linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drivers: wireless: broadcom: b43: Replace outdated firmware URL

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Message-ID: <Z6NHE0cL2SaIiJbi@eldamar.lan>
Date: Wed, 5 Feb 2025 12:10:11 +0100
From: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@...ian.org>
To: Johannes Berg <johannes.berg@...el.com>
Cc: linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org, b43-dev@...ts.infradead.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: wireless: broadcom: b43: Replace outdated
 firmware URL

On Wed, Feb 05, 2025 at 12:06:14PM +0100, Salvatore Bonaccorso wrote:
> https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org site now redirects to
> https://wireless.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/ making the reference
> information for the b43 firmware inaccessible. Update the URL to the
> current location.
> 
> Link: https://bugs.debian.org/1095062
> Signed-off-by: Salvatore Bonaccorso <carnil@...ian.org>
> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c
> index 25b4ef9d3c9a..7529afd24aed 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/broadcom/b43/main.c
> @@ -2166,7 +2166,7 @@ static void b43_print_fw_helptext(struct b43_wl *wl, bool error)
>  {
>  	const char text[] =
>  		"You must go to " \
> -		"https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/users/Drivers/b43#devicefirmware " \
> +		"https://wireless.docs.kernel.org/en/latest/en/users/drivers/b43/developers.html#list-of-firmware " \
>  		"and download the correct firmware for this driver version. " \
>  		"Please carefully read all instructions on this website.\n";
>  
> -- 
> 2.47.2

FWIW, I think there are more such outdated references and should be
updated to the current docs location.  So feel free to reject this one
in favour of a better ovehaul.

Or maybe the old locations could be redirected to the new place?

Regards,
Salvatore