linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] bluetooth: remove wrong dependency for BT

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Date:	Tue, 30 Jul 2013 13:56:01 -0700
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <rodrigue@....qualcomm.com>
To:	Hector Palacios <hector.palacios@...i.com>
CC:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>,
	"linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org" <linux-bluetooth@...r.kernel.org>,
	"gustavo@...ovan.org" <gustavo@...ovan.org>,
	"johan.hedberg@...il.com" <johan.hedberg@...il.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"surajs@....qualcomm.com" <surajs@....qualcomm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] bluetooth: remove wrong dependency for BT_ATH3K

On Tue, Jul 30, 2013 at 09:58:38AM +0200, Hector Palacios wrote:
> This brings an interesting question: shouldn't the firmware download
> part be isolated from the USB driver? After all, I want to
> communicate with a UART bluetooth chip.

There are a few BT firmware upload modules (last I checked at least 2),
I believe it should be possible to stuff all that code a shared
module or even as FreeBSD does it -- treat fw uploading in userspace,
however just keep in mind for quirks [0]. So patches welcomed.

[0] http://wireless.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/ath3k#AR3011_over_USB

  Luis
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