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 17:40:49 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	david@...g.hm
CC:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl>, arjan@...radead.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.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.

david@...g.hm wrote:
> he's not saying not to seperate the firmware at all, he's asking for the 
> _option_ of compiling a kernel that doesn't have the firmware seperate 
> from the modules.
> 
> a kernel compiled with this option would just drop-in to an older distro 
> with zero impact. newer distros that have updated their userspace tools 
> could compile with different options and have the firmware seperate.


Correct.

Thanks :)

	Jeff



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