linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rt2800pci: rt2800usb: Firmware update

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Message-ID: <4DA345EF.6050408@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:18:23 +0200
From:	Xose Vazquez Perez <xose.vazquez@...il.com>
To:	Luis Correia <luis.f.correia@...il.com>
CC:	Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>, dwmw2@...radead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, gwingerde@...il.com,
	ben@...adent.org.uk, users@...x00.serialmonkey.com,
	linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	Shiang Tu <shiang_tu@...inktech.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rt2800pci: rt2800usb: Firmware update

On 04/11/2011 07:55 PM, Luis Correia wrote:

> the rt2870.bin should support all USB rt2800 based chipsets with
> several firmware blocks concatenated inside the file.
> same goes for rt2860, which support all PCI rt2800 based chipsets with
> several firmware blocks concatenated inside the file.
>
> we know that this is confusing, we've had to live with it for a loooong time.

They are used by staging drivers.

Even if staging drivers are deleted, there are still a lot of old
kernels running out there with staging drivers. And those kernels
need these files (rt3070.bin rt3071.bin rt3090.bin)

A link is a easy way to maintain retrocompatibility without disturb
the guys running old kernels.
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