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 21:29:04 +0200
From:	"Peter T. Breuer" <ptb@....it.uc3m.es>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT *] Allow request_firmware() to be satisfied from 
	in-kernel, use it in more drivers.

In article <alpine.LFD.1.10.0807151122010.3017@...dy.linux-foundation.org> Linus wrote:
> Why not just install them with the module (perhaps in the module 
> directory, perhaps not), and just load them? 

I also don't get why one can't put them in a module wrapper in some OTHER
dir as

__init__ fwFOO = something_huge_made_from_a_string ;
EXPORT_SYMBOL(fwFOO);

and have the real driver module just reference fwFOO in its init sequence.
Modprobe can deal with where to look for it. No kernel source need be
tainted.

Peter
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