From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Klaus Schmidinger Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:09:19 +0000 Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] [PATCH] Remove fdump tool for av7110 firmware Message-Id: <48708BBF.9050400@cadsoft.de> List-Id: References: <1214139259.2994.8.camel@jaswinder.satnam> <200807060315.51736@orion.escape-edv.de> In-Reply-To: <200807060315.51736@orion.escape-edv.de> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org Cc: kernelnewbies , kernel-janitors , LKML , Jaswinder Singh , David Woodhouse , Alan Cox On 07/06/08 03:15, Oliver Endriss wrote: > Jaswinder Singh wrote: >> There's no point in this, since the user can use the BUILTIN_FIRMWARE >> option to include arbitrary firmware files directly in the kernel image. > > NAK! This option allows to compile the firmware into the _driver_, > which is very useful if you want to test various driver/firmware > combinations. Having the firmware in the _kernel_ does not help! I strongly support Oliver's request! Working with various driver versions is much easier with the firmware compiled into the driver! Klaus > Well, I am tired to fight for this option in the kernel every other > month. :-( > > @Mauro: > Is there a way to strip this stuff from Kconfig/Makefile/av7110*.[ch] > for submission to the kernel? Basically I don't care whether and how > they cripple the driver in the kernel. But I would like to keep the code > 'as is' in the linuxtv repositories. > > CU > Oliver From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1756710AbYGFKCw (ORCPT ); Sun, 6 Jul 2008 06:02:52 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752745AbYGFKCn (ORCPT ); Sun, 6 Jul 2008 06:02:43 -0400 Received: from crow.cadsoft.de ([217.86.189.86]:5622 "EHLO raven.cadsoft.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752598AbYGFKCm (ORCPT ); Sun, 6 Jul 2008 06:02:42 -0400 X-Greylist: delayed 1851 seconds by postgrey-1.27 at vger.kernel.org; Sun, 06 Jul 2008 06:02:42 EDT Message-ID: <48708BBF.9050400@cadsoft.de> Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:09:19 +0200 From: Klaus Schmidinger Organization: CadSoft Computer GmbH User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080421) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org CC: kernelnewbies , kernel-janitors , LKML , Jaswinder Singh , David Woodhouse , Alan Cox Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] [PATCH] Remove fdump tool for av7110 firmware References: <1214139259.2994.8.camel@jaswinder.satnam> <200807060315.51736@orion.escape-edv.de> In-Reply-To: <200807060315.51736@orion.escape-edv.de> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Greylist: Sender IP whitelisted, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0 (raven.cadsoft.de [192.168.1.1]); Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:09:21 +0200 (CEST) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On 07/06/08 03:15, Oliver Endriss wrote: > Jaswinder Singh wrote: >> There's no point in this, since the user can use the BUILTIN_FIRMWARE >> option to include arbitrary firmware files directly in the kernel image. > > NAK! This option allows to compile the firmware into the _driver_, > which is very useful if you want to test various driver/firmware > combinations. Having the firmware in the _kernel_ does not help! I strongly support Oliver's request! Working with various driver versions is much easier with the firmware compiled into the driver! Klaus > Well, I am tired to fight for this option in the kernel every other > month. :-( > > @Mauro: > Is there a way to strip this stuff from Kconfig/Makefile/av7110*.[ch] > for submission to the kernel? Basically I don't care whether and how > they cripple the driver in the kernel. But I would like to keep the code > 'as is' in the linuxtv repositories. > > CU > Oliver From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from crow.cadsoft.de ([217.86.189.86] helo=raven.cadsoft.de) by www.linuxtv.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1KFQS6-0006MJ-Tq for linux-dvb@linuxtv.org; Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:22:40 +0200 Message-ID: <48708BBF.9050400@cadsoft.de> Date: Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:09:19 +0200 From: Klaus Schmidinger MIME-Version: 1.0 To: linux-dvb@linuxtv.org References: <1214139259.2994.8.camel@jaswinder.satnam> <200807060315.51736@orion.escape-edv.de> In-Reply-To: <200807060315.51736@orion.escape-edv.de> Cc: kernelnewbies , kernel-janitors , LKML , Jaswinder Singh , David Woodhouse , Alan Cox Subject: Re: [linux-dvb] [PATCH] Remove fdump tool for av7110 firmware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-dvb-bounces@linuxtv.org Errors-To: linux-dvb-bounces+mchehab=infradead.org@linuxtv.org List-ID: On 07/06/08 03:15, Oliver Endriss wrote: > Jaswinder Singh wrote: >> There's no point in this, since the user can use the BUILTIN_FIRMWARE >> option to include arbitrary firmware files directly in the kernel image. > > NAK! This option allows to compile the firmware into the _driver_, > which is very useful if you want to test various driver/firmware > combinations. Having the firmware in the _kernel_ does not help! I strongly support Oliver's request! Working with various driver versions is much easier with the firmware compiled into the driver! Klaus > Well, I am tired to fight for this option in the kernel every other > month. :-( > > @Mauro: > Is there a way to strip this stuff from Kconfig/Makefile/av7110*.[ch] > for submission to the kernel? Basically I don't care whether and how > they cripple the driver in the kernel. But I would like to keep the code > 'as is' in the linuxtv repositories. > > CU > Oliver _______________________________________________ linux-dvb mailing list linux-dvb@linuxtv.org http://www.linuxtv.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/linux-dvb