linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] net: ipa: Declare IPA firmware with MODULE

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Message-ID: <706be34f-9306-0212-baca-6c8dd3f19829@ieee.org>
Date:   Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:07:02 -0500
From:   Alex Elder <elder@...e.org>
To:     Shawn Guo <shawn.guo@...aro.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Alex Elder <elder@...nel.org>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Steev Klimaszewski <steev@...i.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: ipa: Declare IPA firmware with MODULE_FIRMWARE()

On 9/26/21 8:46 AM, Shawn Guo wrote:
> Just reminded by Steev, .mdt file conventionally means we are using
> split firmware.  Building only .mdt file into initramfs is not
> sufficient.  So please disregard the patch.
> 
> Shawn

OK, will disregard.  May I assume you are going to implement
a patch that does the right thing?

I had a note to myself to investigate using MODULE_FIRMWARE()
but hadn't gotten to it yet; I'm glad to have you do that
instead...

Thank you.

					-Alex