linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH linux-firmware] Install only listed firmware files

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Date:   Thu, 15 Aug 2019 08:22:06 -0400
From:   Josh Boyer <jwboyer@...nel.org>
To:     Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>
Cc:     Linux Firmware <linux-firmware@...nel.org>,
        "Linux-Kernel@...r. Kernel. Org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH linux-firmware] Install only listed firmware files

On Wed, Jul 31, 2019 at 12:17 PM Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de> wrote:
>
> The current make-install procedure leaves lots of garbage files that
> aren't really firmware files in /lib/firmware.
>
> Instead of copy-all-and-prune approach, copy only the listed files and
> links in WHENCE by make-install for assuring only the proper firmware
> files.
>
> Signed-off-by: Takashi Iwai <tiwai@...e.de>

Thanks!  Applied and pushed out.

josh