From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Takashi Iwai Subject: Re: Firmware uploader Date: Thu, 13 May 2004 11:15:55 +0200 Sender: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 (generated by SEMI 1.14.5 - "Awara-Onsen") Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Return-path: In-Reply-To: Errors-To: alsa-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: To: Giuliano Pochini Cc: Alsa-devel List-Id: alsa-devel@alsa-project.org At Thu, 13 May 2004 09:22:51 +0200 (CEST), Giuliano Pochini wrote: > > > On 10-May-2004 Takashi Iwai wrote: > > At Sun, 9 May 2004 18:21:21 +0200, > > Giuliano Pochini wrote: > >> > >> I read /linux/Documentation/firmware_class/README infos about the firmware > >> loader. That loader is not used by any of the alsa drivers. Is there a > >> reason ? Should I write my own custom loader or is it better using the > >> firmware-class one ? > > > > it's planned to move the ALSA firmware stuff to this new one. > > but we'll need a compatibility stuff for older kernels. > > Ok, I'll start with the new one. It there a "standard" daemon that > monitors /proc and uploads the firmware when requested ? it's hotplug on 2.6. no such one for 2.2/2.4. that's what i wrote as "a compatibility stuff". Takashi ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: SourceForge.net Broadband Sign-up now for SourceForge Broadband and get the fastest 6.0/768 connection for only $19.95/mo for the first 3 months! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=2562&alloc_id=6184&op=click