linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] firmware_loader: move firmware/ to drivers/base/firmware

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Date:   Fri, 11 Jan 2019 10:59:24 +0100
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>
Cc:     Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>, linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Michal Marek <michal.lkml@...kovi.net>,
        "Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] firmware_loader: move firmware/ to
 drivers/base/firmware_loader/builtin/

On Fri, Jan 11, 2019 at 06:52:00PM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> Currently, the 'firmware' directory only contains a single Makefile
> to embed extra firmware into the kernel.
> 
> Move it to the more relevant place.

So this moves any "build in" firmware to need to be placed in
drivers/base/firmare_loader/builtin/ instead of firmware/builtin/ ?  If
so, why?  That seems like a lot of extra work for people now.  And
burrying it down in the drivers/base/ directory is not obvious at all.

thanks,

greg k-h