linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kaweth: use request

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Date:	Fri, 30 May 2008 17:26:17 +0200
From:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
To:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Cc:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	Michael Zappe <zapman@...erlan.net>,
	Stephane Alnet <stephane@...icardie.fr>,
	Brad Hards <bhards@...pond.net.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kaweth: use request_firmware()

Hi David,

>>>                if ((result = kaweth_download_firmware(kaweth,
>>> -                                                      
>>> kaweth_trigger_code_fix,
>>> -                                                      
>>> len_kaweth_trigger_code_fix,
>>> +                                                     "kaweth/ 
>>> trigger_code_fix.bin",
>>
>> We don't put hirarchy policy into drivers.
>
> Not a strictly accurate observation; we've been doing so for some  
> time.

we tried to not put that policy into the drivers and I was looking  
over this, but in the meantime driver slipped past me and made it in.  
We should not do this at all and if people wanna have this, then they  
should solve this within udev.

Regards

Marcel

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