linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/3] firmware: allow firmware files to be built into kernel image

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Message-ID: <20080523163223.36423f7c@core>
Date:	Fri, 23 May 2008 16:32:23 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de>
Cc:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, aoliva@...hat.com,
	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

On Fri, 23 May 2008 17:00:03 +0200
Clemens Ladisch <clemens@...isch.de> wrote:

> 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.

When built as a module you must be using an initrd or have a file system
mounted so that case simply doesn't matter or arise.

Alan
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