linux-kernel - Re: [linux-dvb] [PATCH] Remove fdump tool for av7110 firmware

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Message-Id: <1215320665.2768.15.camel@jaswinder.satnam>
Date:	Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:34:25 +0530
From:	Jaswinder Singh <jaswinder@...radead.org>
To:	Oliver Endriss <o.endriss@....de>
Cc:	linux-dvb@...uxtv.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernelnewbies <kernelnewbies@...linux.org>,
	kernel-janitors <kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] [PATCH] Remove fdump tool for av7110 firmware

Hello Oliver,

On Sun, 2008-07-06 at 03:15 +0200, Oliver Endriss wrote:
> Jaswinder Singh wrote:
> > There's no point in this, since the user can use the BUILTIN_FIRMWARE
> > option to include arbitrary firmware files directly in the kernel image.
> 
> NAK! 

I think you are watching two weeks old patch.

Please check updated patch from :-

http://git.infradead.org/users/dwmw2/firmware-2.6.git?a=commitdiff;h=cf852ae7e54eaf8944e1e734321fa6d5285379f1

And give us your valuable comments.

> This option allows to compile the firmware into the _driver_,

We also compile firmware without fdump.

> which is very useful if you want to test various driver/firmware
> combinations. Having the firmware in the _kernel_ does not help!
> 

For testing purpose kernel/drivers source tree is not suitable.
Please find some other suitable place.

> Well, I am tired to fight for this option in the kernel every other
> month. :-(
> 

yeah I understand, fighting with Truth is not easy ;)

Thank you,

Jaswinder Singh.

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