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Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 17:00:03 +0200 From: Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de> To: David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org> CC: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, aoliva@...hat.com, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, Abhay Salunke <Abhay_Salunke@...l.com>, kay.sievers@...y.org, Haroldo Gamal <gamal@...ernex.com.br>, Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] firmware: allow firmware files to be built into kernel image David Woodhouse wrote: > --- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h > +++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h > + /* Built-in firmware blobs */ \ > + .builtin_fw : AT(ADDR(.builtin_fw) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \ > + VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_builtin_fw) = .; \ > + *(.builtin_fw) \ > + VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__end_builtin_fw) = .; \ > + } \ > + \ Most drivers, when built as a module, would want their firmware images to be in the module and not in the kernel image. This would require some (un)register_builtint_firmware() function. Regards, Clemens -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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