linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] firmware_loader: introduce new API

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Message-ID: <20150414140806.GD5989@kroah.com>
Date:	Tue, 14 Apr 2015 16:08:06 +0200
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	"Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@...el.com>
Cc:	Ming Lei <ming.lei@...onical.com>,
	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>,
	Ong Boon Leong <boon.leong.ong@...el.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
	Sam Protsenko <semen.protsenko@...aro.org>,
	Peter Jones <pjones@...hat.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Roy Franz <roy.franz@...aro.org>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] firmware_loader: introduce new API -
 request_firmware_direct_full_path()

On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 05:44:55PM +0800, Kweh, Hock Leong wrote:
> From: "Kweh, Hock Leong" <hock.leong.kweh@...el.com>
> 
> Introduce this new API for loading firmware from a specific location
> instead of /lib/firmware/ by providing a full path to the firmware
> file.

Ick, why would we want this?

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