linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] xc5000: Add MODULE

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Message-ID: <5010035E.8090504@canonical.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Jul 2012 08:31:58 -0600
From:	Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
To:	Antti Palosaari <crope@....fi>
CC:	Devin Heitmueller <dheitmueller@...nellabs.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>,
	Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...nellabs.com>,
	Eddi De Pieri <eddi@...ieri.net>, linux-media@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] xc5000: Add MODULE_FIRMWARE statements

On 07/25/2012 07:48 AM, Antti Palosaari wrote:
> On 07/25/2012 04:24 PM, Devin Heitmueller wrote:
>> On Wed, Jul 25, 2012 at 9:15 AM, Tim Gardner
>> <tim.gardner@...onical.com> wrote:
>>> This will make modinfo more useful with regard
>>> to discovering necessary firmware files.
>>>
>>> Cc: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@...radead.org>
>>> Cc: Michael Krufky <mkrufky@...nellabs.com>
>>> Cc: Eddi De Pieri <eddi@...ieri.net>
>>> Cc: linux-media@...r.kernel.org
>>> Signed-off-by: Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@...onical.com>
>>> ---
>>>   drivers/media/common/tuners/xc5000.c |    8 ++++++--
>>>   1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/drivers/media/common/tuners/xc5000.c
>>> b/drivers/media/common/tuners/xc5000.c
>>> index dcca42c..4d33f86 100644
>>> --- a/drivers/media/common/tuners/xc5000.c
>>> +++ b/drivers/media/common/tuners/xc5000.c
>>> @@ -210,13 +210,15 @@ struct xc5000_fw_cfg {
>>>          u16 size;
>>>   };
>>>
>>> +#define XC5000A_FIRMWARE "dvb-fe-xc5000-1.6.114.fw"
>>>   static const struct xc5000_fw_cfg xc5000a_1_6_114 = {
>>> -       .name = "dvb-fe-xc5000-1.6.114.fw",
>>> +       .name = XC5000A_FIRMWARE,
>>>          .size = 12401,
>>>   };
>>>
>>> +#define XC5000C_FIRMWARE "dvb-fe-xc5000c-41.024.5.fw"
>>>   static const struct xc5000_fw_cfg xc5000c_41_024_5 = {
>>> -       .name = "dvb-fe-xc5000c-41.024.5.fw",
>>> +       .name = XC5000C_FIRMWARE,
>>>          .size = 16497,
>>>   };
>>>
>>> @@ -1253,3 +1255,5 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(xc5000_attach);
>>>   MODULE_AUTHOR("Steven Toth");
>>>   MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Xceive xc5000 silicon tuner driver");
>>>   MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
>>> +MODULE_FIRMWARE(XC5000A_FIRMWARE);
>>> +MODULE_FIRMWARE(XC5000C_FIRMWARE);
>>> -- 
>>
>> Hi Tim,
>>
>> I'm just eyeballing the patch and I'm not familiar with this new
>> functionality, but where are the new macros you're specifying actually
>> defined?  You're swapping out the filename for XC5000A_FIRMWARE, but
>> where is the actual reference to "dvb-fe-xc5000-1.6.114.fw"?
>>
>> Also, Mauro, can I merge this into my tree first rather than you
>> pulling it direct?  I've got a whole patch series for xc5000 that I'm
>> slated to issue a PULL for this weekend, and I *really* don't want to
>> rebase the series for a four line change (which will definitely cause
>> a conflict).
>>
>> Devin
> 
> Also this issue has been spoken earlier and nacked. It was 2009 when Ben
> Hutchings sends large patch serie adding MODULE_FIRMWARE for every
> Linux-Media driver. I am not sure if arguments are changed after that to
> allow it now.
> http://www.mail-archive.com/linux-media@vger.kernel.org/msg11373.html
> 
> regards
> Antti
> 

That discussion went completely off the rails. MODULE_FIRMWARE() is
purely informational and describes the firmware files that your driver
_might_ need. I'm using this information to pare down firmware files to
those that are actually used by the kernel. It makes quite a difference
in space required for Live CDs and on users disks.

rtg
-- 
Tim Gardner tim.gardner@...onical.com
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