIT *] Allow request_firmware() to be satisfied from in-kernel, use it in more drivers.

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Date:	Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:24:24 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
cc:	Henrique de Moraes Holschuh <hmh@....eng.br>,
	Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl>, arjan@...radead.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, dwmw2@...radead.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT *] Allow request_firmware() to be satisfied from in-kernel,
 use it in more drivers.

On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, Jeff Garzik wrote:

> Henrique de Moraes Holschuh wrote:
> > On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, Frans Pop wrote:
> > > If I were able to compile firmware into the modules, the problem would be
> > > solved in one go.
> > 
> > And this thread would have been shorter, even. I hope someone decides to
> > write that support instead of complaining ;-)
> 
> I've volunteered -- but if Linus and David will reject my code out of hand,
> there is not much point in writing it.

Quite frankly, I don't think it's something to reject out of hand, but it 
does sound pretty damn stupid.

Why compile them into the module, when that's just the _inflexible_ model?

Why not just install them with the module (perhaps in the module 
directory, perhaps not), and just load them? 

Really. You _do_ have do to "make modules_install" or similar. That has 
_already_ got inter-file dependencies (ie some modules simply depend on 
other modules). I'm not seeing why you cannot accept change.

			Linus
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