linux-kernel - Re: [GIT *] Allow request_firmware() to be satisfied from in-kernel, use it in more drivers.

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Date:	Mon, 14 Jul 2008 17:23:24 -0700
From:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
To:	Yinghai Lu <yhlu.kernel@...il.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [GIT *] Allow request_firmware() to be satisfied from
	in-kernel, use it in more drivers.

On Mon, 2008-07-14 at 16:53 -0700, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> so after this patchset, if i put qllogic fw in firmware/, that fw will
> work or not...

The qlogic driver already uses request_firmware(), like most modern
drivers do. If you want to include that firmware in your kernel image
(assuming it's in /lib/firmware already), do something like this:

	CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE="ql2500_fw.bin"
	CONFIG_EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR=/lib/firmware

Then it'll find that firmware file and pull it in to your kernel, and
you can set CONFIG_SCSI_QLA_FC=y and expect it to work. Select the right
firmware for your device, of course.

-- 
dwmw2

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