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

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Message-ID: <20080911133717.GA3293@kroah.com>
Date:	Thu, 11 Sep 2008 06:37:17 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@...e.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware: Allow release-specific firmware dir

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 03:35:07PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> 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?

Since the firmware target got added to the kernel, so it's a 2.6.27
thing, no need for -stable here, older kernels do not have this problem.

thanks,

greg k-h
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