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

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Message-ID: <487D2D30.1040304@garzik.org>
Date:	Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:05:20 -0400
From:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>
To:	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	tytso@....edu, david@...g.hm, arjan@...radead.org,
	akpm@...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.

David Woodhouse wrote:
> Until now. The only significant _generic_ change that just went into
> Linus' kernel is the fact that you can now build that firmware _into_
> your kernel, and you can boot qla2xxx without an initrd again.

Yes, that is quite nice...

It will be nice to be able to do the same with modules too :)

	Jeff



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