linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] MODULE_FIRMWARE for binary firmware(s)

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Message-ID: <20060830181310.GA11213@powerlinux.fr>
Date:	Wed, 30 Aug 2006 20:13:10 +0200
From:	Sven Luther <sven.luther@...adoo.fr>
To:	David Lang <dlang@...italinsight.com>
Cc:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>, Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Oleg Verych <olecom@...wer.upol.cz>,
	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...eleye.com>,
	Sven Luther <sven.luther@...adoo.fr>,
	debian-kernel@...ts.debian.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] MODULE_FIRMWARE for binary firmware(s)

On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 10:52:02AM -0700, David Lang wrote:
> On Wed, 30 Aug 2006, Olaf Hering wrote:
> 
> >>you are assuming that
> >>
> >>1. modules are enabled and ipw2200 is compiled as a module
> >
> >No, why?
> 
> becouse if the ipw isn't compiled as a module then it's initialized 
> (without firmware) before the initramfs or initrd is run. if it could be 
> initialized later without being a module then it could be initialized as 
> part of the normal system

Euh, ...

I wonder why you need to initialize the ipw2200 module so early ? It was my
understanding that the initramfs thingy was run very early in the process, and
i had even thought of moving fbdev modules into it.

Do you really need to bring up ipw2200 so early ? It is some kind of wireless
device, right ? 

As for initramfs, you can just cat it behind the kernel, and it should work
just fine, or at least this is how it was supposed to work.

Friendly,

Sven Luther
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