linux-kernel - Re: preferred way of fw loading

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Date:	Wed, 1 Nov 2006 17:48:31 +0100
From:	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
To:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>
Cc:	Linux kernel mailing list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	R.E.Wolff@...wizard.nl
Subject: Re: preferred way of fw loading

On Wednesday 01 November 2006 01:15, Jiri Slaby wrote:
> is preferred to have firmware in kernel binary (and go through array of chars)
> or userspace (and load it through standard kernel api)?

If you control the whole system, the ideal way is to have the system
firmware or boot loader come with the firmware blob and avoid worrying
about it in linux entirely. E.g. if you are using Open Firmware, you
can have the binary image as a property of the device in your device
tree, where Linux then goes looking for it.

	Arnd <><
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