linux-kernel - Re: The r8188eu kernel module does not depend on the rtlwifi/rtl8188eufw.bin firmware file

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Message-ID: <Yukx8KEEOhKTJ7HQ@nx64de-df6d00>
Date:   Tue, 2 Aug 2022 16:17:20 +0200
From:   Grzegorz Szymaszek <gszymaszek@...rt.pl>
To:     Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
Cc:     Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>,
        Grzegorz Szymaszek <gszymaszek@...rt.pl>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: The r8188eu kernel module does not depend on the
 rtlwifi/rtl8188eufw.bin firmware file

On Tue, Aug 02, 2022 at 04:07:25PM +0200, Greg KH wrote:
> Looks like someone needs to add a line to the driver that looks like:
> 	MODULE_FIRMWARE("rtlwifi/rtl8188eufw.bin");
> […] Can you make a patch that does this?

Sure, I will prepare and send one later (hopefully today), assuming no
one objects in the meantime. Thanks for quick response.

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