linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ip2: use request

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Message-ID: <4856C93B.7070804@garzik.org>
Date:	Mon, 16 Jun 2008 16:12:43 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	jaswinder@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ip2: use request_firmware()

David Woodhouse wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
> index 595a925..b15d33d 100644
> --- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
> @@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ config COMPUTONE
>  	  To compile this driver as modules, choose M here: the
>  	  modules will be called ip2 and ip2main.
>  
> +config COMPUTONE_FIRMWARE
> +	bool "Firmware for Computone IntelliPort Plus serial devices"
> +	depends on COMPUTONE
> +	---help---
> +	  This builds the firmware for the Intelliport Plus devices into the
> +	  kernel image. Say 'N' and let it get loaded by udev.
> +


Anyone running 'make oldconfig' could easily skip over this and get a 
non-usable device, too.  Seems like a default 'y' is appropriate for the 
initial patch...

	Jeff





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