linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] firmware: Add CONFIG_BUILTIN

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Date:	Mon, 26 May 2008 10:52:55 +0200
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
Cc:	Michael Buesch <mb@...sch.de>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	aoliva@...hat.com, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Abhay Salunke <Abhay_Salunke@...l.com>, kay.sievers@...y.org,
	Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] firmware: Add CONFIG_BUILTIN_FIRMWARE option


> Again, I don't plan to break any setup. I actually do think it is a  
> good idea to group firmware files in subdirectories in /lib/firmware,  
> but this subdirectory name doesn't belong in the kernel.
> 
> We will update udev to read the driver name and look into /lib/ 
> firmware/<driver>/<filename> and /lib/firmware/<filename> for the  
> firmware file.

Clearly, you haven't understood the point. It is *NOT* (REPEAT: NOT)
about having the driver name in the firmware key.

johannes

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