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Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2017 09:57:05 -0700 From: Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> To: Markus Trippelsdorf <markus@...ppelsdorf.de> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, Kyle McMartin <kyle@...nel.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.com>, Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>, David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware: Restore support for built-in firmware On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 11:01:16AM +0200, Markus Trippelsdorf wrote: > Commit 5620a0d1aac ("firmware: delete in-kernel firmware") removed the > entire firmware directory. Unfortunately it thereby also removed the > support for built-in firmware. The goal was to delete the in-kernel firmware, why do you want to add it back? > This restores the ability to build firmware directly into the kernel by > pruning the original Makefile to the necessary minimum. The default for > EXTRA_FIRMWARE_DIR is now the standard directory /lib/firmware/. But what firmware is this fixing the build for? As I asked in the other email, I don't understand the problem here, but it's early, and the Plumbers closing party lasted really late... thanks, greg k-h
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