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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 09:15:58 -0700 (PDT) From: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org> To: Frans Pop <elendil@...net.nl> cc: jeff@...zik.org, arjan@...radead.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org, dwmw2@...radead.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 Tue, 15 Jul 2008, Frans Pop wrote: > > So, how is this solved by Debian for already existing firmware packages? > Basically by making a separate package for each firmware file (or > driver). This works because there are not too many of them, but having a > huge number of tiny packages is a nightmare by itself. Why don't you just take the kernel-supplied firmware and make it part of the kernel package? The same way the kernel-supplied modules are part of it? You're sounding like "Mommy, mommy, it hurts when I repeatedly hit my head against the wall and stick forks in my eyes!" and quite frankly, it doesn't make me go "Oh, poor baby" at all. Linus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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