linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] firmware: Allow release-specific firmware dir

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Message-Id: <20080910153507.979131ce.akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Date:	Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:35:07 -0700
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@...e.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware: Allow release-specific firmware dir

On Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:15:35 -0400
Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@...e.com> wrote:

>  Every kernel package trying to provide files under /lib/firmware runs
>  into problems really quickly with multiple kernels installed, especially
>  with respect to distribution package tracking of the files.

For how long has this problem existed?

>  This patch moves them to /lib/firmware/$KERNELRELEASE. udev v127's
>  firmware.sh looks there first before falling back to /lib/firmware.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@...e.com>
> ---
>  Makefile |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -1025,7 +1025,7 @@ depend dep:
>  
>  # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>  # Firmware install
> -INSTALL_FW_PATH=$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/firmware
> +INSTALL_FW_PATH=$(INSTALL_MOD_PATH)/lib/firmware/$(KERNELRELEASE)
>  export INSTALL_FW_PATH
>  
>  PHONY += firmware_install
> 

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