netdev - Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: expose firmware config files through modinfo

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Date:   Tue, 14 Jul 2020 09:37:11 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Kalle Valo <kvalo@...eaurora.org>
To:     matthias.bgg@...nel.org
Cc:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, hdegoede@...hat.com,
        Pali Rohár <pali@...nel.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Chi-Hsien Lin <chi-hsien.lin@...ress.com>,
        Franky Lin <franky.lin@...adcom.com>,
        Chung-Hsien Hsu <stanley.hsu@...ress.com>,
        Jean-Philippe Brucker <jean-philippe@...aro.org>,
        Double Lo <double.lo@...ress.com>,
        Frank Kao <frank.kao@...ress.com>,
        linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
        brcm80211-dev-list.pdl@...adcom.com,
        Arend van Spriel <arend.vanspriel@...adcom.com>,
        "Gustavo A . R . Silva" <gustavo@...eddedor.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Rafał Miłecki <rafal@...ecki.pl>,
        Hante Meuleman <hante.meuleman@...adcom.com>,
        Wright Feng <wright.feng@...ress.com>,
        Matthias Brugger <mbrugger@...e.com>,
        Saravanan Shanmugham <saravanan.shanmugham@...ress.com>,
        brcm80211-dev-list@...ress.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Ulf Hansson <ulf.hansson@...aro.org>,
        Soeren Moch <smoch@....de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] brcmfmac: expose firmware config files through modinfo

matthias.bgg@...nel.org wrote:

> From: Matthias Brugger <mbrugger@...e.com>
> 
> Apart from a firmware binary the chip needs a config file used by the
> FW. Add the config files to modinfo so that they can be read by
> userspace.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matthias Brugger <mbrugger@...e.com>

I agree with Hans, this does not look a good solution for the problem.

Patch set to Changes Requested.

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/patch/11636715/

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